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Law Firm News and Press
Friday, May 8, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1393
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General
Former Willkie Farr lawyer turns cooperating witness in insider trading probe - Reuters (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), May 7, 2026 Ex-Willkie Lawyer Pleaded Guilty in M&A Insider-Trading Case - Bloomberg Law News (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), May 7, 2026 Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring - ABA Journal (Latham & Watkins; Wachtell Lipton), May 7, 2026 M&A Insider Trading Allegations Threaten Big Law Reputations (3) - Bloomberg Law News (Sidley Austin), May 7, 2026
Big Deals
MoFo lands tech trio from Bakers and Morgan Lewis - The Lawyer (Morgan Lewis), May 7, 2026 Davis Polk, Zhong Lun, Haiwen advise Xizhi on $325 mln Chapter 18C HK listing - | Asian Legal Business (Davis Polk), May 7, 2026
Attorney Moves
Dentons appoints construction partner Gordon Anderson in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News (Dentons), May 8, 2026 Alyse Sagalchik Joins Alston & Bird’s Corporate Team in Chicago - Bloomberg Law News (Alston & Bird), May 8, 2026 Jones Walker Adds Labor and Employment Partner Daniel Harrell in Pensacola - citybiz (Jones Walker), May 7, 2026 Singapore: Reed Smith APAC funds head to join Simmons - | Asian Legal Business (Reed Smith), May 7, 2026 Morgan Lewis Recruits Grünthaler for Investment, Fintech, Role - Bloomberg Law News (Morgan Lewis), May 7, 2026 Dechert Recruits Three Restructuring Partners in Dallas (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Dechert), May 7, 2026 Article: King & Spalding expands to London - Global Competition Review (King & Spalding), May 7, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Hospitality Practice with Strategic Hires in Phoenix and Mexico - PR Newswire (Greenberg Traurig), May 7, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Adds Two Real Estate, Hospitality Shareholders - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), May 7, 2026 Dorsey & Whitney Adds Private Equity Partner Mark Churchman in London - citybiz (Dorsey & Whitney), May 7, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Dauch Corporation Appoints New General Counsel and Secretary and Announces Employee Inducement Award Under NYSE Rule 303A.08 - PR Newswire (General Counsel), May 7, 2026 Basic Capital Appoints Jake Eigner as General Counsel - FinancialContent (General Counsel), May 7, 2026
Technology
The Role of Technology in Personal Injury Cases - Legal Reader May 7, 2026 Driving adoption: Akin rolls out NetDocuments’ AI suite firmwide - Legal IT Insider May 7, 2026 LITI Launches 2026 GenAI Part 3 Governance Report - Let's Data Science May 7, 2026 "Governance was designed in from day one": Inside Wolters Kluwer's new invoice review AI agent - Legal IT Insider May 7, 2026
Atlanta News
Alyse Sagalchik Joins Alston & Bird’s Corporate Team in Chicago - Bloomberg Law News (Alston & Bird), May 8, 2026 Article: King & Spalding expands to London - Global Competition Review (King & Spalding), May 7, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
Stephen Vaughn Named One of D.C.’s 500 Most Influential People by Washingtonian Magazine King & Spalding, May 7, 2026 Alston & Bird Adds Capital Markets Partner Alyse Sagalchik in Chicago Alston & Bird, May 7, 2026
Boston Press Releases
Mintz Advises on Avalo Therapeutics’ $431.3 Million Public Offering Mintz Levin, May 7, 2026 Mintz Advises on InflaRx’s $150 Million Underwritten Offering Mintz Levin, May 7, 2026
California News
Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring - ABA Journal (Latham & Watkins), May 7, 2026
California Press Releases
Federal Circuit Provides Path to Written Description and Enablement for Patents Related to Methods of Using a Well-Known Class of Molecules Wilson Sonsini, May 7, 2026 NextGen VC Podcast - Building Biotech Companies from Day One: Aimee Raleigh of Atlas Venture Wilson Sonsini, May 7, 2026 North Korea-Linked Schemes to Obtain Employment in U.S. Tech Companies: What You Need to Know and How to Respond Wilson Sonsini, May 7, 2026 Recent AI Regulatory Developments in the United States Wilson Sonsini, May 7, 2026 Tait Graves Named Among WIPR Leaders 2026 Wilson Sonsini, May 7, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises Astranis on $450 Million Fundraise Wilson Sonsini, May 7, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Announces Unique Public Service Program Providing Financial Support to 