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Law Firm News and Press
Thursday, March 27, 2025 - Volume 21 No. 1104
General
Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks - The Washington Post (Jenner & Block), March 27, 2025
Jenner & Block's rehiring of lead Mueller prosecutor cited in executive order targeting firm - ABA Journal (Jenner & Block), March 27, 2025
Jenner & Block signals it will stand its ground after being targeted in Trump's war on Big Law - Yahoo (Jenner & Block), March 27, 2025
Dem AGs vow not to ‘bow to intimidation’ over Trump targeting of law firms - The Hill (Covington & Burling), March 27, 2025
Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump’s Order - The New York Times (Kirkland & Ellis; Sullivan & Cromwell; Paul Weiss), March 27, 2025
‘A capitalistic cowardice’: big law firms being threatened by Trump face pressure to speak out - The Guardian US (Skadden Arps; Paul Weiss), March 26, 2025
Why target these law firms? For Trump, it's personal - Reuters (Paul Weiss), March 26, 2025
Skadden Associate Says Peers Have Role in Standing Up to Trump - Bloomberg Law (Paul Weiss), March 26, 2025
Elite Biglaw Firm Will No Longer Participate In Law School On-Campus Interview Programs - Above the Law (Latham & Watkins), March 26, 2025
Attorney Moves
Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Daniel Valenti as Real Estate Partner - Bloomberg Law (Goulston Storrs), March 26, 2025
Fox Rothschild Hires Stephan Cornell as Litigation Partner - Bloomberg Law (Fox Rothschild), March 26, 2025
Morgan Lewis Recruits SEC's Brandon Figg as Transactions Partner - Bloomberg Law (Morgan Lewis), March 26, 2025
Vinson & Elkins Hires Antitrust Litigator Nicole Castle - Yahoo Finance (Vinson & Elkins), March 26, 2025
Simpson Thacher Hires Adam Aderton as Asset Management Partner - Bloomberg Law (Simpson Thacher), March 26, 2025
DLA Piper Taps Mike Walsh as National Security, Trade Partner - Bloomberg Law (DLA Piper), March 26, 2025
Gibson Dunn bags ex-federal chief of securities fraud - CDR Magazine (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), March 26, 2025
General Counsel Moves
Royal Neighbors appoints Trillo as general counsel, corporate secretary - Quad Cities Regional Business Journal (General Counsel), March 26, 2025
Technology
AI shifts – Automated and agentic workflows: BLTF2025 - Legal IT Insider March 26, 2025
Role of technology and AI in transforming M&A deals - Law.asia March 26, 2025
Legalweek25: Vox pop updates from iManage, Clio and Jigsaw - Legal IT Insider March 26, 2025
AmLaw Daily (Law.com)
Growth in California Helps Propel Fisher & Phillips to 16% Revenue Increase Law.com: Law Firm Management, March 26, 2025
BCLP Pulls Out of Asia With Plans to Close Hong Kong and Singapore Offices Law.com: Law Firm Management, March 26, 2025
Flagged For Litigation? Jenner Is One of Several Large Law Firm Who've Sued the Trump Administration Law.com: Law Firm Client Relationships, March 26, 2025
'This Is an Embarrassment:' In-House Attorneys Dismayed by Paul Weiss' Trump Deal Law.com: Law Firm Management, March 26, 2025
Legal Week
Linklaters Elevates 34 to Partner March 26, 2025
Macfarlanes Ups Safeguards After Paralegal Accessed Training Contract Assessment Day Information March 26, 2025
UK Government Faces Marine Life Court Battle March 26, 2025
Slaughter and May Announces Latest Partner Promotion Round March 26, 2025
Cooley Continues Upward Trajectory as Revenue Hits $2.15B March 26, 2025
Lawyer News
Cooley’s City financials drop below $100m TheLawyer.com: Latest News, March 27, 2025
DWF will get more aggressive TheLawyer.com: Latest News, March 27, 2025
Six make the grade in Slaughters’ latest promotions TheLawyer.com: Latest News, March 26, 2025
MoJ rejects Birmingham court’s LinkedIn request TheLawyer.com: Latest News, March 26, 2025
Trump targets Jenner & Block as war on BigLaw continues TheLawyer.com: Latest News, March 26, 2025
Ex-Macfarlanes paralegal banned after accessing confidential files TheLawyer.com: Latest News, March 26, 2025
Atlanta Press Releases
Terrestrial Energy to Become First Publicly Traded Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Developer Through Combination with HCM II Acquisition Corp. King & Spalding, March 26, 2025
Phoenix Shareholder Sarah Humble Shares Insights on Move to Ogletree Deakins Ogletree Deakins, March 26, 2025
Troutman Pepper Locke Adds New York Partner Daniel Valenti to Nationally Recognized Real Estate Practice Troutman Pepper, March 26, 2025
Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa King & Spalding, March 26, 2025
