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Law Firm News and Press
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1466
Good morning!
Here in NYC, l aw firms leased a record 3.6 million square feet in Manhattan's first half of 2026. And in other news, we have another article discussing private equity's newest target: Big Law. As the article points out, outside capital could help fund international expansion, recruitment of star partners, and expensive technology and AI infrastructure.
In our technology news, we have several AI articles: Harvey II is learning how individual lawyers work and is promising that in the upcoming months memories will be applied to shared spaces. In other AI news, to comply with EU law, Claude will include embedded watermarks to label it as AI generated; other tech companies will likely have to follow suit. (Maybe I'm a Luddite, but is it really so bad to label AI as AI?)
In lateral moves, Barnes & Thornburg added a dozen-strong healthcare team from K&L Gates in Raleigh. Clifford Chance continued to see departures, losing an arbitration partner to Seladore Legal's growing Singapore office.
Blank Rome hired a Jones Day partner to co-chair its firmwide construction practice, and Faegre Drinker landed Chad Hummel, a renowned trial lawyer for its LA office. Finally, BakerHostetler launched a new crypto asset disputes team, and Squire Patton Boggs boosted its insolvency practice with a New York partner hire.
Sue Silverman, Editor
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General
New York City law firms posting record-level office leasing activity in 2026 - The Business Journals (Simpson Thacher), August 18, 2026 Private equity gunning for Big Law - ICLG (Proskauer Rose), August 18, 2026 Clifford Chance accuses ex-partners of trying to ‘hijack’ $5.8m pay dispute - nonbillable.co.uk (Clifford Chance), August 18, 2026
Big Deals
Davis Polk, Lee & Ko, Shin & Kim, Yoon & Yang on $925 mln Korea car-rental deal - | Asian Legal Business (Davis Polk), August 19, 2026 Trilegal, TT&A, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader act on APAR Industries ₹2,500 crore QIP - Bar and Bench (Hogan Lovells), August 18, 2026
Attorney Moves
Faegre Drinker lands renowned trial lawyer for LA office - ICLG (Faegre Drinker), August 19, 2026 Blank Rome hires Jones Day partner to co-chair firmwide construction practice - The Business Journals (Blank Rome; Jones Day), August 19, 2026 Seladore Legal hires arbitration partner from Clifford Chance - Law.asia (Clifford Chance), August 19, 2026 BakerHostetler Launches Crypto Asset Disputes Team - Business Wire (Baker Hostetler), August 18, 2026 Seladore grows nascent SG office with hire from Clifford Chance Perth - | Asian Legal Business (Clifford Chance), August 18, 2026 Squire Patton Boggs boosts insolvency practice with New York partner hire - The Global Legal Post (Squire Patton Boggs), August 18, 2026 Barnes & Thornburg adds dozen-strong healthcare team from K&L Gates in Raleigh - The Global Legal Post (K & L Gates), August 18, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Perdue Farms names Getty EVP, general counsel - World Grain (General Counsel), August 18, 2026 Inspired Entertainment Promotes Carys Damon to General Counsel - citybiz (General Counsel), August 18, 2026 Ministry Brands Announces New Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel - Business Wire (General Counsel), August 18, 2026
Technology
Harvey II launches with Memory that learns how individual lawyers work - Legal IT Insider August 18, 2026 Claude’s text watermark – Does it matter in an AI output world? - Legal IT Insider August 18, 2026 From AI denial to AI pressure: The changing reality for CIOs - Legal IT Insider August 18, 2026 Warning for small firms on ‘demanding’ e-evidence - lawsociety.ie August 18, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
From Texas to the Tenth Circuit: Another ID Theft Case Confirms That Credit Reporting Law Is Reshaping Troutman Pepper, August 18, 2026 Bipartisan AG Coalition Urges FCC to Strengthen ‘Know Your Customer’ Rules to Combat Illegal Automated Calls Troutman Pepper, August 18, 2026 Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – August 18, 2026 Troutman Pepper, August 18, 2026
California Press Releases
