General

1. M&A lawyers see 'bulging pipeline' for 2026 after deal-crazed year - Reuters   (Goodwin Procter), January 7, 2026
2. Hogan Lovells keeps partner promotions flat ahead of merger - Non-Billable   (Hogan Lovells), January 7, 2026

Big Deals

1. Dechert advises Bentley Systems on latest acquisitions - ICLG.com   (Dechert), January 8, 2026
2. White & Case advises Carlyle on sale of Tescan Group to Shimadzu Corporation - BeBeez International   (White & Case), January 7, 2026

Attorney Moves

1. Litigation Partner Kim Neville Joins Dorsey in Salt Lake City   Dorsey & Whitney, January 7, 2026
2. Baker Donelson Adds Real Estate Shareholder Christian Schütz in Nashville   Baker, Donelson, January 7, 2026
3. Manatt Deepens Leading Government Practice with Addition of Local Government Policy Leader - GlobeNewswire   (Manatt Phelps), January 8, 2026
4. Quinn Emanuel taps Milbank for financial disputes partner in London - Non-Billable   (Quinn Emanuel), January 8, 2026
5. Greenberg Traurig Adds Bi-Coastal Litigation Team Aaron T. Winn and Natalie F. Bare - Lelezard   (Greenberg Traurig), January 8, 2026
6. Thompson Hine Expands into Silicon Valley by Deepening Its National IP & Technology Litigation Group with Turner Boyd Seraphine - Yahoo Finance   (Thompson Hine), January 7, 2026
7. Morgan Lewis Brings On DLA Piper Employment Lawyer in London - Bloomberg Law News   (Morgan Lewis), January 7, 2026
8. SEC Enforcement Official Jumps to Jones Day’s Atlanta Office - Bloomberg Law News   (Jones Day), January 7, 2026
9. Jones Day deepens APAC derivatives bench with Singapore talent - Law.asia   (Jones Day), January 7, 2026
10. Vinson & Elkins Hires Former GIP Managing Director Vinay Prabhakar - Yahoo Finance   (Vinson & Elkins), January 7, 2026
11. Vinson & Elkins Hires Vinay Prabhakar as Tax Partner in New York - news.bloombergtax.com   (Vinson & Elkins), January 7, 2026
12. Sports Law Deal Sees Latham Lure Two Sport Law Stars From Hogan Lovells - LawFuel   (Latham & Watkins; Hogan Lovells), January 7, 2026
13. Cravath Tax Partner Joins Growing Paul Hastings M&A Platform - Bloomberg Law News   (Paul Hastings), January 7, 2026
14. DLA Piper Adds Philipp Stanek as Partner in Its Vienna Office - news.bloombergtax.com   (DLA Piper), January 7, 2026
15. Hogan Lovells appoints Eduardo Pérez as partner and Igor Montejo Alonso as counsel - Iberian Lawyer   (Hogan Lovells), January 7, 2026
16. Ropes & Gray Adds to Milan Partner Roster With Capogrosso Hire - Bloomberg Law News   (Ropes & Gray), January 7, 2026

General Counsel Moves

1. Japan In-House Counsel Network announces new leadership - Law.asia   (General Counsel), January 7, 2026
2. Meta hires Microsoft exec, former Trump deputy as chief legal officer - CNBC   (General Counsel), January 7, 2026
3. Ajit Sinha Joins Angel One as General Counsel - BW Legal World   (General Counsel), January 7, 2026

Technology

1. Thomson Reuters' State of the US Legal Market report – Record profits and increasingly unstable ground - Legal IT Insider   January 7, 2026
2. People Moves: Ilona Logvinova, Global CAIO at HSF Kramer - AI Magazine   January 7, 2026