California News
Elite Biglaw Firm Will No Longer Participate In Law School On-Campus Interview Programs - Above the Law (Latham & Watkins), March 26, 2025
Gibson Dunn bags ex-federal chief of securities fraud - CDR Magazine (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), March 26, 2025
California Press Releases
American Law Institute's Legal Issues in Museum Administration (LIMA) Conference Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, March 27, 2025
Bradco Companies High Desert Report Publishes "Commission Grants Burrowing Owls 'Candidate' Species Protections" Allen Matkins, March 26, 2025
Delaware Enacts Landmark Corporate Law Amendments Wilson Sonsini, March 26, 2025
Wilson Sonsini Advises Lumata Health on $23 Million Series B Wilson Sonsini, March 26, 2025
Pillsbury Welcomes Corporate Partner Samuel Ng in Hong Kong Pillsbury Winthrop, March 26, 2025
6 Reasons Why Arbitration Offers Equitable Resolutions Proskauer: Los Angeles, March 26, 2025
New Interim Rule Removes CTA Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons Proskauer: Los Angeles, March 26, 2025
Wilson Sonsini Advises Baebies on Licensing and IP Matters Related to LaCAR's Acquisition of Newborn Screening Division Wilson Sonsini, March 26, 2025
Chicago News
Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks - The Washington Post (Jenner & Block), March 27, 2025
Jenner & Block's rehiring of lead Mueller prosecutor cited in executive order targeting firm - ABA Journal (Jenner & Block), March 27, 2025
Jenner & Block signals it will stand its ground after being targeted in Trump's war on Big Law - Yahoo (Jenner & Block), March 27, 2025
Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump’s Order - The New York Times (Kirkland & Ellis), March 27, 2025
DLA Piper Taps Mike Walsh as National Security, Trade Partner - Bloomberg Law (DLA Piper), March 26, 2025
Chicago Press Releases
Pioneers and Pathfinders: Kristen Sonday Seyfarth Shaw, March 27, 2025
Into the Breach Podcast - Episode 40: Making the Change – Transitioning from Big Law Associate to RWI Underwriter Seyfarth Shaw, March 27, 2025
FinCEN Narrows Scope of Corporate Transparency Act Seyfarth Shaw, March 27, 2025
Spencer Kook Advocates for Streamlined Insurance Rate Approvals Amid State Farm's Emergency Rate Hike Request via Law360 Hinshaw & Culbertson, March 26, 2025
Kirkland Recognized Among Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies of 2025 Kirkland & Ellis, March 26, 2025
Baker McKenzie’s Global Antitrust Chair Mark Hamer Appointed Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division at the US Department of Justice Baker & McKenzie, March 26, 2025
Trump Appoints New NLRB GC, Subject to Senate Confirmation Proskauer: Chicago, March 26, 2025
EEOC and DOJ Release Guidance on DEI and Workplace Discrimination Proskauer: Chicago, March 26, 2025
Kirkland Named a Top Firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Kirkland & Ellis, March 26, 2025
Partners Dr. Christoph Jerger and Sebastian Pitz Ranked Among JUVE’s 2025 40 Under 40 Kirkland & Ellis, March 26, 2025
Partners Will Boothby and Christian Nagler Recognized as “Top FinTech Lawyers in North America” by MergerLinks Kirkland & Ellis, March 26, 2025
Kirkland Advises Ares on Expansion of Partnership with ENGIE Kirkland & Ellis, March 26, 2025
New York News
‘A capitalistic cowardice’: big law firms being threatened by Trump face pressure to speak out - The Guardian US (Skadden Arps; Paul Weiss), March 26, 2025
Simpson Thacher Hires Adam Aderton as Asset Management Partner - Bloomberg Law (Simpson Thacher), March 26, 2025
Why target these law firms? For Trump, it's personal - Reuters (Paul Weiss), March 26, 2025
Skadden Associate Says Peers Have Role in Standing Up to Trump - Bloomberg Law (Paul Weiss), March 26, 2025
Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump’s Order - The New York Times (Sullivan & Cromwell; Paul Weiss), March 26, 2025
New York Press Releases
Bain Capital to Acquire Namirial Paul Weiss, March 26, 2025
Brigade Capital to Partner With Macellum Capital to Acquire Family Dollar for $1 Billion Paul Weiss, March 26, 2025
Weil Receives Top Recognition in The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Weil Gotshal, March 26, 2025
Weil Advises PSG in its $280M Investment in Protecht Weil Gotshal, March 26, 2025
The profitability figures are very good White & Case, March 26, 2025
Trump Appoints New NLRB GC, Subject to Senate Confirmation Proskauer: New York, March 26, 2025
EEOC and DOJ Release Guidance on DEI and Workplace Discrimination Proskauer: New York, March 26, 2025
