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Law Firm News
Monday, July 13, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1507
Good morning!
Today we have an interview with Hillary Holmes who ran Gibson Dunn's SpaceX IPO team which consisted of more than 60 lawyers in completing the largest IPO in history. Paul Hastings launched a sports practice with Slaughters, Ropes & Gray and Baltimore Ravens hires. And Sullivan & Cromwell is crossing a line in its representation of Trump that is angering many of its partners.
In Big Deals, Latham & Watkins and Simpson Thacher have taken lead roles on a multi-billion dollar data centre deal that will see EQT take ownership of Carlyle’s power and AI infrastructure business Copia Power.
In Lateral Moves, Latham & Watkins poached a Davis Polk capital markets pair and King & Spalding added sports and project development partner Eric Andalman in Denver and boosted its disputes team in London. Squire Patton Boggs continued building its investigations practice with congressional investigations expert Giancarlo Pellegr ini.
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General
Gibson Dunn SpaceX IPO Team Went Round the World With 60 Lawyers - Bloomberg Law News (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), July 13, 2026
Paul Hastings launches sports practice with Slaughters, Ropes & Gray and Baltimore Ravens hires - Financial News London (Ropes & Gray; Paul Hastings), July 12, 2026
Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest Trump Representation - Above the Law (Sullivan & Cromwell), July 10, 2026
Simpson Thacher prepares for rare malpractice trial in Florida next week - Reuters (Clifford Chance), July 10, 2026
Jones Day settles $9.6 million legal fee lawsuit against private equity firm - Reuters (Jones Day), July 10, 2026
Big Deals
Latham and Simpson Thacher power up for $2.6bn data centre deal - Legal Business (Simpson Thacher), July 11, 2026
Davis Polk, Fangda, Cleary, J&G advise on Momenta’s $751 mln HK listing - | Asian Legal Business (Davis Polk; Cleary Gottlieb), July 13, 2026
Latham, A&G, Clifford Chance act on Singapore healthcare IPO - Law.asia (Clifford Chance), July 13, 2026
KKR, SK launch Korea’s largest renewable energy platform - Law.asia (Simpson Thacher), July 13, 2026
Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in as Apollo gatecrashes easyJet sale with surprise £5.7bn takeover offer - The Global Legal Post (Paul Weiss; Clifford Chance), July 11, 2026
Attorney Moves
Two Capital Markets Partners to Join Latham & Watkins - ABF Journal (Latham & Watkins), July 13, 2026
Congressional Investigations Expert Giancarlo Pellegrini Joins Squire Patton Boggs - LawFuel (Squire Patton Boggs), July 11, 2026
Latham Poaches Davis Polk Capital Markets Pair, SpaceX IPO Lead - Bloomberg Law News (Latham & Watkins; Davis Polk), July 10, 2026
Sports and Project Development Partner Eric Andalman Joins King & Spalding in Denver - Global Legal Chronicle (King & Spalding), July 10, 2026
King & Spalding boosts disputes team in London - Solicitors Journal (King & Spalding), July 10, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Paul Grewal Steps Down As Coinbase Chief Legal Officer; Molly Abraham Named General Counsel - NewsCord (General Counsel), July 10, 2026
Technology
Legal Technology – AI set to reshape legal work, law firm pricing and legal careers - LawFuel July 10, 2026
Atlanta
Sports and Project Development Partner Eric Andalman Joins King & Spalding in Denver - Global Legal Chronicle (King & Spalding), July 10, 2026
King & Spalding boosts disputes team in London - Solicitors Journal (King & Spalding), July 10, 2026
Boston
Paul Hastings launches sports practice with Slaughters, Ropes & Gray and Baltimore Ravens hires - Financial News London (Ropes & Gray), July 12, 2026
California
Gibson Dunn SpaceX IPO Team Went Round the World With 60 Lawyers - Bloomberg Law News (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), July 13, 2026
Two Capital Markets Partners to Join Latham & Watkins - ABF Journal (Latham & Watkins), July 13, 2026
Paul Hastings launches sports practice with Slaughters, Ropes & Gray and Baltimore Ravens hires - Financial News London (Paul Hastings), July 12, 2026
Latham Poaches Davis Polk Capital Markets Pair, SpaceX IPO Lead - Bloomberg Law News (Latham & Watkins), July 10, 2026
New York
Davis Polk, Fangda, Cleary, J&G advise on Momenta’s $751 mln HK listing - | Asian Legal Business (Davis Polk; Cleary Gottlieb), July 13, 2026
Latham, A&G, Clifford Chance act on Singapore healthcare IPO - Law.asia (Clifford Chance), July 13, 2026
KKR, SK launch Korea’s largest renewable energy platform - Law.asia (Simpson Thacher), July 13, 2026
Latham and Simpson Thacher power up for $2.6bn data centre deal - Legal Business (Simpson Thacher), July 11, 2026
Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in as Apollo gatecrashes easyJet sale with surprise £5.7bn takeover offer - The Global Legal Post (Paul Weiss; Clifford Chance), July 11, 2026
Latham Poaches Davis Polk Capital Markets Pair, SpaceX IPO Lead - Bloomberg Law News (Davis Polk), July 10, 2026
Simpson Thacher prepares for rare malpractice trial in Florida next week - Reuters (Clifford Chance), July 10, 2026
Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest Trump Representation - Above the Law (Sullivan & Cromwell), July 10, 2026
Washington DC
Congressional Investigations Expert Giancarlo Pellegrini Joins Squire Patton Boggs - LawFuel (Squire Patton Boggs), July 11, 2026
Other - Central US
Jones Day settles $9.6 million legal fee lawsuit against private equity firm - Reuters (Jones Day), July 10, 2026
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