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Law Firm News and Press
Friday, January 16, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1313
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General
White & Case Targets $5 Billion Revenue in Ambitious Growth Plan - Bloomberg Law News (White & Case), January 15, 2026 Top 25 Biglaw Firm Announces Nonequity Partnership Track, Plus 'Enhanced' Bonuses For Associates - Above the Law (Sullivan & Cromwell), January 15, 2026
Law Firm Mergers and New Offices
Gibson Dunn signs Armando Albarrán to launch in Spain - Iberian Lawyer (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 16, 2026
Big Deals
Greenberg Traurig Advises Survitec on Sale of Aerospace and Defence Division, Beaufort - PR Newswire (Greenberg Traurig), January 16, 2026 Pillsbury fuels Subcritical Systems NRC licensing strategy - ICLG.com (Pillsbury Winthrop), January 15, 2026 Arnold & Porter Represents ESTEVE In Its Entry Into An Agreement To Acquire TerSera IST Unit - Mondaq (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer), January 15, 2026
Attorney Moves
Seyfarth’s Boston Office Bolstered by Additions of Jennifer Serafyn, ex-Chief of US Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Unit, and Noted M&A Lawyer Rob Giacchetti Seyfarth Shaw, January 15, 2026 White & Case adds leading team of life sciences IP litigators White & Case, January 15, 2026 White & Case boosts real estate practice, adds Tokyo partner - Law.asia (White & Case), January 16, 2026 Gibson Dunn hires Freshfields’ Spanish M&A head to open in Madrid - The Global Legal Post (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 16, 2026 Gibson Dunn poaches Freshfields M&A star for Madrid launch - Non-Billable (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 16, 2026 Gibson Dunn Expands Investment Funds Practice with Leading Regulatory Lawyer Marian Fowler - Global Legal Chronicle (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 16, 2026 Dechert Strengthens Litigation Bench with Preeminent NY Trial Attorney Randy Mastro - PR Newswire (Dechert), January 16, 2026 Duane Morris Adds Latin America Capital Markets Partner in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Duane Morris), January 15, 2026 New York lawyer, ex-Adams deputy Randy Mastro joins law firm Dechert - Reuters (Dechert), January 15, 2026 Morrison Foerster adds tax partner to London ranks - ICLG.com (Morrison & Foerster), January 15, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Brings On Yagoda From US Attorney’s Office - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), January 15, 2026 Skadden hires Latham’s former global arbitration co-chair in London - The Global Legal Post (Latham & Watkins; Skadden Arps), January 15, 2026 Latham & Watkins practice head joins Skadden - Global Arbitration Review (Latham & Watkins; Skadden Arps), January 15, 2026 Fried Frank poaches Vinson & Elkins real estate team - ICLG.com (Vinson & Elkins), January 15, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Focus alum Rusty McGranahan named SEC general counsel - Citywire (General Counsel), January 15, 2026 Pikl appoints former Forge Holiday Group general counsel as CCO - shorttermrentalz.com (General Counsel), January 15, 2026
Technology
The Vendor View 2026 – A breakthrough AI year, and one of reckoning - Legal IT Insider January 15, 2026 Legal Tech's Predictions for Emerging Technology in 2026 - Law.com January 15, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
Labor Department Clarifies Overtime, Medical Leave Questions in New Opinion Letters: What Employers Need to Know Fisher & Philips, January 15, 2026 The FP Visa Bulletin for February: Dates for Filing Chart and an Employer’s Immigration Action Plan Fisher & Philips, January 15, 2026 FP’s Top 2026 Predictions for Workplace Safety Fisher & Philips, January 15, 2026 Recent California Court Decision is a Reminder to Review Your Online Service Arbitration Agreements Fisher & Philips, January 15, 2026
California News
