Law firms A £1.2bn deal: Shearman, Slaughters and Paul Weiss advise on Fairfax’s takeover of Brit Legal Business · 17 February 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A A&O Shearman Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Slaughter and May Shearman & Sterling and Slaughter and May are among firms to have landed roles advising on Canadian insurance group Fairfax’s £1.2bn takeover of specialty insurer Brit as the group looks to boost its presence in the City.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: latest hires for Eversheds Sutherland, HFW and Bird & BirdLaw firmsNews Editor2 Sep 2026Paul Weiss recruits Freshfields partner as head of European structured financeLaw firmsTom Cox1 Sep 2026HSF Kramer climbs FTSE 250 client rankings as Slaughters stays ahead of the packLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves1 Sep 2026HSF Kramer and Gibson Dunn lead as Bodycote board agrees £1.85bn take-private offer with VeritasLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 Sep 2026Latham’s Freshfields hires continue with senior Hong Kong corporate duoLaw firmsWill Lewallen28 Aug 2026Simpson Thacher hits Weil for London corporate partnerLaw firmsTom Cox26 Aug 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025