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Law Firm News and Press
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1425
Good morning! Today we have a lot of lateral moves to report on!
Paul Hastings added a private equity/M&A partner in New York; O'Melveny added two financial services regulatory partners in DC; Allen Matkins added a trial litigator in New York; Loeb & Loeb added a finance partner; Clifford Chance added a finance and derivatives partner in Houston; Weil expanded its London debt practice; Mayer Brown grew its international arbitration group; Ropes & Gray recruited Paul Weiss's financial services co-chief; Cahill added a tech IP litigation partner; Nelson Mullins hired a litigation partner in Boston; a trade secret and employment litigator rejoined Epstein Becker Green; Gibson Dunn added a restructuring partner from Jones Day and expanded its FDA and healthcare practice; Holland & Knight hired a tax and a regulatory partner; Latham added a compensation partner; and Dentons recruited a digital assets partner.
And in AI news, BARBRI has just acquired AI startup Lega. Christian Lang, Lega's founder, is joining BARBRI in the newly-created role of head of innovation.
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General
Quinn Emanuel Gives Pro Bono Its Own Bonus Credit - Above the Law (Quinn Emanuel), June 23, 2026 DLA Piper: a global LLP and a US$10B revenue ambition - Iberian Lawyer (DLA Piper), June 22, 2026
Big Deals
Simpson Thacher, Nishimura guide KKR's $950 mln exit from Japanese chipmaker - | Asian Legal Business (Simpson Thacher), June 23, 2026 CAM, Latham, Khaitan, Sidley advise on proposed $3.1 bln NSE IPO - | Asian Legal Business (Latham & Watkins; Sidley Austin), June 23, 2026 Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts guide building materials giant CRH's $8.5bn Arcosa buy - The Global Legal Post (Baker Botts; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 22, 2026 Sidley Advises on the Hong Kong IPO of Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Sidley News, June 23, 2026 Proskauer Advises Blossom Capital on €32 Million Funding Round for Comand AI Proskauer Rose, June 22, 2026
Attorney Moves
Life Sciences Transactions Partners Lila Hope and Jennifer Raab Join Sidley, Accelerating Further Growth in Life Sciences and the Palo Alto Office Sidley News, June 23, 2026 Paul Hastings Further Strengthens Premier Private Equity Platform in New York - Global Legal Chronicle (Paul Hastings), June 23, 2026 O’Melveny Welcomes Esteemed Broker-Dealer Regulatory Partners James R. Burns and Brant K. Brown - Global Legal Chronicle (O'Melveny & Myers), June 23, 2026 Allen Matkins Adds Nationally Recognized Trial Lawyer Ronald Rossi in New York Office - Yahoo Finance Singapore (Allen Matkins), June 23, 2026 Loeb & Loeb Employs Cadwalader Finance Partner Todd Matras in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Cadwalader Wickersham; Loeb & Loeb), June 23, 2026 Clifford Chance U.S. Welcomes Olson in Houston - ABF Journal (Clifford Chance), June 23, 2026 Weil boosts London debt finance bench with Sidley hire - Non-Billable (Sidley Austin), June 23, 2026 Mayer Brown expands international arbitration offering with New York partner - LawFuel.com (Mayer Brown), June 23, 2026 Ropes & Gray recruits Paul Weiss financial services co-chief in Washington DC - The Global Legal Post (Ropes & Gray), June 23, 2026 Patrick Lafferty Joins Cahill Gordon & Reindel as Technology IP Litigation Partner - citybiz (Cahill Gordon), June 22, 2026 Nelson Mullins Taps Seyfarth Shaw Litigation Partner in Boston - Bloomberg Law News (Nelson Mullins; Seyfarth Shaw), June 22, 2026 Trade Secret and Employment Litigator Brian E. Spang Rejoins Epstein Becker Green in Chicago - Global Legal Chronicle (Epstein Becker), June 22, 2026 Gibson Dunn Nabs Jones Day Restructuring Partner Schneidereit - Bloomberg Law News (Jones Day; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 22, 2026 Holland & Knight Gains Thomas Geraghty as Tax Partner in Chicago - news.bloombergtax.com (Holland & Knight), June 22, 