Gibson Dunn signs Armando Albarrán to launch in Spain - Iberian Lawyer (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 16, 2026 Gibson Dunn hires Freshfields’ Spanish M&A head to open in Madrid - The Global Legal Post (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 16, 2026 Gibson Dunn poaches Freshfields M&A star for Madrid launch - Non-Billable (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 16, 2026 Gibson Dunn Expands Investment Funds Practice with Leading Regulatory Lawyer Marian Fowler - Global Legal Chronicle (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 16, 2026 Pillsbury fuels Subcritical Systems NRC licensing strategy - ICLG.com (Pillsbury Winthrop), January 15, 2026 Morrison Foerster adds tax partner to London ranks - ICLG.com (Morrison & Foerster), January 15, 2026 Latham & Watkins practice head joins Skadden - Global Arbitration Review (Latham & Watkins), January 15, 2026 Skadden hires Latham’s former global arbitration co-chair in London - The Global Legal Post (Latham & Watkins), January 15, 2026
California Press Releases
NAD Suggests Changes to Price Comparison Advertising Loeb & Loeb, January 16, 2026 Loeb & Loeb Named in 2026 Chambers Greater China and Legal 500 China and Hong Kong Guides Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, January 15, 2026 McConaughey Not “Alright Alright Alright” with AI Fakes Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, January 15, 2026 Orrick Welcomes Our Partner Class of 2026 Orrick, January 15, 2026 The Orrick, January 15, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises Clearway on 1.17 GW of Power Purchase Agreements with Google Wilson Sonsini, January 15, 2026 Michael Fleming Retires from Irell & Manella Irell & Manella, January 15, 2026 Stablecoin Interest and Yield are Sticking Points in Senate Crypto Bill Pillsbury Winthrop, January 15, 2026 Sheppard Mullin Represents Orion Laboratories in Joint Venture with FMOL Health Sheppard Mullin, January 15, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
Seyfarth Recognized Again in World IP Review's 2025 National Trade Secrets Rankings Seyfarth Shaw, January 15, 2026 Seyfarth’s Boston Office Bolstered by Additions of Jennifer Serafyn, ex-Chief of US Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Unit, and Noted M&A Lawyer Rob Giacchetti Seyfarth Shaw, January 15, 2026 Kirkland Advises Brentwood Associates on Recapitalization of Perennial Services Group Kirkland & Ellis, January 15, 2026 Kirkland Advises Talen Energy on $3.45B Acquisition of PJM Natural Gas Assets Kirkland & Ellis, January 15, 2026 Kirkland Advises Butterfly on Acquisition of ePac Flexible Packaging Kirkland & Ellis, January 15, 2026 Kirkland Recognized in 2026 Edition of Kirkland & Ellis, January 15, 2026 Kirkland Advises Patient Square on Sale of Remaining Interest in Radius Health to B-FLEXION Life Sciences Kirkland & Ellis, January 15, 2026 Midwest Real Estate News Recognizes Gould & Ratner Among “Best of the Best” Law Firms for 2025 Gould & Ratner, January 15, 2026
New York News
White & Case boosts real estate practice, adds Tokyo partner - Law.asia (White & Case), January 16, 2026 Top 25 Biglaw Firm Announces Nonequity Partnership Track, Plus 'Enhanced' Bonuses For Associates - Above the Law (Sullivan & Cromwell), January 15, 2026 White & Case Targets $5 Billion Revenue in Ambitious Growth Plan - Bloomberg Law News (White & Case), January 15, 2026 Fried Frank poaches Vinson & Elkins real estate team - ICLG.com (Fried Frank), January 15, 2026 Latham & Watkins practice head joins Skadden - Global Arbitration Review (Skadden Arps), January 15, 2026 Skadden hires Latham’s former global arbitration co-chair in London - The Global Legal Post (Skadden Arps), January 15, 2026
New York Press Releases
