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Law Firm News
Friday, June 19, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1492
Good morning!
It's summer associate season! How are summer associates faring with AI? Bloomberg Law has some tips on how to successfully integrate AI into summer associate workflows. Sullivan and Cromwell cozies up with the Trump Administration and DLA Piper has appointed a new managing partner for its Montreal office.
In lateral moves today Jones Day, DLA Piper, and Gibson Dunn each added lateral partners in New York and DC, with hires spanning commercial real estate, private equity, and health regulatory practices. Orrick and Cadwalader also bolstered their benches with new finance and regulatory talent.
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General
Summer Hires Can Leverage AI and Still Produce Signature Work - Bloomberg Law News (Crowell & Moring), June 18, 2026 DLA Piper appoints Alan Sarhan as Managing Partner of its Montréal office - PR Newswire Canada (DLA Piper), June 19, 2026 Winston Taylor Taps Office Leaders, Including Jan. 6 Prosecutor - news.bloombergtax.com (Winston & Strawn), June 18, 2026 This week’s people moves: Eversheds, Cadwalader, Simpson Thacher and more - IFLR (Simpson Thacher), June 19, 2026 Sullivan & Cromwell’s Cozy Relationship With The Trump Administration Got Even Cozier - Above the Law (Sullivan & Cromwell), June 18, 2026
Big Deals
Freshfields, Slaughter and May and Simpson Thacher Advise on £10.9bn EQT-Intertek Deal - Lawyer Monthly (Simpson Thacher), June 18, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises Enliven Therapeutics on $460 Million Follow-On Offering - Wilson Sonsini (Wilson Sonsini), June 18, 2026
Attorney Moves
Jones Day Adds Commercial Real Estate Transactions Partner Tim Swearingen in New York - Global Legal Chronicle (Jones Day), June 18, 2026 Gibson Dunn Hires Ropes & Gray Health Regulatory Atty In DC - Law360 (Ropes & Gray), June 18, 2026 DLA Piper adds Private Equity Partner Kevin O’Mara in New York - Bloomberg Law News (DLA Piper), June 18, 2026 Orrick invests in finance practice with new hires - ICLG (Orrick), June 18, 2026 Cadwalader makes Hayes with new hire - ICLG (Cadwalader Wickersham), June 18, 2026 Gibson Dunn Adds Health Regulatory Lawyer Hall From Ropes & Gray - Bloomberg Law News (Ropes & Gray; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 18, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Corgi appoints Eisemann as Head of Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel - Reinsurance News (General Counsel), June 18, 2026 HIWU General Counsel Pujals Retires, Winston Succeeds - BloodHorse (General Counsel), June 18, 2026
Technology
AI.Law sues competitor Eve Legal for alleged patent infringement - ABA Journal June 18, 2026 BriefCatch Names Josephine Petrick Chief of AI Products - Morningstar June 18, 2026 Legal AI tools face off in a watershed patent battle - World IP Review June 18, 2026 AI Trial Simulators - Trend Hunter June 18, 2026 Revo Capital leads Turbo Law's $3.8M seed round to expand litigation platform - Tech.eu June 18, 2026
Boston
Gibson Dunn Hires Ropes & Gray Health Regulatory Atty In DC - Law360 (Ropes & Gray), June 18, 2026 One Step Closer to a Massachusetts Data Privacy Law: Comparing the Current House and Senate Bills - Foley Hoag (Foley Hoag), June 18, 2026 Bass Berry, Foley Hoag Guide $272M AstroNova Take-Private - Law360 (Foley Hoag), June 18, 2026 Choate Continues to Grow Its Fund Formation and Investment Management Practice with the Addition of Jason - EIN News (Choate Hall), June 18, 2026 Startup Angel Bazaar - Foley Hoag (Foley Hoag), June 18, 2026 Gibson Dunn Adds Health Regulatory Lawyer Hall From Ropes & Gray - Bloomberg Law News (Ropes & Gray), June 18, 2026
California
Gibson Dunn Hires Ropes & Gray Health Regulatory Atty In DC - Law360 (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 18, 2026 Orrick invests in finance practice with new hires - ICLG (Orrick), June 18, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises Enliven Therapeutics on $460 Million Follow-On Offering - Wilson Sonsini (Wilson Sonsini), June 18, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises Energy Dome on Collaboration Agreement with Salt River Project - Wilson Sonsini (Wilson Sonsini), June 18, 2026 Distinguished Leader Honorees: Doug Clark, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Law.com (Wilson Sonsini), June 18, 2026 Key U.S. Import Developments, June 2026 - Wilson Sonsini (Wilson Sonsini), June 18, 2026 Law Firm Fenwick & West Signs Lease Extension, Expansion - Connect CRE (Fenwick & West), June 18, 2026 Delaware Court of Chancery Interprets New Section 144 and Applies Heightened Presumption of Director Independence - Wilson Sonsini (Wilson Sonsini), June 18, 2026 UK Announces Social Media Ban and Broader Online Restrictions for Users Under 16 - Wilson Sonsini (Wilson Sonsini), June 18, 2026 Gibson Dunn Adds Health Regulatory Lawyer Hall From Ropes & Gray - Bloomberg Law News (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 18, 2026 $25.5 million in legal fees: The law firms behind SpaceX’s $75 billion IPO - Bar and Bench (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), June 18, 2026 European Commission Opens Consultation on Future CSDDD Guidelines - Latham & Watkins LLP (Latham & Watkins), June 18, 2026