1Ls, Nonprofit Partners Wilson Sonsini, May 7, 2026 Data Center NDAs Face Scrutiny as Developers Balance Secrecy and Public Pressure Pillsbury Winthrop, May 7, 2026 Paul Hastings Advises HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering on Its Issuance of $1.55 Billion Zero... Paul Hastings, May 7, 2026 Loeb and Nine Lawyers Honored in 2026 Legal 500 U.S. Private Client Guide Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, May 7, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises Astranis on $450 Million Series E Funding Wilson Sonsini, May 7, 2026 Food and Drug Law Institute Recognizes Elizabeth Trentacost as a Rising Star Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, May 7, 2026
Chicago News
Dentons appoints construction partner Gordon Anderson in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News (Dentons), May 8, 2026 M&A Insider Trading Allegations Threaten Big Law Reputations (3) - Bloomberg Law News (Sidley Austin), May 7, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
ERCOT’s Batch Zero Proposal and What It Means for Large-Load Projects in Texas Seyfarth Shaw, May 8, 2026 You’ve Got (Snail) Mail: The DOL Takes a Turn Toward Paper Disclosures in its Proposed Regulations Seyfarth Shaw, May 8, 2026 Baker McKenzie’s Global India Practice Committee Welcomes Stuart Rubin Baker & McKenzie, May 8, 2026 Kirkland Represents Berkshire- and GTCR-Backed Point Broadband on Merger with Clearwave Fiber Kirkland & Ellis, May 7, 2026 Kirkland Represents Navigator Global Investments on Acquisition of Revenue-Share Interests Portfolio from Stable Kirkland & Ellis, May 7, 2026 Kirkland Advises MidOcean on Successful Close of Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for Cloyes Kirkland & Ellis, May 7, 2026 Pioneers and Pathfinders: Zeynep Ersin and Kevin Young Seyfarth Shaw, May 7, 2026 Jeffrey Cash and Jonathan Bull Named to D Magazine's 2026 Best Lawyers in Dallas List Seyfarth Shaw, May 7, 2026
New York News
Former Willkie Farr lawyer turns cooperating witness in insider trading probe - Reuters (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), May 7, 2026 Ex-Willkie Lawyer Pleaded Guilty in M&A Insider-Trading Case - Bloomberg Law News (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), May 7, 2026 Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring - ABA Journal (Wachtell Lipton), May 7, 2026 Davis Polk, Zhong Lun, Haiwen advise Xizhi on $325 mln Chapter 18C HK listing - | Asian Legal Business (Davis Polk), May 7, 2026
New York Press Releases
Proskauer Advised Quercus Énergies on Sale of Photovoltaic Power Plant Project in Sonzay, developed by Quercus Énergies, to JP Energie Environnement and Générale du Solaire Proskauer Rose, May 8, 2026 Davis Polk secures rankings in IJGlobal Q1 2026 league tables Davis Polk, May 7, 2026 Proskauer Advises Grifols on $5.3 Billion Cross-border Syndicated Loan Facility Proskauer Rose, May 7, 2026 Proskauer Expands Structured Credit Practice with the Addition of Konstantinos Vavelidis Proskauer Rose, May 7, 2026 FinReg Monthly Update Proskauer: New York, May 7, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Represents CH4 Natural Solutions in Initial Public Offering Vinson & Elkins, May 7, 2026 Clifford Chance advises Apis Partners on the US$1.2 billion combined closing of Apis Growth Markets Fund III and Apis Global Growth Fund III. Clifford Chance, May 7, 2026 Clifford Chance advises funds managed by IFM Investors on the agreement to acquire full ownership of Nala Renewables Clifford Chance, May 7, 2026 Clifford Chance advises Levant Capital on preferred equity investment backing acquisition of stake in Country Hill International Clifford Chance, May 7, 2026 Weil Advises Kainos Capital and Colorado Premium in Acquisition of Old Hickory Smokehouse Weil Gotshal, May 7, 2026 Weil Advises TCV in its Series B Investment in Corgi Weil Gotshal, May 7, 2026 Kasowitz Partners Recognized in Legal 500’s 2026 U.S. City Elite: Miami Rankings Kasowitz, May 7, 2026
Philadelphia News
Morgan Lewis Recruits Grünthaler for Investment, Fintech, Role - Bloomberg Law News (Morgan Lewis), May 7, 2026 MoFo lands tech trio from Bakers and Morgan Lewis - The Lawyer (Morgan Lewis), May 7, 2026 Dechert Recruits Three Restructuring Partners in Dallas (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Dechert), May 7, 2026
Texas Press Releases