18ème Bourse d'Excellence Clifford Chance | École de droit de Sciences Po Clifford Chance, January 16, 2026 Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury and Romain Guénin join White & Case as partners in Paris White & Case, January 16, 2026 Jon Oram discusses private equity investment in sports with Mergermarket Davis Polk, January 15, 2026 White & Case advises MidEuropa on acquisition of Romanian Business Consult White & Case, January 15, 2026 Proskauer Advises Hollyport Capital on $4.5bn Hollyport IX Fund Proskauer Rose, January 15, 2026 Gabe Rosenberg discusses the Senate’s market structure bill with American Banker Davis Polk, January 15, 2026 Clifford Chance advises Vantage Data Centers on further issuance in relation to its Welsh data centres Clifford Chance, January 15, 2026 Weil Advised Goldman Sachs Alternatives in $280M Continuation Vehicle for Point72 Fintech Assets Weil Gotshal, January 15, 2026 White & Case advises Talen Energy Corp. on US$3.45 billion acquisitions in PJM power market White & Case, January 15, 2026 White & Case advises Bpifrance and Future French Champions on investment in Harmattan AI White & Case, January 15, 2026 White & Case advises on Exein’s new financing round White & Case, January 15, 2026 White & Case adds leading team of life sciences IP litigators White & Case, January 15, 2026
Philadelphia News
Dechert Strengthens Litigation Bench with Preeminent NY Trial Attorney Randy Mastro - PR Newswire (Dechert), January 16, 2026 Duane Morris Adds Latin America Capital Markets Partner in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Duane Morris), January 15, 2026 New York lawyer, ex-Adams deputy Randy Mastro joins law firm Dechert - Reuters (Dechert), January 15, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
Blank Rome Welcomes New Business Litigation Of Counsel Glen L. Abramson in Philadelphia Blank Rome, January 15, 2026 Justices Leave in Place 4 Collective Certification Approaches Blank Rome, January 15, 2026
Texas News
Fried Frank poaches Vinson & Elkins real estate team - ICLG.com (Vinson & Elkins), January 15, 2026
Texas Press Releases
Can Venezuela's Oil Sector Be Rebuilt After Maduro? Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), January 15, 2026 Proposed EWA Legislation Would Undercut State Regulations Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), January 15, 2026 Holland & Knight Expands Venezuela Strategic Advisory Team Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), January 15, 2026 Florida Lawmakers Eye Property Tax, Housing Affordability Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), January 15, 2026 Administrative Fees in 2026: Who Defines Their Increase and How Is It Calculated? Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), January 15, 2026 Winstead Promotes Eight Attorneys to Of Counsel Winstead, January 15, 2026 Baker Botts Maintains Leading Recognition in 2026 Legal 500 Asia Pacific Baker Botts, January 15, 2026 Baker Botts Represents Bristow Group Inc. in Upsized $500 Million Private Offering of Senior Secured Notes Baker Botts, January 15, 2026
Washington DC News
Arnold & Porter Represents ESTEVE In Its Entry Into An Agreement To Acquire TerSera IST Unit - Mondaq (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer), January 15, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Chambers Greater China Region 2026 Recognizes Steptoe Practices and Lawyers Steptoe & Johnson, January 15, 2026 The Lawyer Features Steptoe Matter in its Top 20 Cases of 2026 Steptoe & Johnson, January 15, 2026 Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 Recognizes Steptoe Lawyers and Practice Steptoe & Johnson, January 15, 2026 Onesta IP Must Halt Foreign Enforcement of U.S. Patents Against BMW Finnegan Henderson, January 15, 2026
Eastern US News
Greenberg Traurig Advises Survitec on Sale of Aerospace and Defence Division, Beaufort - PR Newswire (Greenberg Traurig), January 16, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Brings On Yagoda From US Attorney’s Office - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), January 15, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
