Law firms Freshfields hires ex-Cravath dealmaker in New York Will Lewallen · 28 July 2026 · 3 min read Corporate and M&A United States Cravath, Swaine & Moore Freshfields White & Case Freshfields has hired another ex-Cravath deals lawyer in New York, as the firm continues its US M&A buildout.Keith Hallam has joined Freshfields from White & Case, where he spent two and a half years, after working at Cravath for 17 year.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 categoryRevolving Doors: BCLP brings in tech Hall of Famer as Cleary hires CMA senior directorLaw firmsNews Editor12 Aug 2026Slaughters and Freshfields in line for over £25m in fees from Rotork-ABB dealLaw firmsKate Peacock7 Aug 2026The $400bn AstraZeneca mega-merger: which firms could land the mandate?Law firmsEliza Winter5 Aug 2026Latham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium buys stake in Liverpool FCLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026Weil and Jones Day say cheese on £1bn acquisition of dairy brandsLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026Russell-Cooke opts against £77m merger with fellow London firmLaw firmsNews Editor14 Aug 2026Orrick hires Kirkland partner as global capital markets headLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Aug 2026Infantino’s own goal: how a dispute between UEFA and Fifa could play outLaw firmsKate Peacock10 Aug 2026Trading Places: A&O Shearman energy and infra co-head moves to DLA as Linklaters builds in New York with Paul Weiss hireLaw firmsKate Peacock7 Aug 2026