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Law Firm News and Press
Friday, June 5, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1413
Good morning readers!
In today’s news: Pillsbury Winthrop is facing a lawsuit alleging one of its partners helped defraud a UBS Asset Management investment arm out of $145 million. In happier news, Quinn Emanuel is joining Milbank and McDermott in raising associate salaries. Not hard to do since Quinn Emanuel partners received payouts of roughly $9 million for 2025! The firm had posted $2.7 billion in revenue for 2025.
In lateral news, White & Case recruited a duo of Freshfields M&A partners in Tokyo; Dechert added a partner to its New York Global Finance Practice; K&L Gates hired a former Dechert Beijing managing partner as a Hong Kong partner; King & Spalding brought on a partner to its New York Finance and Restructuring group; Vedder welcomed a life sciences attorney asa a shareholder; Hogan Lovells grew its International Arbitration practice; and a Hogan Lovells partner has moved to Eversheds Sutherland. Finally King & Spalding is expanding its footprint in London, signing a 12-year lease adding 8,479 sq ft to its office.
Happy Friday!
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General
Quinn Emanuel Ups Associate Salaries, on Way to Record Year (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Quinn Emanuel), June 5, 2026 When Your Partners Are Making $9 Million, Matching Milbank Is The Easy Part - Above the Law (Quinn Emanuel; Wachtell Lipton), June 5, 2026 Dentons steps up a gear in Spain - Iberian Lawyer (Dentons), June 5, 2026 King & Spalding's London boom fuels fresh office expansion - Non-Billable (King & Spalding), June 5, 2026 Former UBS private credit fund says law firm helped defraud it of $145mn - Financial Times (Pillsbury Winthrop), June 4, 2026 Pillsbury, Partner Accused of Aiding $145 Million Fraud (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Pillsbury Winthrop), June 4, 2026 Private-Credit Fund Accuses Law Firm Pillsbury of Abetting Fraud - WSJ (Pillsbury Winthrop), June 4, 2026 Connecticut’s biggest law firm defuses ethics dispute involving former chief justice - MSN (Day Pitney), June 4, 2026 Wake Up Call: Simpson Thacher Expands Bet on Midtown Tower - Bloomberg Law News (Simpson Thacher), June 4, 2026 Paul Weiss Spinoff Dunn Isaacson Rhee Dishes Out Bonuses (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Paul Weiss), June 4, 2026
Big Deals
White & Case guides USD575m inaugural holdco financing - Law.asia (White & Case), June 5, 2026
Attorney Moves
White & Case lands Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo - | Asian Legal Business (White & Case), June 5, 2026 Dechert adds leveraged finance, PE legal expertise - Alternatives Watch (Dechert), June 5, 2026 K&L Gates Adds Corporate M&A Partner in Hong Kong: Yang Wang - Global Legal Chronicle (K & L Gates), June 5, 2026 K&L Gates hires ex-Dechert Beijing MP as Hong Kong partner - | Asian Legal Business (K & L Gates; Dechert), June 5, 2026 Partner Jarel Rosser Joins King & Spalding’s Finance and Restructuring Practice in New York - Global Legal Chronicle (King & Spalding), June 5, 2026 Vedder Adds Depth to Washington, DC Office With Addition of Life Sciences Attorney Melissa Gilmore - Global Legal Chronicle (Vedder Price), June 4, 2026 Sébastien Bonnard joins Hogan Lovells as Partner in the International Arbitration practice - Bar and Bench (Hogan Lovells), June 4, 2026 Eversheds nabs LatAm finance partner from Hogan Lovells - Latin Lawyer (Hogan Lovells), June 4, 2026 White & Case hires Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo as it targets record deal market - The Global Legal Post (White & Case), June 4, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Vice President and General Counsel Ralph Weber to retire in September - Marquette Today (General Counsel), June 4, 2026 UFP Technologies Appoints Ryan Stafford as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Human Resources - geneonline.com (General Counsel), June 4, 2026 Continental Realty Corp. Promotes Ryan Horka to Vice President, General Counsel – Real Estate - citybiz (General Counsel), June 4, 2026
Technology
