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Top Biglaw Firm Emerges As Go-To Counsel For Law Firm Mega Mergers

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The reason why Davis Polk, and other top firms, get hired is the credibility they bring to the process. When they talk about what they are doing, they bring credibility.

Kent Zimmermann, strategic adviser at Zeughauser Group, in comments given to the American Lawyer, concerning Davis Polk & Wardwell’s status as one of the go-to firms for major law firm mergers. Davis Polk has advised on at least five such mergers in recent years.


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