BigLaw Famous Book? Can't Remember Name Forum

desertlaw · Post by **desertlaw** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:29 am

What's the name of the famous nonfiction book about corporate M&A in NYC/Biglaw? I remember seeing it discussed on here before as suggested reading. Wanted to check it out.

thesealocust · Post by **thesealocust** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:31 am

Barbarians At The Gates - about the RJR / Nabisco deal. Great read, and it's written by journalists so there's more truthiness to it than reading Grisham to learn about biglaw or something.

patrickd139 · Post by **patrickd139** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:34 am

thesealocust wrote:Barbarians At The Gates - about the RJR / Nabisco deal. Great read, and it's written by journalists so there's more truthiness to it than reading Grisham to learn about biglaw or something.

Added benefit: you learn a bit about multinational business and LBOs as well. Useful if you're clueless about such things. I'll also second the recommendation about it being a great read.

desertlaw · Post by **desertlaw** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:39 am

thesealocust wrote:Barbarians At The Gates - about the RJR / Nabisco deal. Great read, and it's written by journalists so there's more truthiness to it than reading Grisham to learn about biglaw or something.

Should have asked you over Gchat. Thanks.

thesealocust · Post by **thesealocust** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:52 am

desertlaw wrote:
thesealocust wrote:Barbarians At The Gates - about the RJR / Nabisco deal. Great read, and it's written by journalists so there's more truthiness to it than reading Grisham to learn about biglaw or something.
Should have asked you over Gchat. Thanks.

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Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:00 am

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Old Gregg · Post by **Old Gregg** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:18 am

As an illustration of biglaw, this is wayyyyy better than Barbarians at the Gate. Barbarians at the Gate just has lawyers make cameos:

http://www.amazon.com/Partners-Inside-A ... 487&sr=8-6

DCDuck · Post by **DCDuck** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:37 am

The Firm, by Grisham

Kiersten1985 · Post by **Kiersten1985** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:04 pm

Tombstones: A Lawyer's Tales from the Takeover Decades

Read parts of this for Corporations, it was really good. Talks about a bunch of different deals from the prospective of a Wachtell associate-then-partner in the '70s and '80s.

http://www.amazon.com/Tombstones-Lawyer ... 0374278458

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