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Law Firm News and Press
Thursday, September 3, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1477
Good morning! I am still traveling abroad, but will consider to curate and send the newsletter. I'll be back in the US next week and will resume summarizing the latest news then.
Sue Silverman, Editor
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General
Jackson Walker Sees Texas Advantage as Local Rivals Branch Out - Bloomberg Law News (Jackson Walker), September 2, 2026 Sidley adds AI seat in training contract shake-up - legalcheek.com (Sidley Austin), September 2, 2026 Wilson Sonsini licenses LexText for litigation practice - Legal IT Insider (Wilson Sonsini), September 2, 2026
Big Deals
Ropes & Gray Represents Constitution Capital Partners in Connection with Launch of Horizon Collective Investment Trust With Over $50 Million in Initial Assets - Ropes & Gray LLP (Ropes & Gray), September 2, 2026
Attorney Moves
Proskauer Welcomes Jaime Santos as Co-Head of Compensation & Benefits Litigation Practice Proskauer Rose, September 2, 2026 Leading Tax Partner Deborah Paul to Join Sidley in New York Sidley Austin, September 2, 2026 Davis Polk welcomes Private Equity M&A partner Todd B. Kornreich in New York Davis Polk, September 2, 2026 Mayer Brown adds structured finance partner Michelle Herman in New York Mayer Brown, September 2, 2026 Lindsay Dailey Joins Dorsey & Whitney in Chicago as Partner in Healthcare Transactions & Regulations Group Dorsey & Whitney, September 2, 2026 Ex-Morrison & Foerster practice head joins Crowell & Moring - Global Arbitration Review (Crowell & Moring), September 2, 2026 Holland & Hart Adds Michael Farrell as Transactional Tax Partner - news.bloombergtax.com (Holland & Hart), September 2, 2026 Morgan Lewis Hires Andres Liivak as Boston Life Sciences Partner - Global Legal Chronicle (Morgan Lewis), September 2, 2026 Paul Hastings Deepens Antitrust Bench With Premier Partner Charles Ramsey in Washington - Global Legal Chronicle (Paul Hastings), September 2, 2026 Paul Hastings Boosts Premier Antitrust Practice with Former FTC Official in Washington: Lisa DeMarchi Sleigh - Global Legal Chronicle (Paul Hastings), September 2, 2026 Lindsay Dailey Joins Dorsey & Whitney in Chicago as Partner in Healthcare Transactions & Regulations Group - Eagle-Tribune (Dorsey & Whitney), September 2, 2026 King & Spalding continues expansion with Paris hire from Quinn Emanuel - Global Arbitration Review (King & Spalding), September 2, 2026 King & Spalding Adds Private Equity M&A Partner Nicola Yeomans in Singapore - Global Legal Chronicle (King & Spalding), September 2, 2026 Davis Polk Welcomes Private Equity M&A Partner Todd B. Kornreich in New York - Yahoo Finance (Davis Polk), September 2, 2026 Simpson Thacher ramps up hiring spree with Weil funds partner - The Lawyer (Simpson Thacher), September 2, 2026 King & Spalding adds Quinn Emanuel Paris boss in latest disputes hire - Non-Billable (King & Spalding), September 2, 2026 Pinsent Masons hires from WilmerHale in Dubai - Global Arbitration Review (Wilmer Hale), September 2, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Civitech Names Andrew Byrnes as General Counsel - PR Newswire (General Counsel), September 2, 2026 OncoC4 Appoints Dr. Steve Chen, JD, PhD as General Counsel - Macau Business (General Counsel), September 2, 2026 Dollar General Corporation Announces EVP and General Counsel Rhonda Taylor’s Intent to Retire; Todd Vasos Comments - Deli Market News (General Counsel), September 2, 2026
Technology
ILTACON 2026: Context is king – but transformation is still the hard part - legaltechnology.com September 2, 2026 Wilson Sonsini licenses LexText for litigation practice - legaltechnology.com September 2, 2026 On LawNext: Why Legal AI Pioneer Pablo Arredondo Is Joining Clio to Build Technology for the Courts - LawSites September 2, 2026 Wall Street banks push Big Law to cut fees because of AI - Luxembourg Times September 2, 2026
Atlanta News
