Law

Sterlington Adds Kevin Collins As Litigation Partner Following $80 Million California Wildfire Settlement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Sterlington has added Kevin Collins as a partner in its Litigation practice following his role as lead counsel in securing an $80 million wildfire-related settlement for a California public entity.

Johnson Winter Slattery Opens New York Office To Support U.S. Investment Into Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Johnson Winter Slattery has opened a representative office in New York as the independent Australian law firm expands its support for U.S. corporations, private capital investors and advisers deploying capital into Australia.

Cravath Hiring Michael Aiello, Matthew Gilroy, Eoghan Keenan, Amanda Fenster, Michelle Sargent And Megan Pendleton From Weil For M&A Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore is adding prominent New York dealmaker Michael Aiello and five other mergers and acquisitions partners from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, significantly expanding its transactional practice with one of Weil's most senior corporate teams, according to Reuters.

Fennemore And Gallagher & Kennedy To Merge, Creating One Of Arizona’s Largest Business Law Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Fennemore and Gallagher & Kennedy have agreed to merge, creating one of Arizona's largest business law firms and significantly expanding Fennemore's presence in Phoenix and the broader Southwest. The combination is scheduled to become effective December 1, 2026. And the combined organization will operate under the Fennemore name.

Dentons Canada Appoints Tim Haney To Second Term As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Dentons has appointed Tim B. Haney to a second term as Chief Executive Officer of Dentons Canada, extending his leadership of the firm's Canadian operations as it continues investing in growth, technology and cross-border capabilities. Haney's second term will become effective February 1, 2027.

Akerman Adds Debt Finance Partner Bruce Steinert In Los Angeles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2026

Akerman has added Bruce Steinert as a partner in its Corporate Practice Group in Los Angeles, strengthening the firm's West Coast debt finance and private equity capabilities.

Foley Adds Stephen Olson As Corporate Partner To Expand Private Capital And Energy Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2026

Foley & Lardner has added Stephen Olson as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group, expanding the firm's private capital capabilities and its national Energy & Infrastructure Sector.

Paul Weiss Adds Eric Perelman As Investment Funds Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has added Eric Perelman as a partner in its Investment Funds Group within the Corporate Department in New York.

DLA Piper Adds Ari Feder To Investment Funds Practice In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

DLA Piper has expanded its Investment Funds practice with the addition of Ari Feder in New York, strengthening the firm's capabilities at the intersection of private funds, transactional tax and cross-border investment structuring. Feder brings nearly two decades of tax experience focused on private equity and alternative investment funds.

Winston Taylor Adds Christopher Pristouris As Private Capital & Funds Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

Winston Taylor has added Christopher Pristouris as a partner in its Private Capital & Funds Practice in New York as the firm continues expanding its private investment funds and critical transactions capabilities.

White & Case Invests In Saudi Legal AI Platform Clauze.AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

White & Case has made a strategic investment in Clauze.AI, an AI-powered enterprise legal platform founded by Waad Alkurini and focused on legal and corporate clients in Saudi Arabia and the broader region. Financial terms were not disclosed.

DLA Piper Adds Former NAIC CEO Gary Anderson As Insurance Partner In Boston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

DLA Piper has added Gary Anderson as a partner in its Insurance practice in Boston, strengthening the firm's insurance regulatory and compliance capabilities.

Jones Day Adds Private Funds Partner Ariele Cohen In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Jones Day has added Ariele L. Cohen as a partner in its Corporate Practice in New York, strengthening the firm's capabilities advising private investment funds, investment advisers and institutional investors.

DLA Piper Adds Venture Capital Partner Brittany Turner In San Francisco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

DLA Piper has added Brittany Turner as a Partner in its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice in San Francisco, expanding the firm's capabilities in one of the world's largest technology and venture investment markets.

Linklaters Adds Wachtell Dealmaker Mark Gordon As Americas Managing Partner And Global M&A Co-Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Linklaters has hired Mark Gordon from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as Managing Partner of the Americas and Co-Chair of Global M&A, marking another major senior appointment as the law firm accelerates its expansion in the U.S.

Latham & Watkins Buys Nvidia GPU Servers To Build In-House AI Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Latham & Watkins has purchased Nvidia GPU servers and begun developing its own in-house artificial intelligence systems, giving the law firm greater control over sensitive client data while reducing its dependence on external AI and cloud providers.

Latham & Watkins Adds Ahmed ElDessouki As IP Litigation Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that Ahmed ElDessouki has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Insurance Partner Yuliya Feldman In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Yuliya Feldman as a partner in its Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Group in New York, strengthening the firm's capabilities across insurance M&A, regulatory compliance, reinsurance and other complex transactions.

A&O Shearman Adds Anna Kertesz As Antitrust Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

A&O Shearman has added Anna Kertesz as a partner in its U.S. Antitrust practice in Washington, D.C., continuing the firm's expansion of its antitrust and M&A capabilities.

Fisher Phillips Adds 10-Attorney Labor And Employment Team In Mexico

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Fisher Phillips has expanded its Mexico operation with the addition of Partner Jaime Rodríguez Eguiarte and nine other attorneys in Mexico City, significantly increasing the size of the firm's labor and employment practice in the country.

King & Spalding Adds First-Chair Trial Lawyer Phil Bowman As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

King & Spalding has added Phil Bowman as a partner in its Business Litigation practice group in New York, continuing a significant expansion of the firm's partnership ranks during 2026.

Harneys Adds Paul Chiellini-Morge As Corporate Partner In Luxembourg

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Harneys has strengthened its Corporate practice with the appointment of Paul Chiellini-Morge as a partner in its Luxembourg office.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Meta Infrastructure Counsel Rose Schlichtmann-Prince

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Greenberg Traurig has added Rose Schlichtmann-Prince as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C., and Miami offices, strengthening the firm's capabilities in digital infrastructure transactions and investments.

Mayer Brown Adds Pablo Bentes As International Trade Partner In Brussels

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Mayer Brown has expanded its International Trade practice with the addition of Pablo Bentes as a partner in Brussels, strengthening the firm's capabilities in trade dispute resolution and matters involving sovereign states.

Vanderbilt Law School Partners With AltaClaro To Bring AI-Powered DepoSim Deposition Simulator To Students

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Vanderbilt Law School has partnered with AltaClaro to bring DepoSim, an AI-powered deposition simulation platform developed in collaboration with Verbit, to students beginning in the Fall 2026 semester.

Dentons HPRP Adds Akbar Bayu, Leonardo Richo Sidabutar And Rita Mansjur As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Dentons HPRP has expanded its partnership with Akbar Bayu and Leonardo Richo Sidabutar becoming partners and Rita Mansjur joining the firm as a Tax partner, strengthening its corporate, dispute resolution and tax capabilities in Indonesia.

Mayer Brown Names Erica Murphy Chief People And Talent Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Mayer Brown has appointed Erica Murphy as Chief People and Talent Officer, placing her in charge of the law firm's global people strategy.

Quinn Emanuel Adds Antitrust Litigator Catie Ventura In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has added Catie Ventura as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, expanding the firm's antitrust litigation and investigations capabilities.

Winston Taylor Adds Former Federal Prosecutor And SEC Enforcement Attorney John Mitchell In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Winston Taylor has added John D. Mitchell as a partner in its Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice in Chicago, strengthening the firm's litigation and government investigations platform.

Davis Polk Adds Private Equity M&A Partner Todd Kornreich In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Davis Polk has added Todd B. Kornreich as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York, expanding the firm's private equity transactional capabilities.