CalPrivacy Authorizes Rulemaking on Opt-Out Signals, Raises Data Broker Fees, and Starts the Clock on DROP Amendment Comment Period Wilson Sonsini, August 18, 2026 CMS Proposes Changes to Incentivize FHIR-enabled Electronic Prior Authorization Use Wilson Sonsini, August 18, 2026 In Memoriam: Wilson Sonsini Remembers Maya Skubatch Wilson Sonsini, August 18, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises InduPro on $77 Million Series B Financing Wilson Sonsini, August 18, 2026 Daily Journal Profiles MTO’s Distinctive Culture and Client Work Munger Tolles, August 18, 2026 Corporate Distress Mounts as Bankruptcy Filings Reach 13-Year High Pillsbury Winthrop, August 18, 2026 Paul Hastings Advises Obsidian Security on $85 Million Series D Financing Paul Hastings, August 18, 2026 Orrick Ranks No. 3 Globally for Venture Capital Deal Work in Q2 2026, No. 1 in Europe Orrick, August 18, 2026 Crédit Agricole CIB Provides €120 Million Senior Revolving Loan Facility to ADE for European Solar + Storage Expansion Orrick, August 18, 2026 Arnold & Porter Secures Precedential Tenth Circuit Victory for AstraZeneca in PREP Act Immunity Case Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, August 18, 2026 Department of State Attorney-Adviser David Stute Rejoins Pillsbury as Special Counsel in Washington, DC Pillsbury Winthrop, August 18, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
Housing Providers: HUD’s New Guidance on Emotional Support Animals is No Free Pass Seyfarth Shaw, August 19, 2026 Another One Falls: Somalia TPS Terminates as USCIS Issues Ukraine and Sudan Notices Seyfarth Shaw, August 19, 2026 Meg Burnham and Seattle Team's Move to Seyfarth Earns Widespread Media Coverage Seyfarth Shaw, August 19, 2026 Seven Partners Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Kirkland & Ellis, August 18, 2026 Mayer Brown and T&C advise Comerc Energia on acquisition of remaining stake in Micropower Energia Mayer Brown, August 18, 2026 7th Circuit Sides with Insurer, Bars Coverage for Hackers’ Fraud Clausen Miller, August 18, 2026 Considerations in United States Property Ownership Chapman and Cutler, August 18, 2026 Utah Business selects five Mayer Brown partners for its 2026 Legal Elite list Mayer Brown, August 18, 2026 Sidley Represents SlateView Capital in Joint Venture Formation and Acquisition of Meadowbrook at Agoura Hills in Southern California Sidley News, August 18, 2026 Kirkland Advises Hollyport Capital on Investment by Blue Owl Kirkland & Ellis, August 18, 2026 Kirkland Advises Francisco Partners on Acquisition of Weave Communications Kirkland & Ellis, August 18, 2026 Partner Joshua Payne Named a Rising Star by ALB Kirkland & Ellis, August 18, 2026 Kirkland Advises SB Energy on 20-Year Lease with OpenAI and Partnership with NVIDIA to Guarantee PORTS-Pike Technology Campus in Ohio Kirkland & Ellis, August 18, 2026 On-Chain Spotlight Chapman and Cutler, August 18, 2026
New York News
Davis Polk, Lee & Ko, Shin & Kim, Yoon & Yang on $925 mln Korea car-rental deal - | Asian Legal Business (Davis Polk), August 19, 2026 Seladore Legal hires arbitration partner from Clifford Chance - Law.asia (Clifford Chance), August 19, 2026 Seladore grows nascent SG office with hire from Clifford Chance Perth - | Asian Legal Business (Clifford Chance), August 18, 2026 Private equity gunning for Big Law - ICLG (Proskauer Rose), August 18, 2026 Clifford Chance accuses ex-partners of trying to ‘hijack’ $5.8m pay dispute - nonbillable.co.uk (Clifford Chance), August 18, 2026 New York City law firms posting record-level office leasing activity in 2026 - The Business Journals (Simpson Thacher), August 18, 2026
New York Press Releases
Kelly Meric and Ben Orlanski Named ‘Private Equity and M&A Visionaries’ by Proskauer Rose, August 18, 2026 Proskauer Advises Underwriters in Equity Residential’s $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering Proskauer Rose, August 18, 2026 Neil Barr and Jon Oram discuss private capital in sports with Legal Business Davis Polk, August 18, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Named Finalist in Three American Lawyer Industry Award Categories Vinson & Elkins, August 18, 2026 Weil Advises Willis Re in its Definitive Agreement to Acquire the U.S. Reinsurance Division of BMS Group Weil Gotshal, August 18, 2026 Meera Modi named member-in-charge of McNees’ Harrisburg office McNees Wallace, August 18, 2026 Proskauer Ranked #1 for US & Europe Lender Counsel in Proskauer Rose, August 18, 2026 Matt Rosenthal Named a Young Lawyer of the Year Finalist by The American Lawyer Cahill Gordon, August 18, 2026 Nick Caro and Adam Shpeen named to Bloomberg Law’s “40 Under 40” list Davis Polk, August 18, 2026 Jackson Lewis Principal Mary T. Costigan Named Co-Leader of L&E Global’s Data Protection & AI Group Jackson Lewis, August 18, 2026 BMS Group Agrees to Sell BMS Re (US) to Willis Re Skadden Arps, August 18, 2026
Philadelphia News
Faegre Drinker lands renowned trial lawyer for LA office - ICLG (Faegre Drinker), August 19, 2026 Blank Rome hires Jones Day partner to co-chair firmwide construction practice - The Business Journals (Blank Rome), August 19, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
From Texas to the Tenth Circuit: Another ID Theft Case Confirms That Credit Reporting Law Is Reshaping Troutman Pepper, August 18, 2026 Bipartisan AG Coalition Urges FCC to Strengthen ‘Know Your Customer’ Rules to Combat Illegal Automated Calls Troutman Pepper, August 18, 2026 Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – August 18, 2026 Troutman Pepper, August 18, 2026 Duane Morris’ Cyndie Chang Selected for 2026 NAPABA Women’s Leadership Award Duane Morris, August 18, 2026
