Kirkland picked to defend Baxalta as Slaughters and Ropes take the lead on Shire’s $34bn hostile takeover Legal Business5 August 2015Corporate and M&A Shire has turned to longstanding adviser Slaughter and May in the UK while Ropes & Gray won the mandate in the US as it looks to takeover rival drug company and Kirkland & Ellis-client Baxalta in a hostile $33.9bn deal.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryRevolving Doors: Simpson Thacher launches in Singapore as Ropes, Clifford Chance build in ParisSkadden and Paul Weiss lead as Intel buys back $14bn Apollo stake in Irish semiconductor plantBigger than eBay and News Corp: running the data on Kirkland’s staggering scaleElite firms line up as Pershing Square launches €55bn bid for Universal Music GroupSkadden and Paul Weiss lead as Intel buys back $14bn Apollo stake in Irish semiconductor plantSpread of transatlantic firms in the mix on Unilever’s $45bn food business saleRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry