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Law Firm News and Press
Thursday, May 7, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1392
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General
Elite M&A Lawyers Fed Massive Insider-Trading Ring, US Says - Bloomberg (Latham & Watkins), May 7, 2026 This week’s people moves: McDermott, King & Spalding, Dentons and more - IFLR (King & Spalding; Dentons), May 7, 2026 Lawyers at M&A law firms among 30 charged by US in insider trading scheme - Reuters (Goodwin Procter; Latham & Watkins), May 7, 2026 Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs - Above the Law (Schulte Roth & Zabel; McDermott Will), May 6, 2026 DLA Piper makes up 62 partners - The Global Legal Post (DLA Piper), May 6, 2026 Fox Rothschild promotes deputy GC to become firm’s in-house legal head - The Global Legal Post (Fox Rothschild), May 6, 2026 Meta, Google challenge landmark addiction verdict, seek new trial - Daily Journal (Covington & Burling), May 6, 2026 First The Litigation Partners Left Paul, Weiss. Now Associates Are Being Pushed Out. - Above the Law (Paul Weiss), May 6, 2026 McDermott Trims Schulte Associate Ranks One Year After Merger - Bloomberg Law News (McDermott Will), May 6, 2026
Big Deals
White & Case advises GameStop on $56bn takeover offer for eBay - The Global Legal Post (White & Case), May 6, 2026 Behind the deal: Inside Clifford Chance’s first-ever tokenised IPO mandate win - IFLR (Clifford Chance), May 6, 2026 N&A, STB, Mori Hamada, NO&T, Latham act on $710 mln semiconductor deal - | Asian Legal Business (Latham & Watkins; Simpson Thacher), May 6, 2026
Attorney Moves
Private Equity & M&A Partner Mark Churchman Joins Dorsey in London Dorsey & Whitney, May 6, 2026 King & Spalding Adds Antitrust and Competition Partner Jade-Alexandra Fearns in London King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Adds Ken Sanocki to Expand Energy and Climate Solutions Practice - citybiz (Wilson Sonsini), May 7, 2026 Dechert Recruits Three Restructuring Partners in Dallas Office - Bloomberg Law News (Dechert), May 7, 2026 Jones Walker Welcomes Labor & Employment Attorney Daniel Harrell as Partner in Growing Pensacola Office - PR Newswire (Jones Walker), May 6, 2026 Jones Walker Recruits Daniel Harrell for Pensacola Labor Group - Bloomberg Law News (Jones Walker), May 6, 2026 Paul Hastings hires sports and M&A lawyer Mark Zerdin in London - Alternatives Watch (Paul Hastings), May 6, 2026 Arnold & Porter hires former Wilkie EU antitrust partner in London - The Global Legal Post (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer), May 6, 2026 Will Myer Joins Vinson & Elkins’ Denver Office as Corporate Partner - Yahoo Finance (Vinson & Elkins), May 6, 2026 Paul Weiss Hires Gibson Dunn Trial Lawyer to Expand in Houston - Bloomberg Law News (Paul Weiss; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), May 6, 2026 Orrick Nabs Employment Partner in Sacramento From DLA Piper - Bloomberg Law News (DLA Piper), May 6, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Hires M&A Partner Myer in Denver From WilmerHale - Bloomberg Law News (Vinson & Elkins; Wilmer Hale), May 6, 2026 Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires Sullivan & Cromwell appellate co-head - Legal Business (Sullivan & Cromwell; Paul Weiss; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), May 6, 2026 King & Spalding adds two London partners in as many days - The Global Legal Post (King & Spalding), May 6, 2026
General Counsel Moves
