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Law Firm News and Press
Monday, July 27, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1449
Good morning!
In anticipation of increased Congressional oversight activity after the elections, DLA Piper is launching a congressional investigations unit led by Brian Rios, former counsel to Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, and Jake Greenberg, who was general counsel for Republicans. In technology, we have an article describing Open AI's unauthorized intrusion into Hugging Face's infrastructure, and some takeaways for law firms from this incident.
In lateral moves: Greenberg Traurig continued its active hiring, bringing on Blank Rome's Dorsey for litigation work. Bracewell employed SDNY fraud and cyber chief Dina McLeod in New York, and Fox Rothschild nabbed a BakerHostetler FDA regulatory partner in DC. Holland & Hart deepened its federal affairs and environmental capabilities with Jake Tyner.
Sue Silverman, Editor
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General
DLA Piper Stands Up Internal Congressional Investigations Unit - Bloomberg Government News (DLA Piper), July 27, 2026 Anderson Mori and White & Case lead retail M&A rankings - Yahoo Finance (Simpson Thacher; White & Case), July 25, 2026 HSF Kramer posts $2.4bn revenue in first year post-merger - Non-Billable (Kramer Levin), July 24, 2026
Big Deals
Vinson & Elkins Advises EnCap Portfolio Companies in $1.455 Billion Combined Asset Sales to Matador - Yahoo Finance (Vinson & Elkins), July 24, 2026 Ashurst, Perkins Coie Guide £3.1B Mitie Group Takeover - Mirage News (Perkins Coie), July 24, 2026 Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises Mapfre on Safety - Iberian Lawyer (Hogan Lovells), July 24, 2026 Clifford Chance advises Grenergy on project financing - Iberian Lawyer (Clifford Chance), July 24, 2026 Thinklaw, Latham & Watkins act on acquisition of MEXT by AMD - Bar and Bench (Latham & Watkins), July 24, 2026
Attorney Moves
Greenberg Traurig Hires Blank Rome’s Dorsey for Litigation Work - Bloomberg Law News (Blank Rome; Greenberg Traurig), July 25, 2026 Holland & Hart Deepens Federal Affairs Team and Environmental Capabilities with Jake Tyner - Global Legal Chronicle (Holland & Hart), July 24, 2026 Bracewell Employs SDNY Fraud, Cyber Chief Dina McLeod in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Bracewell LLP), July 24, 2026 Fox Rothschild Nabs BakerHostetler FDA Regulatory Partner in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Fox Rothschild; Baker Hostetler), July 24, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Anuj Vohra Joins Air as General Counsel - GovCon Wire (General Counsel), July 24, 2026
Technology
The five-day gap: what the OpenAI–Hugging Face incident should tell law firms - Legal IT Insider July 24, 2026 [Event] New Trends in Court Reporting: Ethical & Legal Use of Advanced Technology and Artificial Intelligence - JD Supra July 24, 2026 Meet the Presenters: Legal AI Demo Day (Summer 2026) - The National Law Review July 24, 2026 How to close the legal experience gap with simulation-based learning platforms - ABA Journal July 24, 2026 eDiscovery and AI in 2026: What two legal tech founders really think is coming - JD Supra July 24, 2026 Start Up Corner: Lexidesk, an AI receptionist for law firms - Legal IT Insider July 24, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
Federal Court Finds FDA Likely Failed to Assess Economic Impact of PMTA Rule on Small Nicotine Pouch Manufacturers Troutman Pepper, July 24, 2026 Federal Court Finds FDA Likely Failed to Assess Economic Impact of PMTA Rule on Small Nicotine Pouch Manufacturers Troutman Pepper, July 24, 2026 FERC Modifies Bear Swamp Hydropower License Condition Governing Whitewater Releases to Address Grid Reliability Concerns Troutman Pepper, July 24, 2026 FERC Streamlines Reviews to Expedite Actions at Hydropower Projects Troutman Pepper, July 24, 2026 J. Hillyer Jennings Named to University of Georgia’s 40 Under 40 King & Spalding, July 24, 2026
California News
Thinklaw, Latham & Watkins act on acquisition of MEXT by AMD - Bar and Bench (Latham & Watkins), July 24, 2026
California Press Releases
