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Law Firm News and Press
Thursday, March 19, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1357
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General
The Private Equity Lawyer Who Will Run Weil Gotshal - LawFuel (Weil Gotshal), March 18, 2026
Top Biglaw Firm Announces Its First Female Executive Partner In History - Above the Law (Weil Gotshal), March 18, 2026
Kirkland’s revenue jumps 20% to top $10bn - The Global Legal Post (Kirkland & Ellis), March 18, 2026
Law Firm Mergers and New Offices
Reed Smith opens office in Boston - Leaders League (Reed Smith), March 18, 2026
Big Deals
Goodwin Advises Swift Solar On Acquisition Of Core Manufacturing Assets And IP From Meyer Burger - Mondaq (Goodwin Procter), March 19, 2026
Simpson Thacher, Skadden Advise Alicorp Deal - Latinvex (Simpson Thacher), March 18, 2026
Bakers, Latham, M’sian firms advise on Sunway Healthcare's $732 mln IPO - | Asian Legal Business (Latham & Watkins), March 18, 2026
Goodwin Advises Shellworks On $15 Million Series A Financing To Scale Sustainable Packaging Platform - Mondaq (Goodwin Procter), March 18, 2026
Attorney Moves
Nichola Foley joins Jones Day's London Office as partner in Financial Markets Practice Jones Day, March 18, 2026
Pillsbury Expands its Market-Leading Insurance Recovery Team with Addition of Litigator Kirsten C. Jackson in Los Angeles Pillsbury Winthrop, March 18, 2026
Baker Botts grows SG office with former NRF arbitration partner - | Asian Legal Business (Baker Botts), March 19, 2026
Boies Schiller Hires Patent Litigator Wittenzellner as Partner - Bloomberg Law News (Boies Schiller), March 18, 2026
Baker Botts Adds International Arbitration Partner in Singapore - Bloomberg Law News (Baker Botts), March 18, 2026
Goodwin snags Jones Day litigation partner trio for Orange County launch - The Global Legal Post (Goodwin Procter), March 18, 2026
Complex Litigation Lawyer Sastre Moves to DLA Piper as Partner - Bloomberg Law News (DLA Piper), March 18, 2026
Shaw Joins Latham’s IP Litigation Team From Desmarais in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Latham & Watkins), March 18, 2026
General Counsel Moves
UNCP names Kaye Patel Fraley general counsel and vice chancellor - Greater Fayetteville Business Journal (General Counsel), March 18, 2026
GE Appliances names Lalania Gilkey-Johnson general counsel - Bizwomen - The Business Journals (General Counsel), March 18, 2026
Technology
The great AI disconnect: Firms and legal departments are not communicating about AI usage - Thomson Reuters March 18, 2026
Webinar Replay: The State of Legal Tech – An end to the status quo? - Legal IT Insider March 18, 2026
Pro Bono Net, the A2J Technology Pioneer, Rebrands As 'Scale Justice' to Reflect Its Evolving Mission | LawSites - LawSites | by Robert Ambrogi March 18, 2026
Legalweek 2026: The floor report and a sobering reminder of why we’re here - Legal IT Insider March 18, 2026
AI case study for law professors: How to build complimentary teaching tools - Thomson Reuters March 18, 2026
Boston News
Goodwin Advises Swift Solar On Acquisition Of Core Manufacturing Assets And IP From Meyer Burger - Mondaq (Goodwin Procter), March 19, 2026
Goodwin snags Jones Day litigation partner trio for Orange County launch - The Global Legal Post (Goodwin Procter), March 18, 2026
Goodwin Advises Shellworks On $15 Million Series A Financing To Scale Sustainable Packaging Platform - Mondaq (Goodwin Procter), March 18, 2026
Boston Press Releases
California DFPI Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of FIPVCC Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Law Pending Rulemaking Proskauer: Boston, March 18, 2026
California News
Shaw Joins Latham’s IP Litigation Team From Desmarais in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Latham & Watkins), March 18, 2026
Bakers, Latham, M’sian firms advise on Sunway Healthcare's $732 mln IPO - | Asian Legal Business (Latham & Watkins), March 18, 2026
California Press Releases
DFPI Suspends Implementation, Enforcement of California’s VC Companies Diversity Reporting Program, Pending Rulemaking Cooley, March 18, 2026
