Law

Latham & Watkins: Experienced Trial Lawyer Carson Young Joins Texas Litigation Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that experienced trial lawyer Carson Young has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Young brings extensive experience handling high-stakes commercial disputes and litigation matters across a range of industries, with a particular focus on Texas-based disputes that often span multiple jurisdictions.

Kirkland & Ellis: Leading Antitrust Team Joins Brussels And London Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that leading antitrust lawyers Robbert Snelders, Thomas Graf, Henry Mostyn and Conor Opdebeeck-Wilson will join the firm as partners, strengthening the firm’s antitrust capabilities across Brussels and London.

White & Case: Sašo Kraner Joins New York Office To Expand Global M&A Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Global law firm White & Case announced that Sašo Kraner has joined the firm as a partner in New York as part of the continued expansion of its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.

Latham & Watkins: Executive Compensation Partner Erica Aho Joins Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that Erica Aho has joined the firm as a partner in its Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits Practice. Aho initially joins the firm’s New York office and is expected to transition to Los Angeles. She advises on executive compensation and benefits matters tied to public company mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and other corporate transactions.

DLA Piper: Amanda Gill Joins As Partner To Strengthen Public And Private Company M&A Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

DLA Piper announced that Amanda Gill has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate practice based in New York. Gill will advise public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on the life sciences and technology sectors.

Squire Patton Boggs Appoints Lorena Fatás As Partner In Litigation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

Squire Patton Boggs announced it has appointed Lorena Fatás as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group in Madrid. Fatás joins the firm after serving as a State Attorney in the Special Department for Economy, Energy and Environmental Law within Spain’s State Attorney Office, where she handled complex litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters tied to economic policy, energy transition, and environmental regulations.

Moritt Hock & Hamroff Adds Parag Parekh To Expanding Condo & Co-Op Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2026

Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced that Parag Parekh has joined the firm as a partner in its Condominium & Cooperative Services practice based in Midtown Manhattan. The New York-headquartered commercial law firm said the appointment comes as its Condo & Co-Op practice continues to expand amid rising residential development activity, increasing demand, and evolving building regulations across New York City.

Clearway Energy: Michael A. Brown Named General Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2026

Clearway Energy announced that Kevin P. Malcarney will retire from his role as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective June 1, 2026. Malcarney has served as General Counsel since May 2018, overseeing the company’s legal and compliance teams while supporting governance and strategic initiatives.

Carta Launches Carta Law With Acquisition Of Avantia

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Carta has acquired Avantia, an AI‑powered legal and compliance law firm for asset managers, launching Carta Law — a fully integrated, AI‑native legal and compliance solution built directly into Carta’s ERP for private capital. The company said the acquisition unifies legal, compliance, and fund operations on a single platform, addressing long‑standing fragmentation across private markets where fund administration, compliance, and legal workflows have historically been spread across multiple vendors.

Thomson Reuters And Anthropic Expand Partnership To Connect Claude With CoCounsel Legal

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Thomson Reuters has expanded its partnership with Anthropic through a new Model Context Protocol integration that connects Claude directly to CoCounsel Legal. The integration allows legal professionals to move seamlessly between general‑purpose AI and citation‑grounded legal workflows, bringing fiduciary‑grade standards into environments where accuracy and verifiability are essential. The company positioned the move as a response to the widening gap between fast, convenient AI tools and the rigor required for professional legal work.

Baker McKenzie Adds Cybersecurity And Data Privacy Attorney Katherine Hanniford As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Baker McKenzie has added Katherine Hanniford as a Partner in its Data & Cyber Practice in Washington, DC, strengthening the firm’s global capabilities in cybersecurity, data privacy, and incident response. Hanniford brings extensive experience advising multinational organizations on cybersecurity risk management, regulatory compliance, governance, and crisis response across highly regulated sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and technology.

Akin Expands Global Private Equity Platform With Market‑Leading Team In New York And London

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Akin has made a major strategic expansion to its global private equity platform with the arrival of a premier team across New York and London. The group includes Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian, and Brittany Harrison — each returning to the firm — as well as Jonathon Hamill. Together, they bring senior sponsor relationships, deep execution capability, and critical mass at the intersection of control private equity, complex M&A, and capital solutions. Brant has been named head of Akin’s U.S. private equity practice.