Paul Hastings Advises on Hanwha Aerospace’s Inaugural Issuance of $500 Million Notes Paul Hastings, July 27, 2026 Four Loeb Partners Named in Variety’s “Music Legal Elite” List for 2026 Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, July 24, 2026 Beyond the Flight to Quality: The Office Questions That Aren’t Being Asked Allen Matkins, July 24, 2026 Eric R. Bardwell Recognized in Chambers High Net Worth Guide Jeffer, Mangels, July 24, 2026 AI and IP Roundtable: Key Takeaways from the 2026 Chicago AI Summit Loeb & Loeb, July 24, 2026 Adam Weaver Appointed to the Alumni Board of the University of Houston Law Center Pillsbury Winthrop, July 24, 2026 The Deal Ranks Pillsbury’s Insolvency & Restructuring Practice Among the World’s Best Pillsbury Winthrop, July 24, 2026
Chicago News
DLA Piper Stands Up Internal Congressional Investigations Unit - Bloomberg Government News (DLA Piper), July 27, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
Colorado Adds New Notice Requirements When Reviewing I-9 Documents: Small Notice, Big Operational Lift Seyfarth Shaw, July 25, 2026 Workplace AI — How Employers Should Prepare for the New EU AI Act Deadline Seyfarth Shaw, July 25, 2026 The Week in Weed: July 24, 2026 Seyfarth Shaw, July 25, 2026 Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on Acquisition of Vitabiotics Kirkland & Ellis, July 24, 2026 Kirkland Represents Vitol on Sale of VTX Energy Partners to Verde Operating Company Kirkland & Ellis, July 24, 2026 Sidley Represents MERIT in Minority Investment by SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness Sidley News, July 24, 2026 Sidley Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2026 Sidley News, July 24, 2026 Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs Kirkland & Ellis, July 24, 2026 Kirkland Represents GoHealth in its Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases Kirkland & Ellis, July 24, 2026
New York News
Anderson Mori and White & Case lead retail M&A rankings - Yahoo Finance (Simpson Thacher; White & Case), July 25, 2026 HSF Kramer posts $2.4bn revenue in first year post-merger - Non-Billable (Kramer Levin), July 24, 2026 Clifford Chance advises Grenergy on project financing - Iberian Lawyer (Clifford Chance), July 24, 2026
New York Press Releases
Miranda So named a 2026 “Top Female Lawyer in Asia” by Asian Legal Business Davis Polk, July 27, 2026 Davis Polk shortlisted for 2026 Life Sciences Americas Awards Davis Polk, July 27, 2026 Margaret Tahyar discusses financial services M&A on Bloomberg TV’s “Deals” Davis Polk, July 27, 2026 Jackson Lewis Expands Employment Litigation Group Leadership with Alison L. Lynch and Dana G. Weisbrod Jackson Lewis, July 27, 2026 Michelle Phillips Discusses Navigating Religious and LGBTQ+ Rights in the Workplace Jackson Lewis, July 27, 2026 Kristina Vaquera Comments on AI, Robotics and Automation Reshaping Workplace Safety Jackson Lewis, July 26, 2026 Ted Polubinski discusses Fourth Circuit decision regarding class certification with Bloomberg Law Davis Polk, July 25, 2026 Justin Levine discusses the GENIUS Act’s compliance timeline with CoinDesk Davis Polk, July 25, 2026
Philadelphia News
Greenberg Traurig Hires Blank Rome’s Dorsey for Litigation Work - Bloomberg Law News (Blank Rome), July 25, 2026 Fox Rothschild Nabs BakerHostetler FDA Regulatory Partner in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Fox Rothschild), July 24, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
Navigating the Legal Landscape of the Food & Beverage Industry\n Duane Morris: Events, July 24, 2026 Federal Court Finds FDA Likely Failed to Assess Economic Impact of PMTA Rule on Small Nicotine Pouch Manufacturers Troutman Pepper, July 24, 2026 Federal Court Finds FDA Likely Failed to Assess Economic Impact of PMTA Rule on Small Nicotine Pouch Manufacturers Troutman Pepper, July 24, 2026 FERC Modifies Bear Swamp Hydropower License Condition Governing Whitewater Releases to Address Grid Reliability Concerns Troutman Pepper, July 24, 2026 FERC Streamlines Reviews to Expedite Actions at Hydropower Projects Troutman Pepper, July 24, 2026
Texas News
Bracewell Employs SDNY Fraud, Cyber Chief Dina McLeod in NY - Bloomberg Law News (Bracewell LLP), July 24, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Advises EnCap Portfolio Companies in $1.455 Billion Combined Asset Sales to Matador - Yahoo Finance (Vinson & Elkins), July 24, 2026
Texas Press Releases
