Law firms Global 100 quartet line up as Shire continues acquisition spree Legal Business · 3 November 2015 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Deal watch US firms Ropes & Gray, Slaughter and May, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Sullivan & Cromwell have all picked up advisory roles as pharmaceutical group Shire moves to buy US firm Dyax.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 category‘It’s harder than it looks’ – inside the $1.65bn elite Indian cricket sale with the Macfarlanes partners behind the dealLaw firmsTom Cox29 May 2026‘We want to be there for the issues that keep our clients up at night’ – De Brauw co-head talks strategyLaw firmsTom Cox29 May 2026Latham hires three-partner City corporate team from Morrison FoersterLaw firmsWill Lewallen28 May 2026‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Legal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsLegal 500 dataBarnaby Merrill28 Jun 2024Dealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealLaw firmsAlex Ryan15 Jan 2024Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025