2026 Holland & Knight Nabs Jones Day Regulatory Partner in Atlanta - Bloomberg Law News (Holland & Knight; Jones Day), June 22, 2026 O’Melveny Hires Two Cleary Gottlieb Trading and Markets Partners - Bloomberg Law News (Cleary Gottlieb), June 22, 2026 Paul Hastings Adds Dechert Private Equity Partner Miner in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Dechert; Paul Hastings), June 22, 2026 Clifford Chance Lures Finance Partner Olson From Vinson & Elkins - Bloomberg Law News (Vinson & Elkins), June 22, 2026 Mayer Brown Recruits King & Spalding’s Friedman for Arbitration - Bloomberg Law News (King & Spalding; Mayer Brown), June 22, 2026 Latham Employs Ropes & Gray Compensation Partner Mayer in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Ropes & Gray), June 22, 2026 Dentons Recruits Fintech and Digital Assets Partner in New York - Bloomberg Law News (Dentons), June 22, 2026 Gibson Dunn injects new talent into FDA and health care practice - ICLG (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 22, 2026 Latham continues London tech transactions push with Travers partner hire - The Global Legal Post (Latham & Watkins), June 22, 2026 Fried Frank loses real estate duo to Greenberg Traurig - Financial News London (Greenberg Traurig; Fried Frank), June 22, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Agiloft Appoints Kristin Knox Esche as General Counsel - citybiz (General Counsel), June 22, 2026 Islands Energy Group appoints Group General Counsel - channeleye.media (General Counsel), June 22, 2026
Technology
BARBRI acquires Lega: Interview with co-CEO Lucie Allen - Legal IT Insider June 22, 2026 BARBRI Acquires Lega, Completing the Startup's Pivot From AI Governance to Experiential AI Training - LawSites June 22, 2026 Clio announces major legal AI training target, education program - Canadian Lawyer June 22, 2026 Five takeaways from Europe’s largest legal tech conference - Non-Billable June 22, 2026
Atlanta News
Mayer Brown Recruits King & Spalding’s Friedman for Arbitration - Bloomberg Law News (King & Spalding), June 22, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
D.C. Circuit Remands NTEU v. CFPB to District Court, Holds Appeal in Abeyance Troutman Pepper, June 23, 2026 Nicotine Pouches Taxable as “Tobacco Products” in Texas, State Supreme Court Rules Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026 Nicotine Pouches Taxable as “Tobacco Products” in Texas, State Supreme Court Rules Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026 Booz Allen to Acquire Ultra I&C Mission Solutions Business for $720M King & Spalding, June 22, 2026 Troutman Pepper Locke Recognized by Corporate Counsel as Top Firm in BTI Client Service A-Team 2026 Report Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026 Top 100 Dealerships by F&I Preview; What’s Next for FTC’s Dealership Ad Crackdown? Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026 One Crash, 3 Trucking Firms Found Liable in California Nuclear Verdict Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026
Boston News
Ropes & Gray recruits Paul Weiss financial services co-chief in Washington DC - The Global Legal Post (Ropes & Gray), June 23, 2026 Latham Employs Ropes & Gray Compensation Partner Mayer in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Ropes & Gray), June 22, 2026
Boston Press Releases
Under the Microscope: Proskauer Releases 2026 Buyout Fundraising Market Reports Proskauer: Boston, June 22, 2026 Fish & Richardson Introduces FishStream AI, a Proprietary Tool Supporting Strategic Patent Prosecution Fish & Richardson, June 22, 2026
California News
