Wake Up Call: Latham Partner Tops EU Private Equity Deal Rank

In today’s column, the market for ALSPs hit $14 billion last year, probably getting a push from the pandemic, a report says; about 31% of corporations report the pandemic has caused an increase in disputes; Baker McKenzie accepts 125 hours of diversity and inclusion work toward U.S. and Canada attorneys’ billable hours targets; the anti-Trump Lincoln Project has been hit by scandals.

• Leading off, Latham & Watkins’ London corporate practice co-chair Farah O’Brien tops a new ranking of the top 10 private equity lawyers in Europe, with eight deals valued at 30.94 billion pounds ($42.7 billion). Kirkland & Ellis lawyers ...