The Kingmakers of Wall Street: Secondaries, GP Stakes, and the Market for Legal Talent
How secondaries and GP stakes work is shaping legal careers, compensation, and demand for talent.
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The Kirkland Effect: How One Firm Shaped the Global Secondaries Talent Market
Stefano Barbagallo on Kirkland’s influence on secondaries talent and what partner moves reveal about the wider market.
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Why Every Corporate Lawyer Now Works in a Private Credit + Secondaries World
How private credit and secondaries are changing the work of corporate lawyers, from financing and fund terms to liquidity and exits.
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The Top 5 Millennial Partner Requests
Five priorities Stefano Barbagallo hears from millennial partners considering a move, from partnership economics to the freedom to build a practice.
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The New Millionaires of Wall Street: Secondaries Associates are Hitting 7-Figure Paydays
A May 2025 view of exceptional secondaries compensation packages, the demand behind them, and the trade-offs lawyers should weigh.
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Market news and law-firm announcements, alongside coverage featuring Stefano Barbagallo.
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Why secondaries lawyers are being ‘love-bombed’ with bonuses (opens in a new tab)
Stefano Barbagallo discusses competition for secondaries lawyers and the use of retention bonuses.
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