Baker Botts Selects 2026 Rufus Cormier Diversity Fellowship Recipients Baker Botts, May 7, 2026 Big Law Talent Battle Accelerates in Congressional Investigation Practices Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), May 7, 2026 Partner Psychology: Expert Strategies for Negotiating Legal MSO Deals Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), May 7, 2026 Federal Jury Clears Riot Platforms in Patent Case Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), May 7, 2026 Should You Even Bother Making a Complaint to the CFPB? Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), May 7, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Law360 Quotes Shaun Boedicker on Recent FERC Enforcement Orders Steptoe & Johnson, May 7, 2026 61 Finnegan Attorneys Recognized on the 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Finnegan Henderson, May 7, 2026 Justices to Side with Generic Drugmakers in Patent Spat, Attorneys Predict Finnegan Henderson, May 7, 2026 Supreme Court Takes Up Generic Drug Labeling Fight Finnegan Henderson, May 7, 2026 FinReg Monthly Update Proskauer: Washington, May 7, 2026 Food and Drug Law Institute Recognizes Elizabeth Trentacost as a Rising Star Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, May 7, 2026
Eastern US News
Singapore: Reed Smith APAC funds head to join Simmons - | Asian Legal Business (Reed Smith), May 7, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Adds Two Real Estate, Hospitality Shareholders - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), May 7, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Hospitality Practice with Strategic Hires in Phoenix and Mexico - PR Newswire (Greenberg Traurig), May 7, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
SEC Issues Final Order Increasing Qualified Client Thresholds Nelson Mullins, May 7, 2026 Big Law Talent Battle Accelerates in Congressional Investigation Practices Holland & Knight, May 7, 2026 Partner Psychology: Expert Strategies for Negotiating Legal MSO Deals Holland & Knight, May 7, 2026 Federal Jury Clears Riot Platforms in Patent Case Holland & Knight, May 7, 2026 Norman Orr Elected Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers Burr & Forman, May 7, 2026 Should You Even Bother Making a Complaint to the CFPB? Holland & Knight, May 7, 2026
Central US News
Jones Walker Adds Labor and Employment Partner Daniel Harrell in Pensacola - citybiz (Jones Walker), May 7, 2026 Dorsey & Whitney Adds Private Equity Partner Mark Churchman in London - citybiz (Dorsey & Whitney), May 7, 2026
Central US Press Releases
Andrew Alvarado was recently interviewed in a Fox 4 News segment titled “Conflicting rulings leave future of hemp in Texas in doubt,” and a CBS News segment titled “Texas court blocks ban on smokable hemp and THC products — for now.” Dickinson Wright, May 7, 2026 2025 Pro Bono & Community Impact Report Husch Blackwell Sanders, May 7, 2026 The Daily Reporter: Developers navigate more difficult data center building environment Husch Blackwell Sanders, May 7, 2026 April 2026 Trade Law Update Husch Blackwell Sanders, May 7, 2026 Andrew Shedlock Appears on Advisors Off Script Podcast Kutak Rock, May 7, 2026 BTI Consulting recognizes Porter Wright for associate satisfaction Porter Wright, May 7, 2026 How to Apply for a Beer Permit in Nashville, TN Dickinson Wright, May 7, 2026 "Jury Selection Secrets: The Art and Strategy of Voir Dire," Louisiana State Bar Association’s 2026 CLE During Jazz Fest! Trial Mastery: Building a Case from Voir Dire to Verdict, New Orleans, Louisiana Jones Walker, May 7, 2026
Canada Press Releases
Canada, Cuba, and New U.S. Sanctions Stikeman Elliott: M & A, May 7, 2026
United Kingdom News
Dentons appoints construction partner Gordon Anderson in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News (Dentons), May 8, 2026 Khaitan & Co, Homburger, Linklaters, Baker McKenzie act on Landis+Gyr transferring EMEA business to AURELIUS - Bar and Bench (Linklaters), May 8, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright expands Middle East and Africa energy offering with new partner hire - ZAWYA (Norton Rose), May 8, 2026 Irwin Mitchell appoints new partner and senior associate in Scotland - Scottish Legal News (Irwin Mitchell), May 7, 2026 McDermott hires Herbert Smith energy lead - Partnerships Bulletin (Herbert Smith), May 7, 2026
United Kingdom Press Releases
EU AI Act Update: Provisional Deal Would Delay High-Risk AI Rules Proskauer: London, May 8, 2026 Proskauer Advises Grifols on $5.3 Billion Cross-border Syndicated Loan Facility Proskauer: London, May 7, 2026 Proskauer Expands Structured Credit Practice with the Addition of Konstantinos Vavelidis Proskauer: London, May 7, 2026 FinReg Monthly Update Proskauer: London, May 7, 2026
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