The Suite Appoints Laura Belmont as General Counsel - Legal Reader (General Counsel), May 6, 2026 Heaven Hill's general counsel departs, replacement named - The Business Journals (General Counsel), May 6, 2026 Miguel Barbosa joins Banco Português de Fomento as general counsel - Iberian Lawyer (General Counsel), May 6, 2026 Basic Capital Appoints Jake Eigner as General Counsel to Strengthen Retirement Platform Legal Strategy - citybiz (General Counsel), May 6, 2026 People moves: Jennifer Lankford takes over as legal chief at Cracker Barrel - | Governance Intelligence (General Counsel), May 6, 2026 Mansfield, Bronstein & Stone Managing Partner Gary Mansfield Appointed General Counsel to The Laffer Center - citybiz (General Counsel), May 6, 2026
Technology
Movers and Shakers: K&L Gates; Morgan Lewis, Axinn, Eversheds, Harvey, LegalEng & Litera - Legal IT Insider May 6, 2026 The Legal Industry's Inflection Point: Moving Ai From Adoption to Orchestration - The National Law Review May 6, 2026 Legal Teams Don’t Need More Technology. They Need Engineering. - JD Supra May 6, 2026 Legal AI startup Jurisphere.ai raises $2.2 million in funding - Bar and Bench May 6, 2026 Movers and Shakers: K&L Gates; Morgan Lewis, Axinn, Eversheds, Harvey, LegalEng & Litera - Legal IT Insider (Morgan Lewis; K & L Gates), May 6, 2026
Atlanta News
This week’s people moves: McDermott, King & Spalding, Dentons and more - IFLR (King & Spalding), May 7, 2026 King & Spalding adds two London partners in as many days - The Global Legal Post (King & Spalding), May 6, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
Julia Zousmer Elected to Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ Board of Directors King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 Harold Franklin Wins Atlanta Bar Association’s Highest Honor King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 K&S Litigation Lawyers Honored with 2026 California Lawyer of the Year award by the Daily Journal King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 Leila Fawaz, who is a finalist for the Daily Report's Most Promising Newcomer award, is profiled King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 K&S is profiled as a finalist for the Daily Report's Best Legal Innovation award King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 Ryan Majerus comments on President Trump increasing tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25% from the previously agreed to 15% King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 Accomplished Former Regulator Mona Bhalla Begins Exciting New Phase of Private Practice Alston & Bird, May 6, 2026 King & Spalding Represents California Hospital Association (“CHA”) In Lawsuit Against Anthem Blue Cross King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 King & Spalding Adds Antitrust and Competition Partner Jade-Alexandra Fearns in London King & Spalding, May 6, 2026 King & Spalding Advises Hut 8 on Landmark River Bend Data Center Project Backed by Investment-Grade Financing King & Spalding, May 6, 2026
Boston News
Lawyers at M&A law firms among 30 charged by US in insider trading scheme - Reuters (Goodwin Procter), May 7, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Hires M&A Partner Myer in Denver From WilmerHale - Bloomberg Law News (Wilmer Hale), May 6, 2026
Boston Press Releases
Hybrid Horizons: Hybrid Capital as a Tool in Out-of-Court Debt Workouts Proskauer: Boston, May 6, 2026 Mike Leard and Ritika Bhakhri Mentioned in Law360: “Judge Flushes Fraud Claims Over Plumbing Co. Sale” Nutter McClennen, May 6, 2026 Paul Ayoub Named to 150 Most Influential Bostonians List by Boston Magazine Nutter McClennen, May 6, 2026 34 Fish & Richardson Attorneys Earn Recognition on 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Fish & Richardson, May 6, 2026
California News
