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 categoryIn numbers: How Slaughters’ £110m fee haul doubles nearest rival on UK’s biggest dealsLaw firmsKate Peacock3 Sep 2026International expansion ‘priority’ as OC launches two new offices in a weekLaw firmsTom Cox3 Sep 2026Revolving Doors: latest hires for Eversheds Sutherland, HFW and Bird & BirdLaw firmsNews Editor2 Sep 2026US firms lead as Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $13bnLaw firmsWill Lewallen4 Sep 2026Cahill to see three-partner banking team leave in New YorkLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Sep 2026Sidley snaps up NY tax partner in latest Wachtell exitLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Sep 2026‘When so much money is at stake people do weird things’ – latest twist in Mariana dam saga raises eyebrowsLaw firmsEliza Winter4 Sep 2026HSF Kramer added to $1bn malpractice suitLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Sep 2026Norton Rose Fulbright hires Deloitte partner for digital regulation buildLaw firmsKate Peacock3 Sep 2026