When technology & regulation clash: A brief history of UPL as it enters the age of AI - Thomson Reuters June 4, 2026 Fried Frank launches legal AI tool - Private Funds CFO June 4, 2026 Superlegal Launches AI-Powered Law Firm Targeting Construction Industry Contract Work - citybiz June 4, 2026 The AI giants are coming for legal tech’s lunch - Non-Billable June 4, 2026
Atlanta News
Partner Jarel Rosser Joins King & Spalding’s Finance and Restructuring Practice in New York - Global Legal Chronicle (King & Spalding), June 5, 2026 King & Spalding's London boom fuels fresh office expansion - Non-Billable (King & Spalding), June 5, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
Three Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Recognized in Los Angeles Magazine’s “Best of L.A. Legal 2026” List Ogletree Deakins, June 4, 2026 Ogletree Deakins Earns National Recognition for Legal Service Excellence in Chambers USA 2026 Guide Ogletree Deakins, June 4, 2026 Forbes Names Ogletree Deakins Managing Shareholder Liz Washko to 2026 America’s Top Women Lawyers List Ogletree Deakins, June 4, 2026 King & Spalding Continues Strategic Investment in Fund Finance, Adding Partners Andrew Bettwy and Jin Joo in New York to Strengthen Market-Leading Global Platform King & Spalding, June 4, 2026 King & Spalding Earns 230 Lawyer Rankings, 106 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide King & Spalding, June 4, 2026
Boston Press Releases
Nutter Honored with Best-Ever Recognition in Chambers USA 2026 Nutter McClennen, June 4, 2026 ‘There’s Going to Be a Learning Curve for Everyone’ – Mintz’s Gutman on Biosimilar Streamlining Mintz Levin, June 4, 2026 Mintz Earns 85 Individual and 43 Practice Rankings in Chambers USA 2026 Mintz Levin, June 4, 2026
California News
Quinn Emanuel Ups Associate Salaries, on Way to Record Year (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Quinn Emanuel), June 5, 2026 When Your Partners Are Making $9 Million, Matching Milbank Is The Easy Part - Above the Law (Quinn Emanuel), June 5, 2026 Private-Credit Fund Accuses Law Firm Pillsbury of Abetting Fraud - WSJ (Pillsbury Winthrop), June 4, 2026 Pillsbury, Partner Accused of Aiding $145 Million Fraud (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Pillsbury Winthrop), June 4, 2026 Former UBS private credit fund says law firm helped defraud it of $145mn - Financial Times (Pillsbury Winthrop), June 4, 2026
California Press Releases
Paul Hastings Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026 Paul Hastings, June 4, 2026 The Raine Group Sells RCX Sports to Brand Velocity Group Orrick, June 4, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises Cloudflare on Acquisition of VoidZero Wilson Sonsini, June 4, 2026 Wilson Sonsini Advises Roblox on Acquisition of Morpheus AI Wilson Sonsini, June 4, 2026 Chambers USA 2026 Ranks Irell’s IP, Life Sciences Litigation Practices Irell & Manella, June 4, 2026 Arnold & Porter awarded Deal of the Year (2025) for work on establishing the U.S.–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, June 4, 2026 Loeb & Loeb Honored Among Leading Firms in 2026 Chambers USA Guide Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, June 4, 2026 Loeb Partner Gabrielle Vidal Named Among Forbes’ “America’s Top Women Lawyers” for 2026 Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, June 4, 2026
Chicago News
Dentons steps up a gear in Spain - Iberian Lawyer (Dentons), June 5, 2026 Vedder Adds Depth to Washington, DC Office With Addition of Life Sciences Attorney Melissa Gilmore - Global Legal Chronicle (Vedder Price), June 4, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
Seyfarth’s Government Contracts Practice Advances to Band 2 in Chambers USA 2026 Elite Rankings Seyfarth Shaw, June 5, 2026 Pioneers and Pathfinders: Charlotte Alexander Seyfarth Shaw, June 4, 2026 Seyfarth Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026 Seyfarth Shaw, June 4, 2026 Seyfarth Recognized by Bloomberg as a Leader Among Large Law Firms Seyfarth Shaw, June 4, 2026 California Compliance Refresher: Immigration Enforcement Without the Missteps or Miscalculations Seyfarth Shaw, June 4, 2026 Straight Arrow News Quotes Ofer Lion on Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions Seyfarth Shaw, June 4, 2026 Kirkland Advises Vista Equity Partners on Launch of Vector Core Compute Kirkland & Ellis, June 4, 2026 Chambers USA 2026: 133 Kirkland Practice Areas and 316 Attorneys Ranked Kirkland & Ellis, June 4, 2026