King & Spalding Goes Shopping for Arbitration Heavyweights - LawFuel (King & Spalding), September 3, 2026 King & Spalding hires Mallesons’ co-head of private capital - law.asia (King & Spalding), September 3, 2026 King & Spalding continues expansion with Paris hire from Quinn Emanuel - Global Arbitration Review (King & Spalding), September 2, 2026 King & Spalding Adds Private Equity M&A Partner Nicola Yeomans in Singapore - Global Legal Chronicle (King & Spalding), September 2, 2026 King & Spalding adds Quinn Emanuel Paris boss in latest disputes hire - Non-Billable (King & Spalding), September 2, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
James Stevens Quoted in Article on Bank Holding Company Governance Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2026 Texas Takes Aim at Price Optimization in Insurance Ratemaking Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2026 SEC and FDA Unite: New MOU Creates Coordinated Regulatory and Enforcement Framework Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2026 SEC and FDA Unite: New MOU Creates Coordinated Regulatory and Enforcement Framework Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2026 Ogletree Deakins Strengthens Latin America Presence with New Monterrey Office and Leading Labor Team Ogletree Deakins, September 2, 2026
Boston News
FinCEN Finalizes Rule Eliminating Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons Under the Corporate Transparency Act - Foley Hoag (Foley Hoag), September 3, 2026 Stephen Preston Contributes to Council on Foreign Relations Report on the US Defense Industrial Base - WilmerHale (Wilmer Hale), September 3, 2026 Proskauer Hires Goodwin Procter's Supreme Court Co-Head - Law360 (Goodwin Procter), September 3, 2026 Ropes & Gray Advised New Mountain Capital on Exit from Lincoln Investments - Ropes & Gray LLP (Ropes & Gray), September 3, 2026
Boston Press Releases
Mintz Represents ElevATE Semiconductor in Acquisition by Diodes Incorporated Mintz Levin, September 2, 2026
California News
Manatt Recruits Back One of Nation’s Leading Medicaid Policy Voices - GlobeNewswire (Manatt Phelps), September 3, 2026 O'Melveny Hires Corporate Restructuring Veteran From Cleary - Law.com (O'Melveny & Myers), September 3, 2026 King & Spalding continues expansion with Paris hire from Quinn Emanuel - Global Arbitration Review (Quinn Emanuel), September 3, 2026 All You Need to Know About the Past Proxy Season - jdsupra.com (Cooley), September 3, 2026 HUD Joins National Fraud Detection Center - jdsupra.com (Cooley), September 3, 2026 Eleventh Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of the False Claims Act's Qui Tam Provision and Reverses Lower Court - jdsupra.com (Sheppard Mullin), September 3, 2026 Gibson Dunn strengthens London restructuring practice - Solicitors Journal (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), September 3, 2026 Latham’s New Global Litigation Chair Sees Clients More Willing to Push Cases to Trial - Law.com (Latham & Watkins), September 3, 2026
California Press Releases
Paul Hastings Advises TD Cowen as Sole Book-Running Manager for PMV Pharma’s Public Offering Paul Hastings, September 2, 2026 USPTO Appeals Review Panel Reinstates Double Patenting Rejections, Limits Allergan in Examination Cooley, September 2, 2026 OSC Releases ‘Call for Interest’ in Space Commerce Certification Pilot Program Cooley, September 2, 2026 Loeb Secures Appellate Victory for Am Law 200 Firm Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, September 2, 2026 Paul Hastings Prevails in Second Circuit Appeal, Defeats Claim for $112M in Damages on Behalf of RWE... Paul Hastings, September 2, 2026 Paul Hastings Advises Iroko on Acquisition of Hotel Roomers Frankfurt Central Paul Hastings, September 2, 2026 New Federal Program Deputizes Private Companies to ‘Hack Back’ Cooley, September 2, 2026 Hedge or Bet? Ninth Circuit Says States Have Jurisdiction Over A Fast-Growing Segment of the Sports Betting Market Proskauer: Los Angeles, September 2, 2026
Chicago News
