Hints and tips:
...“I was getting all these calls from reporters asking if I’d be splitting my time between Harvard and Austin and I was, like, no, this is one of about 50 advisory boards that I’m on,” he says....
...If you’re looking for cellar inspiration, I’d recommend befriending your local wine merchant. The best way to do that is by spending money....
...Sidley Austin has hired John Godfrey as a partner for its global M&A and private equity group in New York. He joins from Paul Weiss....
...I’m a firm believer in letting culture breathe.” Stringer’s mince arrives....
...A group of private equity lawyers from Paul Weiss including Jeffrey Kochian, Gerald Brant and Brittany Harrison have joined Sidley Austin’s New York office as partners....
...It looked like another parable of the #MeToo era, with an appearance from Jeffrey Epstein and an NDA signed at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York....
...In another email that month — addressed to Weisselberg and Eric Trump — McConney wrote: “I’m working on notes to Mr Trump’s annual financial statement and I’d like to include any major construction work”...
...Miranda GreenSo I took a good look at it, and I found this fascinating book called the 7 Rules of Power by Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, who’s something of an authority on the whole topic of power....
...Mario Kart and M&A The FT’s Leo Lewis makes a thought-provoking argument as to why Japan should part with its crown jewel, Nintendo....
...“I’d like [Argentina] to look like Ireland.”...
...“I’m able to drive again. I have freedom,” said Weiss, who was one of more than 1,700 participants in the late-stage trial of a drug called donanemab....
...The Permian produces about 5.8mn barrels of oil a day, out of about 13mn b/d in total US oil production....
...“We’re heading into an election year and it’s never clear in those periods of time how that impacts dealmaking or not,” said Krishna Veeraraghavan, a partner at law firm Paul Weiss....
...You’d seen Deutsche Bank settle a similar case to this just a few weeks ago, paid less than JPMorgan, about $75mn....
...“I’m just going to go to lawyers . . . I’m dying to talk to other people about it. I’m dying to talk to the press.”...
...“That’s why I’m always squinting at my phone.” Truth-bomb to Greta: squinting at your phone is as much a giveaway of middle age as wearing spectacles....
...The Big Interview Jeffrey Katzenberg has vowed to deliver “all the resources” Joe Biden needs for his 2024 re-election campaign....
...“I’m not one of these people that has a position and stays there. I’d characterise [it] as a believer book and I’ve dialled back a bit since then.”...
...“I’m not a quitter,” he said. London, however, insists that negotiations are over....
...Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired Justin Rosenberg as an M&A partner in New York. He joins from Paul Weiss....
...I’m not sure I’d get rid of athletic scholarships — I will take a classical approach here and say that I think competitive sports and the discipline of athleticism can help grow a well-rounded individual...
...But few lawyers have the skills and experience of Jeffrey Weiss to solve them....
...“We’d like to see the majority of that go to share buybacks — their power when you’re trading this cheaply is enormous.”...
...Kindler will join Paul Weiss as a corporate partner and global chair of M&A in New York from September. He previously spent 20 years at law firm Cravath before joining JPMorgan Chase in 2000....
...How SVB f****d up Silicon Valley Bank trusted Goldman Sachs, and it got shot in the foot....
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