Paul Hastings Further Strengthens Premier Private Equity Platform in New York - Global Legal Chronicle (Paul Hastings), June 23, 2026 O’Melveny Welcomes Esteemed Broker-Dealer Regulatory Partners James R. Burns and Brant K. Brown - Global Legal Chronicle (O'Melveny & Myers), June 23, 2026 Quinn Emanuel Gives Pro Bono Its Own Bonus Credit - Above the Law (Quinn Emanuel), June 23, 2026 CAM, Latham, Khaitan, Sidley advise on proposed $3.1 bln NSE IPO - | Asian Legal Business (Latham & Watkins), June 23, 2026 Loeb & Loeb Employs Cadwalader Finance Partner Todd Matras in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Loeb & Loeb), June 22, 2026 Paul Hastings Adds Dechert Private Equity Partner Miner in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Paul Hastings), June 22, 2026 Gibson Dunn injects new talent into FDA and health care practice - ICLG (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 22, 2026 Gibson Dunn Nabs Jones Day Restructuring Partner Schneidereit - Bloomberg Law News (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 22, 2026 Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts guide building materials giant CRH's $8.5bn Arcosa buy - The Global Legal Post (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 22, 2026 Latham continues London tech transactions push with Travers partner hire - The Global Legal Post (Latham & Watkins), June 22, 2026
California Press Releases
AI-Driven Vertically Specialized ERP Solutions: Aptean Acquires ROTOR Software Orrick, June 22, 2026 Entendre Acquired by MoonPay Orrick, June 22, 2026 ABIONYX Pharma Announces Up to €33M in Financing Orrick, June 22, 2026 Bloomberg Law Quotes Matt Christiansen on Rising Energy Demands and FERC Jurisdiction Wilson Sonsini, June 22, 2026 Firm Advises Denali Therapeutics on Agreement to Sell Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher for $195 Million Wilson Sonsini, June 22, 2026 New York City Pied-à-Terre Tax Takes Effect July 1 Loeb & Loeb, June 22, 2026 Loeb & Loeb Welcomes Commercial Finance Partner Todd Matras to New York Office Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, June 22, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Partners Co-Author Chapter in Third Edition of GCR Data & Antitrust Guide Wilson Sonsini, June 22, 2026 Stephanie Kang Rejoins Arnold & Porter Los Angeles Litigation Team Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, June 22, 2026 Independent Contractor Agreements Are Not Enough: Court Finds Streamers Are Employees Despite Contract Terms and Autonomy Loeb & Loeb, June 22, 2026 Allen Matkins Adds Nationally Recognized Trial Lawyer Ronald Rossi in New York Office Allen Matkins, June 22, 2026
Chicago News
CAM, Latham, Khaitan, Sidley advise on proposed $3.1 bln NSE IPO - | Asian Legal Business (Sidley Austin), June 23, 2026 Weil boosts London debt finance bench with Sidley hire - Non-Billable (Sidley Austin), June 23, 2026 Mayer Brown expands international arbitration offering with New York partner - LawFuel.com (Mayer Brown), June 23, 2026 Mayer Brown Recruits King & Spalding’s Friedman for Arbitration - Bloomberg Law News (Mayer Brown), June 22, 2026 DLA Piper: a global LLP and a US$10B revenue ambition - Iberian Lawyer (DLA Piper), June 22, 2026 Dentons Recruits Fintech and Digital Assets Partner in New York - Bloomberg Law News (Dentons), June 22, 2026 Nelson Mullins Taps Seyfarth Shaw Litigation Partner in Boston - Bloomberg Law News (Seyfarth Shaw), June 22, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
Life Sciences Transactions Partners Lila Hope and Jennifer Raab Join Sidley, Accelerating Further Growth in Life Sciences and the Palo Alto Office Sidley News, June 23, 2026 Liability Knows No Borders: BioSkryb and The Extraterritorial Reach of California’s Section 16600.5. Seyfarth Shaw, June 23, 2026 Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 19 – TCPA: Wrong Number Cases Seyfarth Shaw, June 23, 2026 Mayer Brown partner Elina Coss named to Lawdragon’s 2026 “500 X – The Next Generation” guide Mayer Brown, June 23, 2026 Baker McKenzie Announces Partner Promotions for 2026 Baker & McKenzie, June 23, 2026 Sidley Advises on the Hong Kong IPO of Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Sidley News, June 23, 2026 Kirkland Advises Smash Capital on Series B Equity Financing in Allen Control Systems Kirkland & Ellis, June 22, 2026 On-Chain Spotlight Chapman and Cutler, June 22, 2026
New York News