Texas Press Releases
Data centres and large energy users called upon to foster the energy transition Norton Rose Fulbright, August 19, 2026 Ep359: The Race to Power AI Data Centers Norton Rose Fulbright, August 19, 2026 Data Center Blowback Norton Rose Fulbright, August 19, 2026 Transfer Deadline Day Compliance-Quick-Check fr Profifuballvereine Norton Rose Fulbright, August 19, 2026 CP26/20 and the FCA’s proposed due diligence rules for SIPP operators: How did we get here? Norton Rose Fulbright, August 19, 2026 \u003cem\u003eTransfer Deadline Day\u003c/em\u003e: Compliance-Quick-Check für Profifußballvereine Norton Rose Fulbright, August 19, 2026 CSRC’s New Requirements for Overseas Listings by PRC Domestic Companies Norton Rose Fulbright, August 19, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Named Finalist in Three American Lawyer Industry Award Categories Vinson & Elkins, August 18, 2026 Gilbert Rousseau Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Gilbert Rousseau Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Jean-Sébastien Cloutier Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Jean-Sébastien Cloutier Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 John Sivils Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Thierry Dorval Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Holland & Knight Assists Pattern Energy, Amanecer Puerto Rico in Obtaining DOE Loan to Strengthen Puerto Rico's Electric Grid Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), August 18, 2026 Rising Star: Holland & Knight's Monica Perkowski Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), August 18, 2026 Uber, Kroger Lobby as Congress Scrutinizes Surveillance Pricing Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), August 18, 2026 The new \u003ci\u003eRegulation respecting the measures to prevent or put a stop to sexual violence\u003c/i\u003e: What should employers expect? Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Petition-date compliance in US Chapter 15: Recent decisions reinforce timing-sensitive eligibility requirements Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 DOJ and DHS trade fraud guide Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Baker Botts Wins Cancellation of Removal for Honduran Client in Pro Bono Representation Baker Botts, August 18, 2026 Baker Botts Wins Precedential Eleventh Circuit Ruling Protecting Property Owners from Unconstitutional Seizure Baker Botts, August 18, 2026 Business Service \u0026 Assistenz Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright partners named among the 2026 Top 250 Women in Litigation by \u003cem\u003eBenchmark Litigation\u003c/em\u003e Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 From Statute to FCA Supervision: Reforms to the CCA 1974 Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 International Restructuring Newswire Norton Rose Fulbright, August 18, 2026 Holland & Knight Advises DermCare Management in Combination with U.S. Dermatology Partners Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), August 18, 2026 A Closer Look at FDA's Next Steps Following Advisory Committee's Recommendation to Legalize Compounding for Wellness Peptides Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), August 18, 2026
Washington DC News
Trilegal, TT&A, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader act on APAR Industries ₹2,500 crore QIP - Bar and Bench (Hogan Lovells), August 18, 2026 Squire Patton Boggs boosts insolvency practice with New York partner hire - The Global Legal Post (Squire Patton Boggs), August 18, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Partner Jeffrey M. Jacobstein Named Finalist for New England Legal Awards Finnegan Henderson, August 18, 2026 Proskauer Advises Underwriters in Equity Residential’s $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering Proskauer: Washington, August 18, 2026 Steptoe Strengthens Investigations Bench with White-Collar and Regulatory Defense Partner Jennifer Loeb Steptoe & Johnson, August 18, 2026 Arnold & Porter Secures Precedential Tenth Circuit Victory for AstraZeneca in PREP Act Immunity Case Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, August 18, 2026 Federal Circuit Overrules Precedent En Banc in Finnegan Pro Bono Victory for Federally Employed Veterans Finnegan Henderson, August 18, 2026
Eastern US News
Barnes & Thornburg adds dozen-strong healthcare team from K&L Gates in Raleigh - The Global Legal Post (K & L Gates), August 18, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