Chicago
DLA Piper appoints Alan Sarhan as Managing Partner of its Montréal office - PR Newswire Canada (DLA Piper), June 19, 2026 Winston Taylor Taps Office Leaders, Including Jan. 6 Prosecutor - news.bloombergtax.com (Winston & Strawn), June 18, 2026 DLA Piper appoints Alan Sarhan as Managing Partner of its Montréal office - Yahoo Finance Singapore (DLA Piper), June 18, 2026 Mayer Brown partner launches Singapore chambers - Global Arbitration Review (Mayer Brown), June 18, 2026 DLA Piper adds Private Equity Partner Kevin O’Mara in New York - Bloomberg Law News (DLA Piper), June 18, 2026 DLA Piper Advises Qualcomm Technologies on NEURA Robotics $1.4bn Round - Lawyer Monthly (DLA Piper), June 18, 2026 Narrow Supreme Court ruling allows SEC to obtain disgorgement, but leaves questions unresolved - McDermott Will & Schulte (McDermott Will), June 18, 2026
New York
This week’s people moves: Eversheds, Cadwalader, Simpson Thacher and more - IFLR (Simpson Thacher), June 19, 2026 Freshfields, Slaughter and May and Simpson Thacher Advise on £10.9bn EQT-Intertek Deal - Lawyer Monthly (Simpson Thacher), June 18, 2026 Sullivan & Cromwell’s Cozy Relationship With The Trump Administration Got Even Cozier - Above the Law (Sullivan & Cromwell), June 18, 2026 Legal 500 Recognizes Holland & Knight Transportation & Infrastructure Practices, Attorneys - Holland & Knight (Holland & Knight), June 18, 2026 Kelley Drye, Following Tech Client Demand, Invests in West Coast Offices - Law.com (Kelley Drye), June 18, 2026 Cadwalader makes Hayes with new hire - ICLG (Cadwalader Wickersham), June 18, 2026 Holland & Knight to Take Up 7 Floors of Nashville Highrise - Connect CRE (Holland & Knight), June 18, 2026 Holland & Knight Relocates Nashville Office to Symphony Place - Global Legal Chronicle (Holland & Knight), June 18, 2026 The Careerist: Zip It Up, Clifford Chance Tells Women - Law.com (Clifford Chance), June 18, 2026 CFTC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prediction Markets - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Skadden Arps), June 18, 2026 Simpson Thacher advises Japan’s JAC on USD1.4bn fund series - Law.asia (Simpson Thacher), June 18, 2026 Akin Lands Former Simpson Thacher Exec To Drive Growth - Law360 (Simpson Thacher), June 18, 2026 Simpson Thacher’s new training programme puts further pressure on the Magic Circle - Financial News London (Simpson Thacher), June 18, 2026
Philadelphia
Delva Tool & Machine Hires Blank Rome for Defense Lobbying - Legis1 (Blank Rome), June 18, 2026 How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Do Not Stop Trying to Distinguish Yourself,' Says Michael Schmidt of Cozen O'Connor - Law.com (Cozen O'Connor), June 18, 2026
Washington DC
Summer Hires Can Leverage AI and Still Produce Signature Work - Bloomberg Law News (Crowell & Moring), June 18, 2026 Joshua Gray - Global Policy Watch (Covington & Burling), June 18, 2026
Other - Eastern US
Greenberg Traurig Named The Lawyer Awards 2026 Real Estate Team of the Year - PR Newswire (Greenberg Traurig), June 18, 2026
Other - Central US
Jones Day Adds Commercial Real Estate Transactions Partner Tim Swearingen in New York - Global Legal Chronicle (Jones Day), June 18, 2026
Canada
Grand River Hospital Corporation and St. Mary’s General Hospital complete strategic merger to form Waterloo Regional Health Network - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) (BLG), June 18, 2026
United Kingdom
Freshfields appoints Madrid private equity team leader - ICLG (Freshfields), June 19, 2026 Bakers, Freshies advise on $850 mln BizLink acquisition of Interplex Datacom - | Asian Legal Business (Freshfields), June 19, 2026 Addleshaw Goddard's long game in the City is paying off - Non-Billable (Addleshaw Goddard), June 18, 2026 Freshfields, Slaughter and May and Simpson Thacher Advise on £10.9bn EQT-Intertek Deal - Lawyer Monthly (Freshfields), June 18, 2026 This week’s people moves: Eversheds, Cadwalader, Simpson Thacher and more - IFLR (Eversheds), June 18, 2026 Freshfields guides USD850m Interplex Datacom sale to BizLink - Law.asia (Freshfields), June 18, 2026 The Careerist: Zip It Up, Clifford Chance Tells Women - Law.com (Clifford Chance), June 18, 2026 Eversheds Sutherland continues European expansion with new partner Alexander Wojtek on Hamburg - leadersleague.com (Eversheds), June 18, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright advises MUFG on US$236 million solar project financing - Norton Rose Fulbright (Norton Rose), June 18, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright wins Qualcomm case - Solicitors Journal (Norton Rose), June 18, 2026 Firms pilot North Queensland Airports’ USD766m refinancing - Law.asia (Norton Rose), June 18, 2026
Australia
1st Annual IFILA Conference - Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (Freehills), June 18, 2026
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