Wilson Sonsini Adds Ken Sanocki to Expand Energy and Climate Solutions Practice - citybiz (Wilson Sonsini), May 7, 2026 Lawyers at M&A law firms among 30 charged by US in insider trading scheme - Reuters (Latham & Watkins), May 7, 2026 Elite M&A Lawyers Fed Massive Insider-Trading Ring, US Says - Bloomberg (Latham & Watkins), May 7, 2026 Paul Hastings hires sports and M&A lawyer Mark Zerdin in London - Alternatives Watch (Paul Hastings), May 6, 2026 Paul Weiss Hires Gibson Dunn Trial Lawyer to Expand in Houston - Bloomberg Law News (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), May 6, 2026 Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires Sullivan & Cromwell appellate co-head - Legal Business (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), May 6, 2026 N&A, STB, Mori Hamada, NO&T, Latham act on $710 mln semiconductor deal - | Asian Legal Business (Latham & Watkins), May 6, 2026
California Press Releases
Paul Hastings Advises Citigroup and the Other Initial Purchasers in Blackstone Mortgage Trust’s $450... Paul Hastings, May 6, 2026 Paul Hastings Advises Archer Foodservice Partners in Financing Purchase of SternoCandleLamp Holdings Paul Hastings, May 6, 2026 Executive Order Targets Federal Contractors’ ‘Racially Discriminatory DEI Activities’ Cooley, May 6, 2026 SEC Issues Semiannual Reporting Proposal Wilson Sonsini, May 6, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises QuantWare on $178 Million Series B Wilson Sonsini, May 6, 2026 Wilson Sonsini-Led Deals Honored Among Mergers & Acquisitions' 2026 Middle-Market Deals of the Year Wilson Sonsini, May 6, 2026 Pillsbury Advises Alkira on $475 Million Acquisition by Lumen Technologies Pillsbury Winthrop, May 6, 2026 Paul Hastings Advises ACEA Therapeutics on Its Stock Acquisition Agreement With Phoenix Asia Paul Hastings, May 6, 2026 Paul Hastings Advises Vision Invest on Its Acquisition of Minority Stake in New Sustainable Aviation... Paul Hastings, May 6, 2026 Loeb Represents Service Broadcasting Group in Sale to Urban One Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, May 6, 2026 Orrick Adds Employment Advisor to Tech Companies Orrick, May 6, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises BioOrbit on $13.2 Million Seed Round Wilson Sonsini, May 6, 2026
Chicago News
This week’s people moves: McDermott, King & Spalding, Dentons and more - IFLR (Dentons), May 7, 2026 DLA Piper makes up 62 partners - The Global Legal Post (DLA Piper), May 6, 2026 Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs - Above the Law (McDermott Will), May 6, 2026 McDermott Trims Schulte Associate Ranks One Year After Merger - Bloomberg Law News (McDermott Will), May 6, 2026 Orrick Nabs Employment Partner in Sacramento From DLA Piper - Bloomberg Law News (DLA Piper), May 6, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
Another Week, Another Date: Navigating TPS EAD Extensions, Court Stays, and the I-9 Compliance Tightrope Seyfarth Shaw, May 7, 2026 California Constructor Publishes Article by Jay Houghton on Cybercrime Insurance for the Construction Industry Seyfarth Shaw, May 7, 2026 The AI Didn’t Go Rogue. Guardrails Were Never There. Seyfarth Shaw, May 7, 2026 The Paper Trail: State Privacy Law Contracting Requirements Seyfarth Shaw, May 7, 2026 Seyfarth Counsels Noble Investment Group in Significant Expansion by Acquiring Upscale Ten-Hotel Select-Service and Extended-Stay Leading Hotel Brands Portfolio in Nine States Seyfarth Shaw, May 7, 2026 Kirkland Advises Diversified on Acquisition of Assets from Camino Natural Resources Kirkland & Ellis, May 7, 2026 Kirkland Advises KKR on Agreement to Sell Axius Water Kirkland & Ellis, May 6, 2026 Kirkland Advises Audax on Close of $1 Billion Direct Lending Continuation Vehicle Kirkland & Ellis, May 6, 2026
New York News
Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs - Above the Law (Schulte Roth & Zabel), May 6, 2026 Paul Weiss Hires Gibson Dunn Trial Lawyer to Expand in Houston - Bloomberg Law News (Paul Weiss), May 6, 2026 First The Litigation Partners Left Paul, Weiss. Now Associates Are Being Pushed Out. - Above the Law (Paul Weiss), May 6, 2026 White & Case advises GameStop on $56bn takeover offer for eBay - The Global Legal Post (White & Case), May 6, 2026 Behind the deal: Inside Clifford Chance’s first-ever tokenised IPO mandate win - IFLR (Clifford Chance), May 6, 2026 N&A, STB, Mori Hamada, NO&T, Latham act on $710 mln semiconductor deal - | Asian Legal Business (Simpson Thacher), May 6, 2026 Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires Sullivan & Cromwell appellate co-head - Legal Business (Sullivan & Cromwell; Paul Weiss), May 6, 2026
New York Press Releases
Clifford Chance promotes 12 new counsel in Asia Pacific Clifford Chance, May 7, 2026 Clifford Chance advises on the financing of the US$300M 440MW Isabela Solar Power Project Clifford Chance, May 7, 2026 Proskauer Advises MoonPay X Games League On Sale of New York’s Summer and Winter Teams to UNA Sports Group Proskauer Rose, May 6, 2026 Coalition Announces Global Cyber Insurance Partnership With Allianz Skadden Arps, May 6, 2026 Corporate Partner Will Myer Joins Vinson & Elkins’ Denver Office Vinson & Elkins, May 6, 2026 Weil Advises on Partnerships Bulletin’s 2026 “Best Transport Project” Weil Gotshal, May 6, 2026
Philadelphia News
Dechert Recruits Three Restructuring Partners in Dallas Office - Bloomberg Law News (Dechert), May 7, 2026 Fox Rothschild promotes deputy GC to become firm’s in-house legal head - The Global Legal Post (Fox Rothschild), May 6, 2026 Movers and Shakers: K&L Gates; Morgan Lewis, Axinn, Eversheds, Harvey, LegalEng & Litera - Legal IT Insider (Morgan Lewis), May 6, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
The Rise of the Manosphere Divorce Blank Rome, May 6, 2026
Texas News
Will Myer Joins Vinson & Elkins’ Denver Office as Corporate Partner - Yahoo Finance (Vinson & Elkins), May 6, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Hires M&A Partner Myer in Denver From WilmerHale - Bloomberg Law News (Vinson & Elkins), May 6, 2026
Texas Press Releases
Baker Botts Advises Development Bank of Kazakhstan on KZT 230 Billion Tenge Eurobond Issuance Baker Botts, May 6, 2026 Baker Botts Secures Civil Rights Victory for California Inmate Michael McCurty Baker Botts, May 6, 2026 Shipping Firms Are Being Whipsawed by Changing Stances and Risks as They Wait for Hormuz to Reopen Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), May 6, 2026 You've Hired a Fraudulent Employee. What Comes Next? Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), May 6, 2026 Calif. Justices to Weigh Gilead Negligence Claim in HIV Suit Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), May 6, 2026
Washington DC News
Arnold & Porter hires former Wilkie EU antitrust partner in London - The Global Legal Post (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer), May 6, 2026 Meta, Google challenge landmark addiction verdict, seek new trial - Daily Journal (Covington & Burling), May 6, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Hires M&A Partner Myer in Denver From WilmerHale - Bloomberg Law News (Wilmer Hale), May 6, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Steptoe Attorneys Honored in Mondaq's Thought Leadership Awards Steptoe & Johnson, May 6, 2026
Eastern US News
Movers and Shakers: K&L Gates; Morgan Lewis, Axinn, Eversheds, Harvey, LegalEng & Litera - Legal IT Insider (K & L Gates), May 6, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
Thomson Reuters Names 16 Venable Attorneys as Stand-Out Lawyers for 2026 Venable, May 6, 2026 Shipping Firms Are Being Whipsawed by Changing Stances and Risks as They Wait for Hormuz to Reopen Holland & Knight, May 6, 2026 You've Hired a Fraudulent Employee. What Comes Next? Holland & Knight, May 6, 2026 Nelson Mullins Honored at the Annual United Way Community Awards Nelson Mullins, May 6, 2026 Burr's Melinda Sellers Appointed Chair of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers' Common Interest Ownership Committee Burr & Forman, May 6, 2026 Venable Foundation Awards $770,000 to 101 Nonprofits in Its First Round of 2026 Giving Venable, May 6, 2026 Venable Named to U.S. News 2026 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms Venable, May 6, 2026 Calif. Justices to Weigh Gilead Negligence Claim in HIV Suit Holland & Knight, May 6, 2026