FCC Download: Monthly Updates - August Nelson Mullins, August 18, 2026 Reed Smith Hires Antitrust Atty From Paul Weiss Reed Smith, August 18, 2026 Holland & Knight Assists Pattern Energy, Amanecer Puerto Rico in Obtaining DOE Loan to Strengthen Puerto Rico's Electric Grid Holland & Knight, August 18, 2026 Rising Star: Holland & Knight's Monica Perkowski Holland & Knight, August 18, 2026 Uber, Kroger Lobby as Congress Scrutinizes Surveillance Pricing Holland & Knight, August 18, 2026 6 Ballard Spahr Attorneys Named to Ballard Spahr, August 18, 2026 McGuire Boyd Named to BTI 2026 Client Service All-Stars List Williams Mullen, August 18, 2026 Ed White Quoted in Law360 on Legal Risks Facing Young Athletes Williams Mullen, August 18, 2026 LDS Church's 10th Circ. Win Widens Insurance Ruling Splits, Law360 Insurance Authority Hunton Andrews Kurth, August 18, 2026 Holland & Knight Advises DermCare Management in Combination with U.S. Dermatology Partners Holland & Knight, August 18, 2026 A Closer Look at FDA's Next Steps Following Advisory Committee's Recommendation to Legalize Compounding for Wellness Peptides Holland & Knight, August 18, 2026
Central US News
Faegre Drinker lands renowned trial lawyer for LA office - ICLG (Faegre Drinker), August 19, 2026 Blank Rome hires Jones Day partner to co-chair firmwide construction practice - The Business Journals (Jones Day), August 18, 2026 BakerHostetler Launches Crypto Asset Disputes Team - Business Wire (Baker Hostetler), August 18, 2026
Central US Press Releases
CSRD reporting for non-EU groups: what changed on 3 July, and why 2029 is closer than it looks Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, August 19, 2026 Missouri Just Rewrote Its Election Playbook: Here's What HB 1871 Means for You Husch Blackwell Sanders, August 18, 2026 Brian Bartels Discusses ERISA Service Provider Agreements in Law360 Kutak Rock, August 18, 2026 You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Part 2: US Fifth Circuit Addresses the SPVA Amendments to the Limitation of Liability Act Jones Walker, August 18, 2026 Litigation Associate Samuel Pomeroy Joins Armstrong Teasdale Armstrong Teasdale, August 18, 2026 Financial services litigator Karla Johnson joins Jones Day in Pittsburgh Jones Day, August 18, 2026 SEC completes its exit from 14a-8 shareholder proposal debates Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, August 18, 2026 Kalcik Featured in Wichita Business Journal's "Women Who Lead" Series Stinson Leonard Street, August 18, 2026 "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Part 2: US Fifth Circuit Addresses the SPVA Amendments to the Limitation of Liability Act," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert Jones Walker, August 18, 2026 Dorsey Recognized Among Top Foreign Law Firms for India-Related Work by India Business Law Journal Dorsey & Whitney, August 18, 2026 Panama Canal Tightens Draft Restrictions as El Niño Intensifies—What Shippers Need to Do Now Husch Blackwell Sanders, August 18, 2026 Law360: Young Athletes Are Wising Up, But Attys Say They're Still Kids (log-in required) Husch Blackwell Sanders, August 18, 2026 White House Previews AI-Powered "Detective Border" Tool Targeting Chinese Transshipment Husch Blackwell Sanders, August 18, 2026 'Journal of Medicinal Chemistry': A Series of Aryl-Substituted-(biphenyl)methyl-sulfinylmethylthiazoles as Novel and Atypical Dopamine Transporter Inhibitors Husch Blackwell Sanders, August 18, 2026 Honigman Represents Sciens Building Solutions in Acquisition of Priority Systems, Inc. Honigman, August 18, 2026
Western US Press Releases
Recent Protected-Wildlife Developments: What You Need to Know Holland & Hart, August 18, 2026 Andrea Canfield Named Among Finalists for The American Lawyer’s 2026 Young Lawyer of the Year (Beyond Practice) Stoel Rives, August 18, 2026
Canada Press Releases
Alberta Court Grants Mareva Injunction & Receivership Order to Protect Tallcree First Nation Trust Beneficiaries Lenczner Slaght: News, August 18, 2026 Parliament Aims to Impose a Prohibition on the Use of Forced Labour Lawson Lundell, August 18, 2026 Ben Hackett at IPIC 2026 Centennial Conference Goodmans LLP, August 18, 2026
United Kingdom News
Seladore Legal hires arbitration partner from Clifford Chance - Law.asia (Clifford Chance), August 19, 2026 Seladore grows nascent SG office with hire from Clifford Chance Perth - | Asian Legal Business (Clifford Chance), August 18, 2026 Trilegal, TT&A, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader act on APAR Industries ₹2,500 crore QIP - Bar and Bench (Hogan Lovells), August 18, 2026 Clifford Chance accuses ex-partners of trying to ‘hijack’ $5.8m pay dispute - nonbillable.co.uk (Clifford Chance), August 18, 2026 Norton Rose Adds Another Insurance Pro From Clyde & Co. - Law360 (Norton Rose), August 18, 2026
United Kingdom Press Releases
Pinsent Masons announces FY26 results Pinsents, August 19, 2026
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