New York News
White & Case guides USD575m inaugural holdco financing - Law.asia (White & Case), June 5, 2026 White & Case lands Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo - | Asian Legal Business (White & Case), June 5, 2026 When Your Partners Are Making $9 Million, Matching Milbank Is The Easy Part - Above the Law (Wachtell Lipton), June 4, 2026 Wake Up Call: Simpson Thacher Expands Bet on Midtown Tower - Bloomberg Law News (Simpson Thacher), June 4, 2026 Paul Weiss Spinoff Dunn Isaacson Rhee Dishes Out Bonuses (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Paul Weiss), June 4, 2026 White & Case hires Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo as it targets record deal market - The Global Legal Post (White & Case), June 4, 2026
New York Press Releases
Davis Polk earns top rankings in Chambers USA 2026 Davis Polk, June 4, 2026 Jeffrey Brecher Comments on Off-the-Clock Work and Liability for Employers Jackson Lewis, June 4, 2026 Firm Receives 14 China Business Law Awards Skadden Arps, June 4, 2026 Skadden Names New Counsel Skadden Arps, June 4, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Advises TETRA Technologies, Inc. on Underwritten Public Offering Vinson & Elkins, June 4, 2026 Weil Earns High Rankings in Chambers USA 2026 Weil Gotshal, June 4, 2026 Kenya Davis Profiled by Law.com Re D.C. Council Seat Boies Schiller, June 4, 2026 Proskauer Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026 Proskauer Rose, June 4, 2026
Philadelphia News
Dechert adds leveraged finance, PE legal expertise - Alternatives Watch (Dechert), June 5, 2026 K&L Gates hires ex-Dechert Beijing MP as Hong Kong partner - | Asian Legal Business (Dechert), June 5, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
Duane Morris Attorneys and Practices Recognized in 2026 Chambers Guides Duane Morris, June 4, 2026
Texas Press Releases
John S. Hollyfield Norton Rose Fulbright, June 5, 2026 Baker Botts Advises the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on €800 Million Eurobond Issuance Baker Botts, June 4, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Advises TETRA Technologies, Inc. on Underwritten Public Offering Vinson & Elkins, June 4, 2026 Paul Barkes Norton Rose Fulbright, June 4, 2026 Gabrielle Consolo Norton Rose Fulbright, June 4, 2026 USTR recommends far-reaching forced labor tariffs Norton Rose Fulbright, June 4, 2026 Mina Matin Norton Rose Fulbright, June 4, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright’s global patent practice recognized in the 2026 IAM Patent 1000 with gold, silver and bronze rankings Norton Rose Fulbright, June 4, 2026
Washington DC News
Sébastien Bonnard joins Hogan Lovells as Partner in the International Arbitration practice - Bar and Bench (Hogan Lovells), June 4, 2026 Eversheds nabs LatAm finance partner from Hogan Lovells - Latin Lawyer (Hogan Lovells), June 4, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Arnold & Porter awarded Deal of the Year (2025) for work on establishing the U.S.–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, June 4, 2026 Chambers USA Ranks 46 Williams & Connolly Attorneys in 2026 Edition Williams & Connolly, June 4, 2026 Williams & Connolly Earns Practice Area Rankings in the 2026 Edition of Chambers USA Williams & Connolly, June 4, 2026 Steptoe Highly Ranked in Chambers USA 2026 Steptoe & Johnson, June 4, 2026 Trial Victory for A Place For Mom Williams & Connolly, June 4, 2026 Opening the Door to “Perps” The CFTC Approves U.S.-Listed Perpetual Futures Proskauer: Washington, June 4, 2026 Arnold & Porter Advises on Launch of Life Sciences Investment Firm Banyan Bio Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, June 4, 2026 Chambers USA 2026 Ranks 142 Arnold & Porter Lawyers, 75 Practices Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, June 4, 2026 Finnegan Earns Top Rankings in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 Guide; Nearly 60 Attorneys Ranked Finnegan Henderson, June 4, 2026 Quince Aims to Have ‘Dupe’ Evidence Shape Ugg Shoe Patent Trial Finnegan Henderson, June 4, 2026