General Services Administration Proposes New DEI Certification for Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Cooley, March 18, 2026
Compass Voluntarily Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Zillow After Firm Defeats Preliminary Injunction Wilson Sonsini, March 18, 2026
Firm Advises Mastercard on Data, Privacy, and Cyber Aspects of BVNK Acquisition Wilson Sonsini, March 18, 2026
Wilson Sonsini Advises Lead Investor Pantera Capital on Novig’s $75 Million Series B Wilson Sonsini, March 18, 2026
Wilson Sonsini Advises XENOM on $15 Million Seed Round and Commercial Agreement with Rogue Fitness Wilson Sonsini, March 18, 2026
Wilson Sonsini, Weiheng Chen Shortlisted for 2026 ALB China Law Awards Wilson Sonsini, March 18, 2026
Court Finds AI Agent May Violate State, Federal Law by Accessing Amazon Accounts Without Authorization Cooley, March 18, 2026
Pillsbury Expands its Market-Leading Insurance Recovery Team with Addition of Litigator Kirsten C. Jackson in Los Angeles Pillsbury Winthrop, March 18, 2026
California DFPI Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of FIPVCC Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Law Pending Rulemaking Proskauer: Los Angeles, March 18, 2026
The Horror Continues: California’s Big “Nuclear Verdicts” Just Keep Coming! Proskauer: Los Angeles, March 18, 2026
PAGA 3.0 – What You Need to Know About California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency’s Proposed Regulations Proskauer: Los Angeles, March 18, 2026
Orrick Wins for Lawyer Training on GenAI and eDiscovery Innovation at the 2026 Orrick, March 18, 2026
Chicago News
Kirkland’s revenue jumps 20% to top $10bn - The Global Legal Post (Kirkland & Ellis), March 18, 2026
Complex Litigation Lawyer Sastre Moves to DLA Piper as Partner - Bloomberg Law News (DLA Piper), March 18, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
Navigating Through 2026 March [Policy] Madness: Employment Law Updates Employers Can’t Afford to Bench This Season Seyfarth Shaw, March 19, 2026
Webinar: Cross-Border Whistleblowing Investigations: Aligning Global Compliance Seyfarth Shaw, March 19, 2026
Seyfarth Represents Global Flexible Packaging Supplier Procon Pacific in Sale to Leading Manufacturer Seyfarth Shaw, March 18, 2026
Pioneers and Pathfinders: Joanna Goodman Seyfarth Shaw, March 18, 2026
Oh, Canada? How Dow Turned to American Litigators at Kirkland to Lead a Critical Piece of Litigation in Canada Kirkland & Ellis, March 18, 2026
Kirkland Advises Sun Capital Partners on Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for Fletchers Solicitors Kirkland & Ellis, March 18, 2026
Kirkland Represents Haywood Lane on Investment in Wilkerson Crane Rental Kirkland & Ellis, March 18, 2026
Kirkland Advises Ad Hoc Committee of Bondholders on the Successful Restructuring and Settlement of Tsinghua Unigroup’s US$449.2 Million Keepwell-Backed Bonds Kirkland & Ellis, March 18, 2026
German Restructurings: Kirkland’s Christian Halàsz on StaRUG’s Evolution Kirkland & Ellis, March 18, 2026
New York News
Boies Schiller Hires Patent Litigator Wittenzellner as Partner - Bloomberg Law News (Boies Schiller), March 18, 2026
Simpson Thacher, Skadden Advise Alicorp Deal - Latinvex (Simpson Thacher), March 18, 2026
The Private Equity Lawyer Who Will Run Weil Gotshal - LawFuel (Weil Gotshal), March 18, 2026
Top Biglaw Firm Announces Its First Female Executive Partner In History - Above the Law (Weil Gotshal), March 18, 2026
New York Press Releases
Skadden Shortlisted for Three 2026 Chambers USA Awards Skadden Arps, March 18, 2026
Clifford Chance advises BlackRock on decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions and investment Clifford Chance, March 18, 2026
Weil Advises ETNA Capital on Majority Acquisition of Brolis Defence Group Weil Gotshal, March 18, 2026
California DFPI Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of FIPVCC Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Law Pending Rulemaking Proskauer: New York, March 18, 2026
NIH Withdraws Recognition from Union Representing Grad Students and Postdocs Proskauer: New York, March 18, 2026
BVNK to Be Acquired by Mastercard Skadden Arps, March 18, 2026