Loeb & Loeb Employs Cadwalader Finance Partner Todd Matras in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Cadwalader Wickersham), June 23, 2026 Clifford Chance U.S. Welcomes Olson in Houston - ABF Journal (Clifford Chance), June 23, 2026 Simpson Thacher, Nishimura guide KKR's $950 mln exit from Japanese chipmaker - | Asian Legal Business (Simpson Thacher), June 23, 2026 Patrick Lafferty Joins Cahill Gordon & Reindel as Technology IP Litigation Partner - citybiz (Cahill Gordon), June 22, 2026 Trade Secret and Employment Litigator Brian E. Spang Rejoins Epstein Becker Green in Chicago - Global Legal Chronicle (Epstein Becker), June 22, 2026 Holland & Knight Gains Thomas Geraghty as Tax Partner in Chicago - news.bloombergtax.com (Holland & Knight), June 22, 2026 Holland & Knight Nabs Jones Day Regulatory Partner in Atlanta - Bloomberg Law News (Holland & Knight), June 22, 2026 O’Melveny Hires Two Cleary Gottlieb Trading and Markets Partners - Bloomberg Law News (Cleary Gottlieb), June 22, 2026 Fried Frank loses real estate duo to Greenberg Traurig - Financial News London (Fried Frank), June 22, 2026 Clifford Chance Lures Finance Partner Olson From Vinson & Elkins - Bloomberg Law News (Clifford Chance), June 22, 2026
New York Press Releases
Clifford Chance advises L’Oréal on its inaugural CHF 500 million dual tranche bond issuance Clifford Chance, June 23, 2026 Clifford Chance advises Technip Energies on its €500 million 4% senior unsecured notes due 2033 Clifford Chance, June 23, 2026 Proskauer Advises Blossom Capital on €32 Million Funding Round for Comand AI Proskauer Rose, June 22, 2026 Kannon Shanmugam profiled in AmLaw Litigation Daily Davis Polk, June 22, 2026 Carolyn Burnette Discusses Leadership Style as a Best Mentor Finalist Jackson Lewis, June 22, 2026 Marvin Kaplan Comments on Petition Challenging NLRB Limits on Worker Decertification Jackson Lewis, June 22, 2026 SandboxAQ Announces Agreement With US Department of Commerce Skadden Arps, June 22, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Advises California Resources Corporation on $550 Million Senior Notes Offering Vinson & Elkins, June 22, 2026
Philadelphia News
Paul Hastings Adds Dechert Private Equity Partner Miner in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Dechert), June 22, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
D.C. Circuit Remands NTEU v. CFPB to District Court, Holds Appeal in Abeyance Troutman Pepper, June 23, 2026 Nicotine Pouches Taxable as “Tobacco Products” in Texas, State Supreme Court Rules Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026 Nicotine Pouches Taxable as “Tobacco Products” in Texas, State Supreme Court Rules Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026 Troutman Pepper Locke Recognized by Corporate Counsel as Top Firm in BTI Client Service A-Team 2026 Report Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026 Top 100 Dealerships by F&I Preview; What’s Next for FTC’s Dealership Ad Crackdown? Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026 One Crash, 3 Trucking Firms Found Liable in California Nuclear Verdict Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2026
Texas News
Clifford Chance Lures Finance Partner Olson From Vinson & Elkins - Bloomberg Law News (Vinson & Elkins), June 22, 2026 Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts guide building materials giant CRH's $8.5bn Arcosa buy - The Global Legal Post (Baker Botts), June 22, 2026
Texas Press Releases
William McKenzie Norton Rose Fulbright, June 23, 2026 Global M\u0026A trends and risks 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright, June 23, 2026 Global M\u0026A trends and risks Norton Rose Fulbright, June 23, 2026 May global crypto regulatory 10-minute round-up. Norton Rose Fulbright, June 23, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright advises OX2 on PLN 550 million financing of 50 MW Norton Rose Fulbright, June 23, 2026 \u003cem\u003eFinTech\u003c/em\u003e Pulse podcast Norton Rose Fulbright, June 23, 2026 Evoluzioni normative e prospettive regolatorie Norton Rose Fulbright, June 23, 2026 Baker Botts Advises on IFC’s Equity Investment in Ipoteka Bank Baker Botts, June 22, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Stephanie Kang Rejoins Arnold & Porter Los Angeles Litigation Team Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, June 22, 2026
