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Want to avoid burnout? Want to take the stress out of your practice? Want to be the lawyer you want to be and get really good in your practice? And get better control of your life? Find your lanes and stay in them. Having a practice where what you are handing is second nature to you allows you to focus on your systems and efficiencies vs constantly learning new and complex law that is foreign to you and where you’re never/ever going to catch up with opposing counsel that is a subject matter expert in the litigation and knows all the law and accompanying nuance.

A focused practice, where everything becomes second nature, can pay dividends for an attorney’s career and for the services they provide to clients. Learn more in this blog article from Collins & Lacy President & CEO, Christian Stegmaier (link in comments).

Ice Miller LLP partner Robert Ouellette was quoted in a recent Smart Business Network article about the state of this year's M&A deal market and how it is a little less robust than past years. He says, "Activity is more industry and niche specific. There are plenty of deals getting done but not across all industries and all sizes of companies as in some past years." Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/KoPm50Tk0kl

Looking forward to sharing my experience and thoughts along with other great M&A experts on this Colorado Companies to Watch panel focused on exit strategy planning. See you next Thursday!

How much bigger can Kirkland & Ellis get? The firm’s latest results show it has crossed the $7 billion revenue threshold, making it about twice the size of many of its largest rivals. There are several things unique to the private equity industry that explain why it has grown so large, and why it might continue for a while yet… Article in the comments below) #privateequity #lawfirms #growth

👏 A huge congratulations goes to Womble Bond Dickinson's Neil Long, who's been named in the eprivateclient 50 Most Influential list for 2024! ⭐ Read more about his achievement and our Private Wealth practice 👉 https://ow.ly/Flrs30sza28 #PrivateWealth #PrivateCapital

BigLaw Private Equity and M&A Lateral Partner Moves Feel free to reach out for a confidential discussion of current lateral opportunities - partner , group or merger options .

I prompted Midjourney to create this image to capture the concept that time becomes the limiting constraint as economic gravity ceases to exist. Does it do it for you? My co-leader, John Stewart, the team, and I designed Armanino LLP Family Office Services to help wealth owners, their teams, and advisors navigate this transformation. We abstract away the administrative burden of being a thoughtful stewards of wealth #familyoffice #familyoffices

𝑨𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒈𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒚 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚! Overall it's been an encouraging 2024 thus far in the #CapitalMarkets space, with activity in the first eight months that has had many teams eyeing an even stronger close to the calendar year. I'm a big believer in the fact that perceived strength in a practice area can often be measured by notable partner/group moves, as firms will often look to bolster their ranks to lure cash cow clients or handle expected heavy workflow. So when I see a move like this in the Capital Markets space, I start to think that the decision-makers at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP are seeing something in the tea leaves. Earlier this week, the 100+ year old New York-born Willkie managed to lure away an 11-person team from the Capital Markets group at Chicago's own Mayer Brown... a move made right in Mayer Brown's own backyard! This group included five partners, most notably rainmaker and group co-head Edward Best, along with 20 year capital markets veteran 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 and John Ablan, Esther Chang and Susan Rabinowitz. This move is really interesting because not only does it lend belief to a resurgence in the Capital Markets space, but it also shows a tremendous amount of investment in the 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨 market, which has historically taken a backseat to the coastal metropolises when if comes to securities offerings. #BigLaw #lateralmarket https://lnkd.in/escN6F8H

Is twenty years a big deal or not? Derrick Jones, President and Director, shares his thoughts on the significance of this milestone and the journey of starting a business from scratch. Read More: https://lnkd.in/ghvubfzV #Truxton #TRUX #20thAnniversary