DLA Piper appoints Asia-Pacific head of transfer pricing - Law.asia (DLA Piper), September 3, 2026 DLA Piper guides FTS International in strategic acquisition by Noblis - Legal Desire (DLA Piper), September 3, 2026 Maura Dineen appointed as Country Managing Partner of DLA Piper Ireland - Legal Desire (DLA Piper), September 3, 2026 DLA Piper advises Renovo Capital in sale of Otodata to GI Partners - Legal Desire (DLA Piper), September 3, 2026 DLA Piper advises Samworth Brothers on sale of Walkers Deli & Sausage Company to Pilgrim’s Europe - Legal Desire (DLA Piper), September 3, 2026 August EPR updates: Federal court upholds Oregon's packaging EPR Law; Maine’s implementation hangs in the balance - Dentons (Dentons), September 3, 2026 Indonesia’s Dentons HPRP recruits tax partner Rita Mansjur - Law.asia (Dentons), September 3, 2026 Dentons advises DEK on the sale of the STACHEMA’s Czech and Slovak subsidiaries to Saint-Gobain - Legal Desire (Dentons), September 3, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
California SB690 – A Bill That Significantly Narrows Website Tracking Claims – Sent to Governor’s Desk Seyfarth Shaw, September 3, 2026 Seyfarth Recognized as an Influencer in Industrial Real Estate by GlobeSt. Seyfarth Shaw, September 2, 2026 Leading Tax Partner Deborah Paul to Join Sidley in New York Sidley Austin, September 2, 2026 Mayer Brown adds structured finance partner Michelle Herman in New York Mayer Brown, September 2, 2026 Sidley Represents MetLife Investment Management in US$1.2 Billion Private Equity Partners Fund III, A Managed Secondary Transaction Sidley News, September 2, 2026 Kirkland Advises Cornerstone Robotics on US$700 Million Strategic Investment From Medtronic Kirkland & Ellis, September 2, 2026 Kirkland Advises H.I.G. Capital on Acquisition of Outcomes One Kirkland & Ellis, September 2, 2026 Kirkland Represents System One on Strategic Investment Partnership by Oaktree and StepStone Group Kirkland & Ellis, September 2, 2026
New York News
Cravath’s former London boss heads to F1 owner Liberty Media - Financial News London (Cravath Swaine & Moore), September 3, 2026 IMO Net-Zero Framework: FMC Oversight and Shipping Act Implications for U.S. Maritime Trade - Holland & Knight (Holland & Knight), September 3, 2026 White & Case advises Adelis on divestment of Aderian to Searchlight - White & Case LLP (White & Case), September 3, 2026 The Times | Price isn’t right on London stock market - White & Case LLP (White & Case), September 3, 2026 Mexico FDI: President Sheinbaum proposes national security screening for foreign investment - White & Case LLP (White & Case), September 3, 2026 Fried Frank Guides $120M Manhattan Office Tower Loan - Law360 (Fried Frank), September 3, 2026 Davis Polk Welcomes Private Equity M&A Partner Todd B. Kornreich in New York - finance.yahoo.com (Davis Polk), September 3, 2026 Clifford Chance Can Arbitrate $3.5M Congo Fee Dispute - Law360 (Clifford Chance), September 3, 2026
New York Press Releases
Proskauer Welcomes Jaime Santos as Co-Head of Compensation & Benefits Litigation Practice Proskauer Rose, September 2, 2026 Gabe Rosenberg discusses prediction market and crypto market structure with The Information Davis Polk, September 2, 2026 Melissa Kurtzman, Melissa Ostrower and Kellie Thomas Comment on the Expansion of the Employee Benefits Practice in Philadelphia Jackson Lewis, September 2, 2026 SKY Airline Joins Abra Group, One of Latin America’s Most Competitive Air Transport Groups Skadden Arps, September 2, 2026 Peter Bergan Discusses Data Center Lease Structures with Facilities Dive Vinson & Elkins, September 2, 2026 Court Praises BSF’s “Exemplary” Work in Awarding $146.8 Million Fee in Google Privacy Case Boies Schiller, September 2, 2026 BSF Secures Final Approval of $72.5 Million Settlement for Jeffrey Epstein Survivors Boies Schiller, September 2, 2026 Cahill Named a Finalist for the 2026 D.C. Legal Awards Cahill Gordon, September 2, 2026
Philadelphia News
People in the News—Sept. 2, 2026—Blank Rome, Norris McLaughlin - Law.com (Blank Rome), September 3, 2026 Kirkland & Ellis leveraged finance partner heads to Dechert - Financial News London (Dechert), September 3, 2026 ENRC settles $290m legal claim against SFO, Dechert - MLex (Dechert), September 3, 2026 Morgan Lewis Hires Andres Liivak as Boston Life Sciences Partner - Global Legal Chronicle (Morgan Lewis), September 2, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
