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Kirkland & Ellis To Spend $500 Million Building Proprietary AI Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:16 PM

Kirkland & Ellis, the world's highest-grossing law firm, has set aside $500 million to develop its own artificial intelligence platform, signaling one of the largest AI investments made by a law firm to date. The initiative is designed to create proprietary technology that captures and deploys the firm's institutional knowledge rather than relying solely on third-party AI tools available across the legal industry.

Dentons Appoints Diarmuid Mawe As Real Estate Partner In Dublin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:13 AM

Dentons announced the appointment of Diarmuid Mawe as a partner in its real estate practice in Dublin, further strengthening the firm’s real estate capabilities in Ireland.

DLA Piper Adds Construction And Real Estate Partner Geoffrey Palachuk In Seattle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:12 AM

DLA Piper announced that Geoffrey Palachuk has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate practice, based in Seattle.

Latham & Watkins Adds Technology-Focused M&A Team In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:12 AM

Latham & Watkins announced that partners Andrew Boyd, Gary Brown, and Luke Rowland will join the firm's London office as partners in its M&A and Private Equity Practice. The trio brings significant experience advising public companies, private equity firms, and investors on complex cross-border corporate transactions, with a particular focus on technology, artificial intelligence, fintech, semiconductors, media, and digital sectors.

OpenAI: Jason Boehmig Joins To Lead Product For Legal Vertical

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:00 PM

Jason Boehmig announced that he has joined OpenAI to lead product for the legal vertical, marking a new chapter after spending more than a decade building contract lifecycle management company Ironclad.

Paul Weiss Adds M&A Partner Michael Darby To Corporate Department

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:48 PM

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that Michael Darby has joined the firm as a partner in the M&A Group within its Corporate Department. Darby advises corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities laws, and Delaware law matters.

Paul Weiss Adds Energy And Infrastructure M&A Partner Trent Bridges In Houston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:35 PM

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Trent Bridges will join the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the M&A Group within its Corporate Department. Bridges brings extensive experience advising public and private companies on energy-related transactions and infrastructure development projects, particularly in the midstream oil and gas sector.

O’Melveny Welcomes Back Jeffrey C. Wolf As San Francisco M&A Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:36 AM

O’Melveny announced that experienced mergers and acquisitions attorney Jeffrey C. Wolf has rejoined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Industry Group. The move strengthens the firm’s corporate capabilities on the West Coast and expands its national bench of transactional advisers.

Crimson Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round To Expand AI-Powered Case Intelligence Platform For Litigation Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:26 AM

Crimson, an AI-native case intelligence platform built specifically for litigation and arbitration teams, has raised an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round and opened a new office in New York as it accelerates its expansion across the U.S. legal market.

Norm Law: Emerging Companies And Venture Capital Practice Launched With Senior Additions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2026

Norm Law, the AI-native full-service law firm built for institutional and high-growth clients, announced the launch of its Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice with the addition of Sam Lipson and Justin Rattigan as Partners and Co-Heads of the group.

Steptoe Expands Chicago Presence With Addition Of Restructuring Partner Kenneth P. Kansa

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2026

Steptoe announced that restructuring and bankruptcy attorney Kenneth P. Kansa has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Insolvency, Restructuring and Transactions practice. Kansa joins the firm from Barnes & Thornburg LLP and brings more than 25 years of experience advising clients on financial distress, restructurings, bankruptcies, and complex insolvency matters.

Dentons: Sunil Joneja, Alexandra Fox, And Scott McLeman Join Banking And Finance Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Dentons announced that it has added partners Sunil Joneja, Alexandra Fox, and Scott McLeman to its Banking and Finance group in Calgary, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in corporate lending, real estate finance, specialty finance, and cross-border transactions.

Dentons: 13 New Partners And 42 Counsel Promotions Announced Across Europe And Central Asia

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Global law firm Dentons announced its 2026 promotion round for Europe and Central Asia, elevating 13 lawyers to partner, six to Senior Counsel, six to Managing Counsel, and 30 to Counsel positions across the region.

Dentons: Aishwarya Samanta Joins Banking And Finance Practice As Associate Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Dentons Link Legal announced that Aishwarya Samanta has joined the firm as an Associate Partner in its Banking & Finance and Projects practice based in the Delhi office.

Latham: Renowned IP Trial Lawyer Kieran Kieckhefer Joins Bay Area Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that renowned intellectual property trial lawyer Kieran Kieckhefer has joined the firm’s Bay Area offices as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. Kieckhefer brings extensive experience handling high-stakes patent, trade secrets, copyright, and technology-related litigation across sectors including semiconductor manufacturing, AI, robotics, enterprise software, and cloud computing.

Dentons: Hong Kong Intellectual Property And Technology Practice Expanded With Key Partner Additions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Dentons announced the expansion of its Intellectual Property and Technology practice in Hong Kong with the addition of Loke-Khoon Tan, Dominic Edmondson, and Maria Joannides Smith to its partnership and leadership team. The trio joins from Baker McKenzie and is expected to strengthen the Firm’s capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region and globally.

Akin: Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian, Jonathon Hamill, And Brittany Harrison Join Private Equity Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Akin announced the addition of a high-profile private equity team in New York and London, bringing back Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian, and Brittany Harrison to the firm alongside Jonathon Hamill. The expansion is designed to strengthen the firm’s capabilities across control private equity, complex mergers and acquisitions, and capital solutions transactions.

Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis: $25 Billion Transactional History Powers Capital Markets And M&A Intelligence Platform Relaunch

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC, announced the relaunch and expansion of its digital intelligence platform, designed to provide C-suite executives and international boards with detailed guidance for navigating capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. The firm said the platform incorporates insights derived from more than $25 billion in completed transactions over the past two decades.

Rasa Legal: $1 Million Investment From NextLadder Ventures Added To $5 Million Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Rasa Legal announced a $1 million investment from NextLadder Ventures as part of the company’s previously announced $5 million late seed funding round.

Rocket Lawyer: Interview With VP Of AI Tyler Foreman About The Legal Technology Company Blending AI Insights With Human Expertise

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Rocket Lawyer is a legal technology company that provides legal information, legal documents, business incorporation services, and access to a network of attorneys for individuals and small-to-medium-sized businesses at an affordable price. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rocket Lawyer VP of AI Tyler Foreman to learn more.

Seyfarth Shaw: Commercial Litigator Mhare Mouradian Joins Los Angeles Office As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Seyfarth Shaw announced that Mhare Mouradian has joined the firm as a partner in its Los Angeles Downtown office, expanding the firm’s commercial litigation capabilities on the West Coast. Mouradian joins Seyfarth from Husch Blackwell, where he helped grow the firm’s Los Angeles presence over the past five years.