Law

Freeman Mathis & Gary Expands Midwest Footprint With Franke Schultz & Mullen Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2026

Freeman Mathis & Gary (FMG Law) has expanded its Midwest presence by adding the attorneys and staff of Franke Schultz & Mullen (FSM), a Missouri- and Kansas-based civil litigation firm. The move adds three new FMG Law offices in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield, Missouri, while strengthening the firm's litigation capabilities across the region. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Paul Hastings Expands Investment Funds Practice With Boston Partner Chidi Oteh

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2026

Paul Hastings announced that investment funds and sports lawyer Chidi Oteh has joined the firm as a partner in its Boston office, continuing the firm's strategic expansion of its global Investment Funds practice.

University Of Michigan General Counsel Timothy Lynch To Join Stanford

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch will depart the university in late August to become Vice President and General Counsel at Stanford University. Lynch will begin his new role at Stanford on August 31.

Dechert Adds Leahana Grimley As Partner To Bolster Private Equity M&A Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Dechert announced that Leahana Grimley has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate and securities practice. She will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Dentons Promotes Two Partners And 21 Senior Lawyers In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Dentons announced the promotion of two partners and 21 senior lawyers in Australia. The promotions became effective on July 1, 2026.

BakerHostetler Adds Sean Knowles As Securities Litigation Partner In Seattle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

BakerHostetler announced that Sean Knowles has joined the firm’s Seattle office as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group. He will also be a member of the firm’s Securities and Governance Litigation team.

Dentons Link Legal Adds Abhay Chattopadhyay As Dispute Resolution And Arbitration Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Dentons Link Legal announced that Abhay Chattopadhyay has joined the firm as Partner – Dispute Resolution & Arbitration. He will be based in the firm’s Delhi office.

Reed Smith Launches AI Leadership Program With Cornell University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Reed Smith announced the launch of the Reed Smith AI Leadership Program at Cornell University. The customized curriculum was developed in partnership with Cornell’s Executive Education organization.

Dentons Rodyk Promotes Three Lawyers To Partner And Five To Senior Associate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Dentons Rodyk announced the promotion of three lawyers to Partner and five lawyers to Senior Associate. The appointments recognize a group of lawyers whose contributions have strengthened the firm’s practices and client relationships.

Dentons Adds Public Law And Regulatory Partner Arnaud Troizier In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Dentons announced that Arnaud Troizier has joined the firm as a partner in its Public Law and Regulatory practice in Paris. His arrival strengthens the firm’s capabilities in public business law, particularly in infrastructure, public-private partnerships, concessions, and other public contracts in France and across Africa.

White & Case Adds Alex Elser As Partner In Sydney

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

White & Case announced that Alex Elser has joined the firm as a partner in Sydney. The appointment expands the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Global Private Capital Industry Group, and Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group.

Sidley Adds Senior Restructuring Partners Philip Hertz And Melissa Coakley In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Sidley announced that Philip Hertz and Melissa Coakley have joined the firm’s global Restructuring group as partners in London. Both joined Sidley from Clifford Chance, where Hertz was global co-head of the Restructuring and Insolvency group and Coakley led the London Restructuring team.

Dechert Adds Leonard Klingbaum And Jennifer Harris As Capital Solutions Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Dechert announced that Leonard Klingbaum and Jennifer Harris have joined the firm as partners. Both are practitioners in special situations finance, liability management, and distressed capital markets.

Skadden Adds Mass Torts Litigator Brian O’Donoghue In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Skadden announced that Brian O’Donoghue has joined the firm as a partner in its Mass Torts, Insurance and Consumer Litigation Group in Chicago. O’Donoghue has led major multidistrict litigation matters in the U.S. and globally for pharmaceutical, industrial, and life science companies.

DLA Piper South Africa Expands Johannesburg Team With New Hires And Promotions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

DLA Piper South Africa announced the appointment of Phila Zulu as a director in its Johannesburg office. Zulu joins the firm’s Finance team on July 1, 2026.

Dentons Promotes Four New Partners In New Zealand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Dentons announced the promotion of four new partners in New Zealand. David Newport, Jeremy Bell-Connell, Madison Hajek, and Peter Callus have all been promoted.

Paul Hastings Adds Private Credit Partner Peter Williams In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Paul Hastings announced that private credit lawyer Peter Williams has joined the firm as a partner in New York. His arrival further strengthens the firm’s Global Finance platform.

Dentons Opens New Office In Kolwezi, Democratic Republic Of Congo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Dentons announced it has opened a new office in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, further expanding its presence in one of Africa’s most strategically important markets.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Lara Nichols And Rakhee Patel As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke announced that Lara Nichols and Rakhee Patel have joined the firm as partners in separate practices.

Paul Weiss: James “Jamie” Sprayregen Joins To Co-Lead Restructuring Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that James H.M. “Jamie” Sprayregen has joined the firm as a partner and will serve as co-head of its Restructuring & Debt Capital Solutions practice.

Scale Law Firm AI Appoints Tima Mousavi To Lead AI Education And Training For Lawyers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Scale Law Firm AI announced it has appointed Tima Mousavi as AI Education and Training Specialist. Mousavi will lead AI training programs for law firms across the United States and Canada.

Paul Weiss Adds Leading Delaware Litigator Blake Rohrbacher

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that Blake Rohrbacher will join the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department, based in Wilmington.

JUPUS Raises €13 Million To Expand Legal AI For Law Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

JUPUS announced it has completed a €13 million Series A funding round to expand its legal AI platform for small and medium-sized law firms.

Paul Hastings Adds Executive Compensation Partner Sasha Belinkie In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Paul Hastings announced that Sasha Belinkie has joined the firm as a partner in New York, further strengthening its executive compensation, employee benefits and ERISA practice, as well as its broader public company M&A and corporate platform.

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Supreme Court Advocate Christopher Michel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Christopher G. Michel will rejoin the firm as a partner and lead its Supreme Court and appellate practice.

Sidley Adds Life Sciences Transactions Partners Lila Hope And Jennifer Raab In Palo Alto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Sidley announced that Lila Hope and Jennifer Raab have joined the firm’s Palo Alto office as partners in its Technology and Life Sciences Transactions practice. Hope and Raab join Sidley from Cooley.

White & Case Adds Private Capital Partner Oreste Cipolla In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

White & Case announced that Oreste Cipolla has joined the firm as a partner in New York.

DLA Piper Adds Leveraged Finance Partner Andrés Loera In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

DLA Piper announced that Andrés Loera has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance practice in New York.

Weil Adds Capital Solutions Partner James Crooks In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced that James Crooks will join the firm as a partner in its Finance practice in London.

Apilex Surpasses $8 Million ARR Nine Months After Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Apilex.ai announced that it has surpassed $8 million in annual recurring revenue in its ninth month since launch.