James Stevens Quoted in Article on Bank Holding Company Governance Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2026 Texas Takes Aim at Price Optimization in Insurance Ratemaking Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2026 SEC and FDA Unite: New MOU Creates Coordinated Regulatory and Enforcement Framework Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2026 SEC and FDA Unite: New MOU Creates Coordinated Regulatory and Enforcement Framework Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2026 Duane Morris Recognized in Multiple Categories of the 2026 New Jersey Legal Awards Duane Morris, September 2, 2026
Texas News
Akin, an Elite Global Law Firm - akingump.com (Akin Gump), September 3, 2026 Jackson Walker Sees Texas Advantage as Local Rivals Branch Out - Bloomberg Law News (Jackson Walker), September 2, 2026
Texas Press Releases
Latest pensions news Norton Rose Fulbright, September 3, 2026 Deloitte digital regulation partner rejoins Norton Rose Fulbright to spearhead its Digital Regulation practice Norton Rose Fulbright, September 3, 2026 Apply Norton Rose Fulbright, September 3, 2026 Baker Botts Represents Pan American Energy and San Matías Pipeline in $900 Million Natural Gas Pipeline Financing Baker Botts, September 2, 2026 Peter Bergan Discusses Data Center Lease Structures with Facilities Dive Vinson & Elkins, September 2, 2026 Uptime Now Ep15: Insuring the Future of Digital Infrastructure Norton Rose Fulbright, September 2, 2026 Brandon MacDonald Norton Rose Fulbright, September 2, 2026 Brandon MacDonald Norton Rose Fulbright, September 2, 2026
Washington DC News
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader COO Takes Mormon Church Role - Law360 (Hogan Lovells), September 3, 2026 Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises DDSP on strategic financing for decarbonized data centre development across Asia Pacific - Legal Desire (Hogan Lovells), September 3, 2026 Stephen Preston Contributes to Council on Foreign Relations Report on the US Defense Industrial Base - WilmerHale (Wilmer Hale), September 3, 2026 Akin, an Elite Global Law Firm - akingump.com (Akin Gump), September 3, 2026 Ex-Morrison & Foerster practice head joins Crowell & Moring - Global Arbitration Review (Crowell & Moring), September 2, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Proskauer Welcomes Jaime Santos as Co-Head of Compensation & Benefits Litigation Practice Proskauer: Washington, September 2, 2026 Hedge or Bet? Ninth Circuit Says States Have Jurisdiction Over A Fast-Growing Segment of the Sports Betting Market Proskauer: Washington, September 2, 2026 Finnegan Expands U.S. Platform with Launch of Dallas Office Finnegan Henderson, September 2, 2026
Eastern US News
Greenberg Traurig Represents JATT III Acquisition Corp on Nasdaq IPO - PR Newswire (Greenberg Traurig), September 3, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
Conversions, Reorganizations, Recapitalizations, Exchanges and Stock Splits Involving Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Gibbons, September 2, 2026 Venable Secures Complete Victory for Greenvision, Including More Than $1.3 Million Attorney Fee Award Venable, September 2, 2026 California Passes 400-Foot Drone Restriction for Concerts, Raising FAA Preemption Questions Holland & Knight, September 2, 2026 How Attorneys Get Data Centers Built Off the Beaten Path Holland & Knight, September 2, 2026 Nevada Claims Kalshi Weakened Argument by Accepting NC Tax Holland & Knight, September 2, 2026 Mi Casa Ya Leaves a Gap: The New Government Should Rebuild Confidence Holland & Knight, September 2, 2026 Advocacy in the Age of Fewer Trials: The Renewed Case for Inns of Court Riker Danzig, September 2, 2026 15 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2027 North Carolina’s Super Lawyers Williams Mullen, September 2, 2026
Central US News
BakerHostetler continues West Coast finance expansion with Daniel Passage in Los Angeles - Global Legal Chronicle (Baker Hostetler), September 3, 2026 Lindsay Dailey Joins Dorsey & Whitney in Chicago as Partner in Healthcare Transactions & Regulations Group - Eagle-Tribune (Dorsey & Whitney), September 2, 2026
Central US Press Releases
