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.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryCravath makes rare London partner promotion amid 11-strong roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 Nov 2026Freshfields lands Anthropic IPO role alongside raft of US firmsLaw firmsEliza Winter26 Oct 2026Trading Places: Sidley continues funds and finance build while Milbank grows its new Chicago officeLaw firmsEliza Winter26 Oct 2026Sidley in talks to take Weil Paris office alongside heavyweight PE partners in London and GermanyLaw firmsWill Lewallen5 Nov 2026Slaughters leads for Anthropic on UK share offer in IPOLaw firmsKate Peacock4 Nov 2026Weil partners approve wind-down plan in firmwide voteLaw firmsKate Peacock10 Nov 2026Willkie lands transatlantic Hogan Lovells Cadwalader asset management teamLaw firmsEliza Winter10 Nov 2026Clifford Chance makes major US sports play with hire of Sidley practice co-chairLaw firmsEliza Winter10 Nov 2026Stephenson Harwood and Taylor Wessing call off mergerLaw firmsEliza Winter11 Nov 2026