Law

Enter: $100 Million Series B Raised At $1.2 Billion Valuation For AI Legal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 6, 2026

Enter, a Brazilian AI legal technology startup, raised more than $100 million in a Series B funding round at a $1.2 billion valuation, becoming one of the highest-valued AI companies in Latin America. The round was led by Founders Fund, with participation from Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, ONEVC, Atlantico, and Kaszek.

Dentons Adds Real Estate Partners And Counsel To Rapidly Expanding Charleston, South Carolina, Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 6, 2026

Dentons US has announced the addition of Real Estate partners Ryan Goer and Bryan Walpole, along with Real Estate counsel Steve McCrae and Caitlin Nevin, to its Charleston, South Carolina, office. The additions come just one week after Dentons US announced the opening of its Charleston office, marking another step forward in the firm's strategic expansion into one of the fastest-growing markets in the country.

Cooley Welcomes Norm Armstrong Jr. As Partner And Chair Of Global Antitrust And Competition Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 6, 2026

Cooley has announced that Norm Armstrong Jr. has joined as a partner and chair of its global antitrust and competition practice, based in the firm's Washington, D.C., office. Armstrong joins from Kirkland & Ellis and brings decades of sophisticated experience in enforcement priorities, deal execution, and cross-border antitrust matters drawn from tenures at the highest levels of government and private practice.

Dentons Recruits Partner Livia Zamfiropol To Lead Competition And Antitrust Practice In Bucharest

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 6, 2026

Global law firm Dentons has recruited partner Livia Zamfiropol to lead its Competition and Antitrust practice and Life Sciences sector group in Bucharest. Zamfiropol brings over two decades of experience and has built a strong reputation as one of Romania's leading competition and antitrust lawyers, earning high rankings from major international legal directories including Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.

Clifford Chance Appoints J. Laurens Wilkes As Partner And Global Head Of Infrastructure Disputes

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 6, 2026

Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed J. Laurens Wilkes as a partner and Global Head of Infrastructure Disputes, expanding its litigation and arbitration offering and strengthening its energy and infrastructure platform in the United States and globally. Wilkes joins from Winston & Strawn, bringing over 20 years of experience advising U.S. and international clients on matters across the full lifecycle of infrastructure, construction, and energy projects.

Moritz Raises $9 Million To Build An AI-Powered Law Firm For Complex Legal Matters

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2026

Moritz, formerly known as Arcline, has raised $9 million from Y Combinator, 20VC, Urban Innovation Fund, Inception Fund, and more than 20 unicorn founders to build what the company describes as the law firm users have always wanted — one capable of resolving complex legal matters in hours without unsustainable costs. The company's cap table includes the founders of Dropbox, Reddit, Instacart, Hugging Face, Superhuman, WorkOS, Runway, Mixpanel, Rappi, Scribd, Supermetrics, Privy, Optimizely, Product Hunt, and Google Photos, alongside current and former Y Combinator partners, Lenny Rachitsky, and operators from ElevenLabs, Lovable, and OpenAI.

K&L Gates Appoints AI And Innovation Partner Jake Bernstein To Lead Strategy And Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2026

Global law firm K&L Gates has appointed Jake Bernstein to the newly created role of Global AI and Innovation Partner, effective immediately, formalizing the firm’s approach to artificial intelligence strategy under a practicing partner’s leadership as the industry moves toward rapid deployment of agentic AI.

Reed Smith: Bryan Ikegami Added As Partner For Private Equity Capabilities Expansion In Southern California

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2026

Global law firm Reed Smith has expanded its private equity capabilities in Southern California with the addition of partner Bryan Ikegami to its Global Corporate Group. Based in the firm’s Century City office, Ikegami brings extensive experience advising private equity funds and portfolio companies on complex transactions, reinforcing Reed Smith’s continued investment in the region.

Norton Rose Fulbright: Corporate M&A Leaders John Bonnet III And Mark Pendleton Join Dallas Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2026

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced the addition of prominent partners John Bonnet III and Mark Pendleton to its Dallas office, continuing the expansion of its corporate, M&A, and securities practice. The pair are joined by senior counsel Larry McFarland and associate Hannah Choi, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in private equity, healthcare, and energy transactions.