Christian Bromley discusses wrongful conviction case with ProPublica Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, September 2, 2026 Mark Paskar, Steve Trubac and Jazmyn Ferguson analyze Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Decision in Law360 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, September 2, 2026 Husch Blackwell Advises 1901 Inc. in Sale to Limbach Holdings Husch Blackwell Sanders, September 2, 2026 SEC Charges Former Executives of Subprime Auto Lender Over Alleged $1.9 Billion ABS Fraud Husch Blackwell Sanders, September 2, 2026 Emerging Technologies: Pennsylvania's Enforcement Action Against AI Developer Husch Blackwell Sanders, September 2, 2026 Associate Austin Tapuro Joins Armstrong Teasdale in Kansas City Armstrong Teasdale, September 2, 2026 A minefield for Employers? Drunken consent and sexual harassment Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, September 2, 2026 Changes to our penalty and decision-making policies Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, September 2, 2026
Western US News
Holland & Hart Adds Michael Farrell as Transactional Tax Partner - news.bloombergtax.com (Holland & Hart), September 2, 2026
Western US Press Releases
Do Lawyers Need an AI Law? California Says Yes Holland & Hart, September 2, 2026 Catherine Miller Quoted in Bloomberg Law's "Embedder Protections Survive Rebuff of Copyright ‘Server Test'" Holland & Hart, September 2, 2026
Canada News
International Law Firm’s Black History Month Post Boasts of Employee’s Child’s Black Friend - vice.com (Gowlings), September 3, 2026 Gowling WLG launches, looks abroad for future mergers - Canadian Lawyer (Gowlings), September 3, 2026 2015 Toronto Water Gala - International Institute for Sustainable Development (Gowlings), September 3, 2026 Canadian Solar Inc poised to take off as global demand rises - Financial Post (Gowlings), September 3, 2026 Robert (Bob) Delbridge - harrisfuneralhome.ca (Gowlings), September 3, 2026 John STEVENSON Obituary (1929 - 2023) - Toronto, ON - The Globe and Mail - Legacy obituary (Gowlings), September 3, 2026 Robert LOGAN Obituary (2013) - The Globe and Mail - Legacy obituary (Gowlings), September 3, 2026 BLG welcomes Jennifer Hanna to Calgary’s Tax Group - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) (BLG), September 3, 2026
Canada Press Releases
Goodmans Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2026 Goodmans LLP, September 2, 2026 28 Stikeman Elliott lawyers recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2026 Stikeman Elliott: Latest News, September 2, 2026
United Kingdom News
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader COO Takes Mormon Church Role - Law360 (Hogan Lovells), September 3, 2026 Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises DDSP on strategic financing for decarbonized data centre development across Asia Pacific - Legal Desire (Hogan Lovells), September 3, 2026 August EPR updates: Federal court upholds Oregon's packaging EPR Law; Maine’s implementation hangs in the balance - Dentons (Dentons), September 3, 2026 Indonesia’s Dentons HPRP recruits tax partner Rita Mansjur - Law.asia (Dentons), September 3, 2026 Dentons advises DEK on the sale of the STACHEMA’s Czech and Slovak subsidiaries to Saint-Gobain - Legal Desire (Dentons), September 3, 2026 Dentons advises a consortium comprising The Arab Energy Fund and Zamil Group Investment Company on strategic cross-border investment in CRTS Global - Legal Desire (Dentons), September 3, 2026 Dentons Hong Kong advises China Merchants Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust on its HK$528.5 million acquisition of Nos.470, 472, 474, 476 and 478 Chatham Road North (now known as The Quad) - Legal Desire (Dentons), September 3, 2026 The Prediction Markets Crackdown Continues - Freshfields (Freshfields), September 3, 2026
United Kingdom Press Releases
Pinsent Masons appoints infrastructure M&A specialist Candice Lambeth Pinsents, September 2, 2026
Australia News
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Bodycote plc on its £1.84 billion takeover by Veritas Capital - Legal Desire (Freehills), September 3, 2026 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Windlab on Gawara Baya wind energy project - Legal Desire (Freehills), September 3, 2026
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