Central US News
Jones Walker Welcomes Labor & Employment Attorney Daniel Harrell as Partner in Growing Pensacola Office - PR Newswire (Jones Walker), May 6, 2026 Jones Walker Recruits Daniel Harrell for Pensacola Labor Group - Bloomberg Law News (Jones Walker), May 6, 2026
Central US Press Releases
Robert Driscoll was recently featured in a NPR Weekend Edition, “In Louisiana case, the Supreme Court weakens a central part of the Voting Rights Act." Dickinson Wright, May 6, 2026 Honigman Advises O2 Investment Partners on Partnership with Atlas Asphalt Honigman, May 6, 2026 Kutak Rock Attorneys Secure Significant Liability Win in Multi-Million Dollar Dispute Kutak Rock, May 6, 2026 Dorsey Announces Appointment of New Co-Pro Bono Partners Dorsey & Whitney, May 6, 2026 Private Equity & M&A Partner Mark Churchman Joins Dorsey in London Dorsey & Whitney, May 6, 2026 Florida Weighs Criminal Liability for Developers Jones Walker, May 6, 2026 Baker Donelson Continues Growth of New Orleans Office with Addition of Frank Paul Simoneaux III Baker, Donelson, May 6, 2026 Victoria Padula Joins Dickinson Wright Troy Office Dickinson Wright, May 6, 2026 Mark H. Evans Joins Dickinson Wright Toronto Office Dickinson Wright, May 6, 2026 Hospice Audit Updates: UPICs May Pick You for a Prepayment Review Husch Blackwell Sanders, May 6, 2026 Jones Walker Welcomes Labor & Employment Attorney Daniel Harrell as Partner in Growing Pensacola Office Jones Walker, May 6, 2026 SEC Proposes Amendments That Would Allow Public Companies to Elect to File Semiannual Reports Instead of Quarterly Reports Jones Walker, May 6, 2026
Canada Press Releases
Goodmans Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure 2026 Goodmans LLP, May 6, 2026 Partner Cliff Proudfoot, KC, Named Managing Partner of the Year at 2026 Canadian Law Awards Lawson Lundell, May 6, 2026 31 Stikeman Elliott lawyers named among Canada's top infrastructure lawyers by Lexpert Stikeman Elliott: Latest News, May 6, 2026 Goodmans Wins at the Canadian Law Awards 2026 Goodmans LLP, May 6, 2026 Stikeman Elliott secures four Deal of the Year awards at the 2026 Canadian Law Awards Stikeman Elliott: Latest News, May 6, 2026 Lenczner Slaght Recognized as Litigation & Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year for Seventh Consecutive Year Lenczner Slaght: News, May 6, 2026
United Kingdom News
This week’s people moves: McDermott, King & Spalding, Dentons and more - IFLR (Dentons), May 7, 2026 Firm hire: Insurance disputes partner joins Norton Rose Fulbright - The Law Society Gazette (Norton Rose), May 7, 2026 Slaughter and May, Linklaters act on Vodafone's $5.8 bln VodafoneThree buyout - | Asian Legal Business (Slaughter and May), May 6, 2026 Addleshaw Goddard advises Mapfre on launch of second biomethane fund - Bioenergy Insight Magazine (Addleshaw Goddard), May 6, 2026 Behind the deal: Inside Clifford Chance’s first-ever tokenised IPO mandate win - IFLR (Clifford Chance), May 6, 2026 Movers and Shakers: K&L Gates; Morgan Lewis, Axinn, Eversheds, Harvey, LegalEng & Litera - Legal IT Insider (Eversheds), May 6, 2026
United Kingdom Press Releases
Pinsent Masons advises on The Real Greek pre-pack sale Pinsents, May 7, 2026 Pinsent Masons advises on Franco Manca CVA Pinsents, May 7, 2026 European VC Fundraising Shows Signs of Rebound, Proskauer Data Reveals Proskauer: London, May 6, 2026
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