DLA Piper Appoints Patrick Leyden To Strengthen Energy And Natural Resources M&A Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

DLA Piper has expanded its Energy and Natural Resources M&A capabilities with the appointment of Patrick Leyden as a partner in its Johannesburg M&A team. The firm, ranked the world’s leading legal adviser by M&A deal volume for 16 consecutive years, describes the hire as part of its ongoing strategy to deepen its bench of lawyers advising on complex cross‑border transactions.

Latham & Watkins Adds International White Collar Lawyer Ryan Rohlfsen In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that Ryan Rohlfsen has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice and as a member of the Litigation & Trial Department.

Dentons Lee’s Eunjee Kim Appointed As Public Interest Commissioner For Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Dentons Lee has announced that Eunjee Kim has been appointed as a Public Interest Commissioner (Adjudication) of the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission, a prestigious quasi-judicial body responsible for resolving the most complex and consequential labor disputes in South Korea.

Carnegie Investment Counsel Promotes Ben Connard To Chief Investment Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Carnegie Investment Counsel has promoted Ben Connard, CFA, to Chief Investment Officer, formalizing a leadership role that has been developing since he joined the firm in connection with its expansion into Stamford, Connecticut in early 2025. In his new position, Connard will lead Carnegie's investment strategies and oversee portfolio construction across equity and fixed income asset classes, working to enhance collaboration across the firm's 10 U.S. offices.

Dentons Canada Adds Real Estate Partner Michael Kershaw In Toronto

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Dentons Canada has announced the arrival of Michael Kershaw as a partner in its national Real Estate group, further expanding one of the firm's most active practice areas. The addition follows the recent arrival of Kamil Umar as a partner in the Calgary Real Estate group, strengthening the firm's national real estate platform across both financing and development capabilities.

Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Asia Pacific Energy And Infrastructure Partner Daniel Lin

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the arrival of Daniel Lin as a partner in its corporate practice, working across the firm's Sydney and Tokyo offices. Lin joins from Sidley, where he was co-managing partner of the Tokyo office, and brings extensive experience advising on energy, infrastructure, and general corporate transactions across Japan, Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Latham & Watkins Adds Real Estate Partner Marco Caffuzzi In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Latham & Watkins has announced that Marco Caffuzzi has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its Real Estate Practice. Caffuzzi brings nearly three decades of experience advising on complex real estate transactions across domestic and cross-border markets, joining from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He received his JD from New York Law School and his BA from New York University.

Troutman Adds Real Estate Partner Kate Pennartz In Dallas To Strengthen National Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Kate Pennartz as a partner in its Real Estate Practice Group in Dallas, further strengthening the firm's nationally recognized real estate platform and expanding its capabilities in one of the country's most active development markets. Pennartz joins from Holland & Knight and brings significant experience advising developers, investors and lenders on complex real estate transactions across the full lifecycle of deals.

Kennedys Bolsters Corporate And Commercial Practice With Double Partner Hire In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2026

Kennedys, the global law firm, has expanded its corporate and commercial practice with the appointment of two partners in London, strengthening its capabilities in financial crime and corporate transactions. Lowri Jones joins from Cripps, and Will White joins from DLA Piper, bringing combined decades of experience across M&A, financial crime, compliance, and regulatory matters. The hires follow the February appointment of commercial disputes partner Samson Spanier, making 2026 a year of continued expansion for the practice.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires London-Based Maritime Law Firm Mays Brown Solicitors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced that its claims and risk management solutions subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett, has acquired Mays Brown Limited, doing business as Mays Brown Solicitors, a boutique maritime law firm based in London. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Legora Acquires Regulatory Intelligence Platform Graceview

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 10, 2026

Legora has announced the acquisition of Graceview, a regulatory horizon scanning platform used by leading global law firms and corporations. The deal adds real-time regulatory change visibility to Legora's existing platform, which serves as a collaborative operating system for legal work. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Energy And Infrastructure Partner Christopher Peponis

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has announced that Christopher Peponis has joined the firm as a partner, bringing nearly two decades of energy industry experience across in-house and private practice roles. He joins alongside a group of eight lawyers focused on project development and finance transactions across the energy and infrastructure sectors.