Wachtell’s new top ranks, the pied-à-terre tax’s known unknowns, and a poll on the city’s top talent:
Wachtell Dealmakers Herald Shift in Ranks
As the newest co-chairs of Wachtell’s mergers and acquisitions practice, Jacob Kling and David Lam are a picture of the firm’s future, Mahira Dayal reports.
Instead of working behind veteran dealmakers for years and then jumping to top positions at rival firms—as a number of colleagues recently did—they took an internal promotion last year. In doing so, they’ve stepped into the spotlight, with the industry watching.
The hyper-competitive Big Law talent market is pushing the storied ...