Law firms Q&A: Ropes’ private equity player Phil Sanderson on US firms, Travers Smith and Maurice Allen Legal Business · 19 January 2017 · 3 min read Financial services Q&A US firms Ropes & Gray Legal Business discusses working in a US firm and predictions for the market with Ropes & Gray‘s star private equity partner Phil Sanderson.Why did you decide to join Ropes & Gray?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 launches Tokyo office with three-lawyer hire from US rivalsLaw firmsTom Cox1 Jun 2026Trading Places: Simpson continues K&E raid as Paul Weiss adds disputes in HoustonLaw firmsEliza Winter19 May 2026World class: new research showcases the international elite in key practice areasLaw firmsNews Editor29 Apr 2026Starling launches new panel as 16 firms make the cutIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves29 May 2026‘A static panel couldn’t keep up’ – why Revolut is taking a radical new approach with its external firmsIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves21 May 2026‘We would happily do it again’ – Burford shrugs off $16bn Argentina upset, looks to diversifyLaw firmsEliza Winter20 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 2024Revolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talentLaw firmsAlex Ryan16 Feb 2023