Debevoise Video Highlights Firm’s Pro Bono Work in 2025 Debevoise & Plimpton - Recent News, March 18, 2026
Clifford Chance advised BGK on up to PLN 762.5 million financing for ORLEN Termika S.A. Clifford Chance, March 18, 2026
Weil Advises Bain Capital in its Strategic Growth Investment in Duravent Weil Gotshal, March 18, 2026
Boies Schiller Flexner Strengthens Patent Litigation Practice Boies Schiller, March 18, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
Massimo F. D'Angelo Joins Bloomberg TV’s The Close Blank Rome, March 18, 2026
Blank Rome Expands in South Florida with West Palm Beach Office Blank Rome, March 18, 2026
Texas News
Baker Botts grows SG office with former NRF arbitration partner - | Asian Legal Business (Baker Botts), March 19, 2026
Baker Botts Adds International Arbitration Partner in Singapore - Bloomberg Law News (Baker Botts), March 18, 2026
Texas Press Releases
Baker Botts Advises Initial Purchasers in $150 Million Tack-On Offering of Senior Notes Baker Botts, March 18, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
California DFPI Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of FIPVCC Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Law Pending Rulemaking Proskauer: Washington, March 18, 2026
Eastern US News
Reed Smith opens office in Boston - Leaders League (Reed Smith), March 18, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
News and Insights Louis Froelich Featured on “The Securities Compliance Podcast” mar 18 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, March 18, 2026
News and Insights William Jaffe Presents 2026 Update on USPTO Pendency and AI Eligibility mar 18 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, March 18, 2026
News and Insights (Compliance Digest) Proposed FCC Rulemaking Could Push Companies to Reshore Call Center Jobs mar 18 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, March 18, 2026
News and Insights Lawdragon Recognizes Five Womble Bond Dickinson Lawyers Among Global Leaders in Bankruptcy and Restructuring mar 18 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, March 18, 2026
Burr & Forman Assists Minth Group with $430 Million Automotive Supply Plant Project in Gadsden, AL Burr & Forman, March 18, 2026
Baltimore's Historic Crown Industrial Campus Begins New Chapter With Support From Ballard Spahr Ballard Spahr, March 18, 2026
Alerts What You Need to Know About the Riyadh Design Law Treaty mar 18 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, March 18, 2026
News and Insights (Law360) Womble Bond Adds Former NRC Solicitor In DC mar 16 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, March 18, 2026
News and Insights (Bloomberg Law) Womble Bond Employs Ex-NRC Lawyer for DC Business Litigation mar 16 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, March 18, 2026
Central US Press Releases
Six Shook Attorneys to Speak at ABA Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Conference Shook Hardy, March 19, 2026
Mark D. Marsden, Ph.D. Joins Dickinson Wright San Diego Office Dickinson Wright, March 18, 2026
Klien Hilliard Joins Dickinson Wright Seattle Office Dickinson Wright, March 18, 2026
False Claims Act Insights - Qui Tam Dismissals Are Spiking: What That Means for FCA Enforcement Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 18, 2026
Common Isn't a Safe Harbor in Deals and JVs Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 18, 2026
From Early Collaboration to Operating Relationship: Contract Terms That Matter When Capital Arrives Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 18, 2026
Stinson Ranked Among Leading Legal Advisers in 2025 Bank M&A Rankings Stinson Leonard Street, March 18, 2026
Nichola Foley joins Jones Day's London Office as partner in Financial Markets Practice Jones Day, March 18, 2026
Latest on OSHA's Heat Standard Jones Walker, March 18, 2026
The Future Is Bright Podcast: Positioned for the Future: Our Conversation with the Chair of Husch Blackwell Husch Blackwell Sanders, March 18, 2026
Jason Kotlyarov to Present on ERISA Fiduciary Responsibilities at UBA Territory Meeting Kutak Rock, March 18, 2026
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