Advising on merger and acquisition (M&A) deals is a significant business segment among the world's leading law firms, such as Kirkland & Ellis and Sullivan & Cromwell. In 2024, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was the largest legal advisor to merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the United States. The total value of deals the law firm advised on reached more than 211 billion U.S. dollars in that period, followed by Kirkland & Ellis LLP with 183 billion U.S. dollars.
Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in the 1st half of 2024, by deal value
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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