A Bellwether? Waiver Order Signals Potential FCC Direction on Device... Nelson Mullins, January 15, 2026 FCC Download: Monthly Updates - January 2026 Nelson Mullins, January 15, 2026 News and Insights (Law360) 'The Work Has Changed': How White-Collar Attys Are Coping jan 15 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, January 15, 2026 Blogs | Law Meets Science How the MAHA Commission Could Influence Pharmaceutical Marketing and Prescriber Education jan 15 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, January 15, 2026 Can Venezuela's Oil Sector Be Rebuilt After Maduro? Holland & Knight, January 15, 2026 Proposed EWA Legislation Would Undercut State Regulations Holland & Knight, January 15, 2026 Turning The Page: How Legislative Reform and Judicial Changes Are... Nelson Mullins, January 15, 2026 Holland & Knight Expands Venezuela Strategic Advisory Team Holland & Knight, January 15, 2026 Florida Lawmakers Eye Property Tax, Housing Affordability Holland & Knight, January 15, 2026 Administrative Fees in 2026: Who Defines Their Increase and How Is It Calculated? Holland & Knight, January 15, 2026
Central US Press Releases
Andrea Arndt was quoted in an Investors Digest article, "The Scoop on Boop." Dickinson Wright, January 15, 2026 Hydrogen Used to Power Data Centers Is Taxable in Texas Husch Blackwell Sanders, January 15, 2026 Court Temporarily Blocks 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program Husch Blackwell Sanders, January 15, 2026 Honigman Recognized by Midwest Real Estate News as a 2025 Top Midwest Real Estate Law Firm Honigman, January 15, 2026 John Schembari Joins Broadcast Retirement Network for Discussion on Alternative Investments Kutak Rock, January 15, 2026 Michael Best’s Laura Lamansky Named to Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2026 “40 Under 40” List Michael Best, January 15, 2026 Chambers Greater China Region Guide Honors Dorsey’s IP Practice Dorsey & Whitney, January 15, 2026 Issuance of Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries on Pause by the State Department Dorsey & Whitney, January 15, 2026 Deepfakes-as-a-Service Meets State Laws: Governing Synthetic Media in a Fragmented Legal Landscape Jones Walker, January 15, 2026 Baker Donelson Shareholder Robert "Bobby" Higdon Appointed to North Carolina Post-Conviction Review Commission Baker, Donelson, January 15, 2026 Partner Kenneth Reilly Inducted into Lawdragon Hall of Fame Shook Hardy, January 15, 2026 What Does the Revised Definition of Hemp Mean for Trademarks? Dickinson Wright, January 15, 2026 Alternative Commercial Finance Monthly | December 2025 Husch Blackwell Sanders, January 15, 2026
Canada Press Releases
Breaking Down Inter-Provincial Barriers for Insurance Advisors: Ontario Chapter Stikeman: Insurance Law Update, January 15, 2026 11 Lenczner Slaght Litigators Recognized in Lexpert 500 Cross Border Lenczner Slaght: News, January 15, 2026 Private Practice, Public Operating Rooms, and Hospital Privileges: The Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies Section 44 of the Public Hospitals Act Lenczner Slaght: Blogs, January 15, 2026
United Kingdom News
Gibson Dunn hires Freshfields’ Spanish M&A head to open in Madrid - The Global Legal Post (Freshfields), January 16, 2026 Gibson Dunn poaches Freshfields M&A star for Madrid launch - Non-Billable (Freshfields), January 16, 2026 This week’s people moves: Ashurst, Fieldfisher, White & Case and more - IFLR (Ashurst), January 15, 2026 Norton Rose Nabs Baker McKenzie Finance Partner in Frankfurt - Bloomberg Law News (Norton Rose), January 15, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright appoints Peter Scott as EMEAPAC managing partner for third term - The Global Legal Post (Norton Rose), January 15, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright nabs banking and finance partner from Corrs - Lawyerly (Norton Rose), January 15, 2026
United Kingdom Press Releases
Proskauer Advises Hollyport Capital on $4.5bn Hollyport IX Fund Proskauer: London, January 15, 2026
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