New Interim Rule Removes CTA Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons Proskauer: New York, March 26, 2025
White & Case secures victory against nearly US$150 million arbitration award for Isaac Btesh White & Case, March 26, 2025
Philadelphia News
Fox Rothschild Hires Stephan Cornell as Litigation Partner - Bloomberg Law (Fox Rothschild), March 26, 2025
Morgan Lewis Recruits SEC's Brandon Figg as Transactions Partner - Bloomberg Law (Morgan Lewis), March 26, 2025
Philadelphia Press Releases
What GCs Should Know About Flow-down Clause Blank Rome, March 26, 2025
Troutman Pepper Locke Adds New York Partner Daniel Valenti to Nationally Recognized Real Estate Practice Troutman Pepper, March 26, 2025
Texas News
Vinson & Elkins Hires Antitrust Litigator Nicole Castle - Yahoo Finance (Vinson & Elkins), March 26, 2025
Texas Press Releases
Holland & Knight Advises RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems in Joint Venture with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), March 26, 2025
Holland & Knight Conducts 2025 Joint Venture Challenge Competition Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), March 26, 2025
23andMe Bankruptcy Sparks Genetic Data Privacy Concerns for Its 15M Customers Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), March 26, 2025
23andMe Bankruptcy Underscores Health Privacy Gaps Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), March 26, 2025
Unnecessary Surgeries Drive Rare Va. Hospital Criminal Case Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), March 26, 2025
Contract Consolidation Under GSA Could Hurt Innovation Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), March 26, 2025
Washington DC News
Dem AGs vow not to ‘bow to intimidation’ over Trump targeting of law firms - The Hill (Covington & Burling), March 27, 2025
Washington DC Press Releases
Squire Patton Boggs Recognized in Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Squire Patton Boggs, March 27, 2025
Steptoe Recognized in The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Steptoe & Johnson, March 26, 2025
TTAB Denies Jack's Grill TM Over Confusion with Chain Finnegan Henderson, March 26, 2025
BMW Gets PTAB to Knock Out Processor Patent Finnegan Henderson, March 26, 2025
Global Investigations Review Quotes Alex Melia on Uptick in OFSI Investigations Steptoe & Johnson, March 26, 2025
AI Authorship Debate Rages on as DC Circuit Hints Courts May Counter Copyright Office Guidance Finnegan Henderson, March 26, 2025
Eastern US Press Releases
PitchBook Ranks Nelson Mullins’ Emerging Companies Team in Q4 2024... Nelson Mullins, March 26, 2025
NJ Supreme Court Holds That Sales Commissions Are “Wages” Under the Wage Payment Law Gibbons, March 26, 2025
Akerman Partner Jeremy Burnette Suggests FCA Amendment to Ensure Whistleblower Compliance Akerman Senterfitt, March 26, 2025
Gibbons Honored at AACCNJ State of Black NJ 2025 Economic Summit Gibbons, March 26, 2025
Reed Smith achieves strong results in u003cemu003eThe Legal 500 EMEAu003c/emu003e 2025 Reed Smith, March 26, 2025
Reed Smith wins two categories at The Legal 500 ESG Awards Reed Smith, March 26, 2025
Holland & Knight Advises RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems in Joint Venture with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Holland & Knight, March 26, 2025
Holland & Knight Conducts 2025 Joint Venture Challenge Competition Holland & Knight, March 26, 2025
23andMe Bankruptcy Sparks Genetic Data Privacy Concerns for Its 15M Customers Holland & Knight, March 26, 2025
23andMe Bankruptcy Underscores Health Privacy Gaps Holland & Knight, March 26, 2025
Unnecessary Surgeries Drive Rare Va. Hospital Criminal Case Holland & Knight, March 26, 2025
Contract Consolidation Under GSA Could Hurt Innovation Holland & Knight, March 26, 2025
Central US Press Releases
Squire Patton Boggs Recognized in Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Squire Patton Boggs, March 27, 2025
New Federal Noncitizen Registration Requirement Guidance for Employers and Noncitizen Employees Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 26, 2025
Eliminating the GRAS "Loophole": Implications for Functional Foods and Beverages Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 26, 2025
President Trump Issues Executive Order Imposing Tariffs on Imports of Goods Into the United States from Countries Sourcing Oil from Venezuela Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 26, 2025
The Supreme Court Update - March 26, 2025 Dorsey & Whitney, March 26, 2025
