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Generally looking to do corporate work with a potential interest in M&A and private equity. Should I just be looking at fit between these firms or are there more factors I should be considering? Any big pros and cons to any of them?

I think Weil is heads and shoulders above the rest for general corporate work and restructuring.

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Weil, and it’s not even close.

The only other firm that shows up on “The Elite” in Chambers for M&A is Shearman, but I wouldn’t turn down Weil for Shearman. I interviewed with Shearman recently and got a sense that the firm is trying to grow its corporate practice again. Maybe in a few years it’ll return to its former glory, but right now, Weil by a mile.

For M&A, go to Weil. If you were interested in project finance/renewables/international work, I'd say Milbank. I think Shearman and Goodwin just aren't as strong of firms.

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Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:45 am

Generally looking to do corporate work with a potential interest in M&A and private equity. Should I just be looking at fit between these firms or are there more factors I should be considering? Any big pros and cons to any of them?

Weil would be a no-brainer here

There is no guarantee that you'll get the practice group you'll want at any of these firms, so you're best off picking the all-around strong firm, which here is Weil.

Shearman is still definitely the better shop for mega public deals, but Weil is an overall more diverse M&A shop with both good public and PE deals and a brighter future as a firm. Goodwin is fine if you want to do an extremely high volume of middle-market M&A. I wouldn't even consider Milbank in this context.

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Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:10 pm

There is no guarantee that you'll get the practice group you'll want at any of these firms, so you're best off picking the all-around strong firm, which here is Weil.

Every single person in my 100+ summer class at Weil got the practice group they wanted