Eastern US News
Fried Frank loses real estate duo to Greenberg Traurig - Financial News London (Greenberg Traurig), June 22, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
A Criminal-Law Ruling Commercial Litigants Should Watch Gibbons, June 22, 2026 Recent Changes to Indiana Annexation Law Gibbons, June 22, 2026 Ohio’s Opportunity Zone Map Gets Rewritten This Decade — And the Window Closes July 10 Gibbons, June 22, 2026 Coming Soon! The Beauty Law Glow-Up, a New Venable Podcast Venable, June 22, 2026 Venable Launches "The Beauty Law Glow-Up" Podcast Series for Beauty, Wellness, and Personal Care Brands Venable, June 22, 2026 Hunton Advises on NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.’s $3.75B Junior Subordinated Debentures Offering Hunton Andrews Kurth, June 22, 2026 Meet the Attys Helping Inotiv Inc. Pursue a Prepack Ch. 11, Law360 Hunton Andrews Kurth, June 22, 2026 Nelson Mullins Broadens Franchise and Distribution Practice with Boston Litigation... Nelson Mullins, June 22, 2026
Central US News
Holland & Knight Nabs Jones Day Regulatory Partner in Atlanta - Bloomberg Law News (Jones Day), June 22, 2026 Gibson Dunn Nabs Jones Day Restructuring Partner Schneidereit - Bloomberg Law News (Jones Day), June 22, 2026
Central US Press Releases
Chief Engineer Admits to a Criminal Violation of the 'Ports and Waterways Safety Act' Related to Francis Scott Key Bridge Casualty Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 22, 2026 "A Leaner Way to Lien Personal Property: The Case for Streamlining and Centralizing Judicial Lien Securitization and Perfection on Personal Property," 'Marquette Law Review' Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 22, 2026 USERRA Compliance: Navigating Military Leave Obligations and Emerging Litigation Risks Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 22, 2026 Labor and Employment Partner Conway Featured in Minnesota Lawyer's 'Breaking the Ice' Series Stinson Leonard Street, June 22, 2026 Leading leveraged finance lawyer Jon Frankel joins Jones Day's Financial Markets Practice in New York Jones Day, June 22, 2026 BCLP Appoints New Office Managing Partner in Washington, D.C. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, June 22, 2026 Private Equity Investment: Founder Briefing Note Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, June 22, 2026 SEC Risk Alert Puts Investment Adviser Conflicts of Interest Back in Focus Dorsey & Whitney, June 22, 2026 Taylor Wood Named to The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 22, 2026 MSHA Makes Changes to the Citation Conferencing Process Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 22, 2026 Honigman Represents Nuwellis in $6.0 Million Public Offering Honigman, June 22, 2026
Canada Press Releases
Your AI Notetaker May be Taking Notes on You Too: Addressing the Risks of AI Transcriptions in the Workplace Lawson Lundell, June 22, 2026 7 Lenczner Slaght Litigators Elected to Leadership Positions in The Advocates’ Society Lenczner Slaght: News, June 22, 2026
United Kingdom News
Clifford Chance U.S. Welcomes Olson in Houston - ABF Journal (Clifford Chance), June 23, 2026 Ashurst denies investigating KPMG whistleblower claims - Non-Billable (Ashurst), June 22, 2026 Dentons Recruits Fintech and Digital Assets Partner in New York - Bloomberg Law News (Dentons), June 22, 2026 Clifford Chance Lures Finance Partner Olson From Vinson & Elkins - Bloomberg Law News (Clifford Chance), June 22, 2026
United Kingdom Press Releases
Under the Microscope: Proskauer Releases 2026 Buyout Fundraising Market Reports Proskauer: London, June 22, 2026 Pinsent Masons advises Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on office building financing in Warsaw Pinsents, June 22, 2026 Pinsent Masons appoints first global chief knowledge and AI adoption officer Pinsents, June 22, 2026
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