Eastern US News
K&L Gates Adds Corporate M&A Partner in Hong Kong: Yang Wang - Global Legal Chronicle (K & L Gates), June 5, 2026 K&L Gates hires ex-Dechert Beijing MP as Hong Kong partner - | Asian Legal Business (K & L Gates), June 5, 2026 Connecticut’s biggest law firm defuses ethics dispute involving former chief justice - MSN (Day Pitney), June 4, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
Outdated Assumptions, New Exposure: What Southern Company Means for Defined... Nelson Mullins, June 4, 2026 Venable Secures Appellate Victory for Spark Enterprises and RD Lynwood South Venable, June 4, 2026 Alex M. Gonzalez Named Leader, Latin American Litigation and Disputes Team Holland & Knight, June 4, 2026 Ascension, AMSURG Close Deal as ASC Consolidation Heats Up Holland & Knight, June 4, 2026 Holland & Knight Earns Top Honors at 2026 NAIOP South Florida Awards of Excellence Holland & Knight, June 4, 2026 Environmental Webinar: Navigating Change at NJDEP: New SRRA Rules, Risks and Opportunities and Other Site Remediation Updates Riker Danzig, June 4, 2026 Chambers and Partners Ranks 53 Nelson Mullins Departments, 123 Attorneys... Nelson Mullins, June 4, 2026 65 Burr & Forman Attorneys Ranked in 2026 Chambers USA Burr & Forman, June 4, 2026 Venable Attorneys and Practices Earn Top Rankings in 2026 Chambers USA Guide Venable, June 4, 2026 Holland & Knight Ranks Among Nation's Leading Law Firms in <em>Chambers USA</em> 2026 Holland & Knight, June 4, 2026 Chambers USA Honors Hunton Among Top Firms in 2026 Guide Hunton Andrews Kurth, June 4, 2026 Riker Danzig Receives Top Honors in Chambers 2026 Law Firm Rankings Riker Danzig, June 4, 2026
Central US Press Releases
Jones Day partner Robert Watts named a winner to "On The Rise" list by Georgia Daily Report Jones Day, June 4, 2026 Leading securities litigator Paul Rugani joins Jones Day as partner in Irvine Jones Day, June 4, 2026 Corporate Insider Trading on Prediction Markets: United States v. Spagnuolo Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 4, 2026 Mineral Rights and 45Q Recapture: An Overlooked Legal Risk in Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 4, 2026 Annual Title IX Training for Coordinators, Investigators, and Title IX Team Members - July 2026 Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 4, 2026 Annual Title IX Training for Coordinators, Investigators, and Title IX Team Members - August 2026 Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 4, 2026 Annual Title IX Training for Coordinators, Investigators, and Title IX Team Members - September 2026 Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 4, 2026 Crafting Clear and Compliant Reports: A Workshop for Education Investigators and Decision Makers - September 2026 Husch Blackwell Sanders, June 4, 2026
Western US Press Releases
Holland & Hart Earns Chambers USA 2026 Recognition for 112 Attorneys and 47 Practice Areas Holland & Hart, June 4, 2026 What Companies Need to Know: AI Security & Compliance Holland & Hart, June 4, 2026 Stoel Rives Recognized Among Leading Law Firms in 2026 Chambers USA Guide Stoel Rives, June 4, 2026
Canada Press Releases
Terms of Service and Negligence Claims, Third-Party Liability: Litigators Talk AI Litigation Lenczner Slaght: News, June 5, 2026
United Kingdom News
Dentons steps up a gear in Spain - Iberian Lawyer (Dentons), June 5, 2026 White & Case lands Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo - | Asian Legal Business (Freshfields), June 5, 2026 Sébastien Bonnard joins Hogan Lovells as Partner in the International Arbitration practice - Bar and Bench (Hogan Lovells), June 4, 2026 White & Case hires Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo as it targets record deal market - The Global Legal Post (Freshfields), June 4, 2026 Eversheds Sutherland Brings On Finance Partner Martinez in NYC - Bloomberg Law News (Eversheds), June 4, 2026 Eversheds nabs LatAm finance partner from Hogan Lovells - Latin Lawyer (Eversheds; Hogan Lovells), June 4, 2026
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