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 categoryKirkland becomes world’s first $10bn law firm as PEP hits $11m‘We expect them to hit the ground running’ – Reed Smith ships up to Boston with hire of 12-strong teamSlaughters makes up City trio in streamlined partner promotions roundFreshfields and Hengeler lead on UniCredit’s €35bn Commerzbank takeover bidRPC leads as UK car park operator NCP goes into administrationFreshfields takes headline role on £575m Telegraph acquisitionRevolving 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