Law

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.

Perplexity Launches Computer For Counsel For Legal Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Perplexity announced the launch of Computer for Counsel, a new AI product designed for lawyers and legal teams. Computer for Counsel connects the research databases, document repositories, contract tools, and matter-management systems lawyers use every day to Perplexity Computer.