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 categoryTrading Places: White & Case hires Mayer Brown funds head as former Freshfields US disputes head decamps for DLALaw firmsEliza Winter21 Aug 2026‘Candy land for private equity’ – why elite law firms are looking to TokyoLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Aug 2026Trading Places: Simpson Thacher builds capital solutions with new Dallas co-head as Latham adds capital markets vice chairLaw firmsWill Lewallen27 Jul 2026Orrick hires Kirkland partner as global capital markets headLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Aug 2026Simmons taps McDermott for former Schulte funds partnerLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Aug 2026Sidley hires 11-strong fund finance team from Hogan Lovells CadwaladerLaw firmsWill Lewallen4 Aug 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