25 March 2025 Manufacturing Industry Advisor What Every Multinational Company Needs to Know About … Criminal Enforcement of Trade, Import, and Tariff Rules: A Growing Risk for Businesses Share on TwitterShare by EmailShareBack to topIn less than 100 days, the Trump administration has implemented a dizzying array of new tariffs, significantly increasing costs and complexity for U.S. importers. Foley & Lardner, March 26, 2025
John Schembari to Present April UBA Compliance Webinar Kutak Rock, March 26, 2025
25 March 2025 Health Care Law Today DEA Buprenorphine Rule Delayed to December 31, 2025 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Drug Enforcement Administration have postponed the effective date of the final rule regarding telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine to December 31, 2025. Foley & Lardner, March 26, 2025
25 March 2025 IP Litigation Current How Should a Licensing Commitment Affect the Availability of Injunctions at the ITC? Governed by 19 U.S.C. § 337, the U.S. International Trade Commission is empowered to investigate unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States. Foley & Lardner, March 26, 2025
26 March 2025 Foley Viewpoints Clear Terms of Franchise Agreement Are Enforced Against Franchisee A recent federal court decision in T&T Management, Inc. v. Choice Hotels, Inc. underscores key contractual and operational considerations for franchisors. Foley & Lardner, March 26, 2025
Webinar Recap: Top Construction-Related Legal Issues for Faith-Based Organizations Michael Best, March 26, 2025
25 March 2025 Foley Viewpoints Trump Administration’s Executive Orders Attempt To Reset Sex & Gender Identity Issues in Women’s Sports In January 2025, the Republican Party took control of both houses of Congress and the White House, portending seismic policy shifts around women’s and college sports. Foley & Lardner, March 26, 2025
Louisiana Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) - New Rules and Executive Order Jones Walker, March 26, 2025
Law360 Healthcare Authority: Unnecessary Surgeries Drive Rare Va. Hospital Criminal Case (log-in required) Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 26, 2025
Tort Reform in Georgia Headed to the Governor's Desk Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 26, 2025
Honigman Welcomes Insurance Recovery Partner Noel Paul in Chicago Honigman, March 26, 2025
Program Materials: Bank Counsel Roundtable: Two Months into the New Administration - A Banking and Financial Services Analysis Dorsey & Whitney, March 26, 2025
Quality Digest Features Jonathan Todd on Global Risks to Supply Chains Benesch, March 26, 2025
United Kingdom News
Slaughter and May unveils latest partner promotions round - The Global Legal Post (Slaughter and May), March 26, 2025
Eversheds advises La Verdosa on its IPO on the Portfolio Stock Exchange - Iberian Lawyer (Eversheds), March 26, 2025
United Kingdom Press Releases
Squire Patton Boggs Recognized in Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Squire Patton Boggs, March 27, 2025
Linklaters elects 34 new partners and 48 counsel globally Linklaters, March 26, 2025
Linklaters advises Carlyle on a €250 million strategic investment in Sanoptis Linklaters, March 26, 2025
Linklaters advises Viridien on a milestone US$1bn refinancing package Linklaters, March 26, 2025
Freshfields Advises Prysmian in Acquisition of Channell Commercial Corporation for $950 Million Freshfields, March 26, 2025
Freshfields advises TUI on sustainability-linked €1.89bn revolving credit facilities Freshfields, March 26, 2025
Freshfields advises General Atlantic on agreement with ProSiebenSat.1 Freshfields, March 26, 2025
Freshfields advises bp on its partnership with Apollo on TANAP gas pipeline in a transaction valued at c.$1bn Freshfields, March 26, 2025
Freshfields advises Wells Fargo Securities, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets and Co-Managers on Harley-Davidson Financial Services’ €610m bond Freshfields, March 26, 2025
Five Freshfields Partners Selected for Law360’s 2025 Editorial Boards Freshfields, March 26, 2025
Freshfields advises Cinven on the sale of Viridium Group Freshfields, March 26, 2025
Partner Sanjay Murti Recognized as a 2025 Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer Freshfields, March 26, 2025
Bridging the USD51 trillion gap: asset-intensive reinsurance in Bermuda Appleby, March 26, 2025
Australia News
Slater + Gordon’s Internal Email Catastrophe - Lawfuel (Slater and Gordon), March 26, 2025
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