Babst Calland: Peter Landau Joins As Associate In Corporate And Emerging Technologies Groups

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2026

Babst Calland announced that Peter J. Landau has joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office as an associate in its Corporate and Commercial and Emerging Technologies practice groups. In this role, Landau will advise clients across a range of industries on corporate and commercial legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, corporate structuring and governance, and general business counseling.

Davis Polk Launches In Los Angeles, Welcoming Leading Litigator Jason Russell

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2026

Davis Polk has announced the opening of a Los Angeles office — its first in Southern California — led by prominent litigator Jason Russell, who joins the firm as a partner in the Civil Litigation practice. The office will also be home to partner Rob Morrison, who joined Davis Polk in 2025 to extend the firm's global finance practice to California. Permanent office space in Century City is expected to officially open in 2027, with further team buildout planned in the months ahead.

Torys Welcomes Two New Litigation Partners Alongside Planned Vancouver Office Opening

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2026

Torys has announced that Michael Feder, K.C. and Deborah Templer are joining the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice as partners, coinciding with the planned opening of a new Torys office in Vancouver. The additions strengthen the firm's national litigation platform at a time of increasing dispute complexity and growing class action activity across Canada.

Dentons Canada Welcomes Scott McLeman And Alexandra Fox As Partners In Calgary Banking And Finance Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2026

Dentons Canada has announced that Scott McLeman and Alexandra Fox are joining the firm as partners in the Banking and Finance group in Calgary, expanding the firm's transactional capabilities in one of Canada's most active financial and energy markets. The appointments were announced by John Cusano, Managing Partner of the Calgary office, who described the additions as representative of the kind of growth the firm is actively building toward.

DLA Piper Appoints Leading LNG Partner Nikki Van Der Meer In Perth

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2026

DLA Piper has appointed Nikki van der Meer as a Projects partner in its Perth office, effective June 2, 2026, strengthening the global law firm's Energy and Natural Resources team at a pivotal moment for the Australian LNG sector and the broader energy transition.

Clifford Chance Promotes 28 New Partners Across Global Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2026

Global law firm Clifford Chance has announced the promotion of 28 lawyers to its partnership, effective May 1, 2026. The promotions span offices across London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Brussels, Hong Kong, Houston, Sydney, Tokyo, Madrid, and Washington DC, covering a wide range of practice areas including private equity, capital markets, disputes, real estate, debt finance, restructuring, funds and asset management, tax, and corporate transactions. The firm says the promotions reflect its ongoing commitment to enhancing global capabilities across the key products, markets, and sectors where it delivers the greatest value for clients.

Hogan Lovells Welcomes Back Xin Tao To Pharmaceutical And Biotechnology Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2026

Hogan Lovells has announced the return of Xin Tao to its Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology group, where he will advise life sciences, food, consumer platform, and technology companies on global compliance and cross-border transactions. Tao brings nearly 15 years of experience in the field, with a particular focus on clients headquartered in China or expanding their business across the Asia-Pacific region. As a former research scientist, he draws on that scientific background to provide practical advice on complex regulatory matters spanning pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, cosmetics, and consumer technology — a combination of technical depth and legal expertise that is increasingly valuable in a period of heightened geopolitical and regulatory sensitivity.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Life Sciences Transactional Partner Julie-Anne Lutfi In Boston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has welcomed Julie-Anne Lutfi as a partner in its Health Care and Life Sciences Transactional Practice Group in Boston. Lutfi joins from Foley & Lardner, where she counseled domestic and international public and private entities, investors, and corporations across the life sciences sector.

Dentons Promotes Gertrude Tamade To Litigation Partner In Papua New Guinea

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2026

Dentons has promoted Gertrude Tamade to Litigation Partner in its Papua New Guinea office, strengthening the firm's disputes capability across Australasia. Tamade brings more than twenty years of experience advising on complex commercial and civil matters across the region.