Law firms Elite trio prompt Anthropic’s $1.5bn JV with Blackstone, Hellman and Goldman Tom Cox · 5 May 2026 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Davis Polk Kirkland & Ellis Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 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 categoryLegal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlists?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires S&C appellate co-headLaw firmsKate Peacock5 May 2026Kirkland, Skadden, Freshfields elevate €29.4bn lift dealLaw firmsKate Peacock29 Apr 2026Slaughters and Linklaters take the call as Vodafone buys CK Hutchison out for £4.3bnLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves6 May 2026Freshfields and Slaughters advise as EQT tables improved bid for FTSE 100 IntertekLaw firmsWill Lewallen5 May 2026A&O Shearman and McDermott become latest major firms to make job cutsLaw firmsKate Peacock7 May 2026McDermott hires HSF Kramer global energy leadLaw firmsKate Peacock7 May 2026Inside the $240bn secondaries boom sparking a new private equity talent warLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 May 2026DLA Piper promotes more than 60 partners as firm shifts to single leadership structureLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves6 May 2026