Latham & Watkins expects the brisk pace of deals work to continue in the new year after dethroning Kirkland & Ellis as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2025.

There was perhaps no bigger story last year in the world of Big Law than President Donald Trump’s attacks on several of the nation’s largest law firms through punitive executive orders due to political affiliations and adversarial hires.

A former University of Florida professor reached a deal with the school to resolve allegations that it retaliated against him when he sought to rearrange his work schedule in order to attend Muslim prayer.