Creating the world’s largest hotel company takes more than mastering rooms and rates—retaining a pair of leading Am Law 100 firms cozy with two travel industry titans can help seal the deal, expected to close by mid-2016.

On Monday, Marriott International announced that it had agreed to acquire Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide in a $12.2 billion cash-and-stock transaction, one that if completed will unite two major operators of hotel brands and forge a dominant player in the hospitality and lodging sector, as noted by sibling publication GlobeSt.

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