Singapore High Court upholds enforcement of SIAC award and dismisses Norton Rose Fulbright, July 27, 2026 New water company penalties: Easier and quicker enforcement Norton Rose Fulbright, July 27, 2026 Vietnam expands its DPPA framework: Key changes introduced by Decree 243/2026/ND-CP Norton Rose Fulbright, July 27, 2026 Australia\u0027s proposed foreign-resident CGT reforms: What foreign energy investors need to know Norton Rose Fulbright, July 27, 2026 Joe Smallshaw Norton Rose Fulbright, July 26, 2026 Vinson & Elkins Advised EnCap Portfolio Companies in Asset Sales to Matador Vinson & Elkins, July 24, 2026 Katherine O. Bryles Norton Rose Fulbright, July 24, 2026 Natalie Hatch-Lake Norton Rose Fulbright, July 24, 2026
Washington DC News
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises Mapfre on Safety - Iberian Lawyer (Hogan Lovells), July 24, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Proskauer Submits Letter to the SEC and CFTC on Proposed Form PF Reforms Proskauer: Washington, July 24, 2026
Eastern US News
Greenberg Traurig Hires Blank Rome’s Dorsey for Litigation Work - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), July 24, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
Warning Letters Show FTC’s Broad View of ‘Made in USA’ Claims Reed Smith, July 24, 2026 Todd Harrison Discusses FDA Self-GRAS Proposal with AgFunderNews Venable, July 24, 2026 Trump Imposes New Tariffs – Here's Why They May Be Harder to Strike Down in Court Holland & Knight, July 24, 2026 U.S. Brings in Forced Labour Tariffs as Trade Lawyers Warn of Further Escalation Holland & Knight, July 24, 2026 OCC rejects Wise’s trust charter application over ‘deficiencies’, BankingDive Hunton Andrews Kurth, July 24, 2026 Elizabeth Horner Returns to Hunton, Corporate Counsel Business Journal Hunton Andrews Kurth, July 24, 2026 Nelson Mullins Represents Optus in Transformative Transaction Creating Nation's Largest... Nelson Mullins, July 24, 2026 Reminder: Upcoming Deadline to Amend Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans – December... Nelson Mullins, July 24, 2026
Central US News
Fox Rothschild Nabs BakerHostetler FDA Regulatory Partner in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Baker Hostetler), July 24, 2026
Central US Press Releases
American Banker Interviews Matthew Wolfe on TruStage Lawsuit Shook Hardy, July 24, 2026 Dave Townsend Breaks Down a Historic Week in U.S. Tariff Policy Dorsey & Whitney, July 24, 2026 Brad Wright Explains What TSMC’s Investment Means for Arizona’s Future Dorsey & Whitney, July 24, 2026 Trump Administration Implements Replacement Tariffs Covering Most U.S. Imports Dorsey & Whitney, July 24, 2026 Provider-Based Rulemaking Update: CMS Proposes New Attestation Process for Provider-Based Departments Husch Blackwell Sanders, July 24, 2026 Britt selected to Leadership Columbus class of 2027 Porter Wright, July 24, 2026 Louisiana Owners Are Now on a 35-Day Clock — and the Penalty Meter Has No Ceiling Jones Walker, July 24, 2026 When Your AI Agent Acts on Its Own: The Stanford "Phantom Agent" Framework for Civil Liability Jones Walker, July 24, 2026
Western US News
Holland & Hart Deepens Federal Affairs Team and Environmental Capabilities with Jake Tyner - Global Legal Chronicle (Holland & Hart), July 24, 2026 Ashurst, Perkins Coie Guide £3.1B Mitie Group Takeover - Mirage News (Perkins Coie), July 24, 2026
Western US Press Releases
METRC Is Not Accounting Software: Why the IRS Overestimates It Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026 Colorado Adds a Step to I-9 Compliance Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026 Saudi Arabia Joins WIPO's Madrid System Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026 Nameless no more! USPTO pushes to end anonymous third-party requests for Ex Parte Reexamination filings Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026 Strategically Consider LLC Domicile Selection to Waive Fiduciary Duties Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests for Immigration Cases Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026 Federal Court Pauses USCIS Changes Affecting TPS and Asylum-Based Employment Authorization Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026 QSBS Trust Stacking is Having a Moment Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026 The Pope, Mike Rowe, and Bernie Sanders walk into a bar ... and share their enthusiasm for employee ownership! Holland & Hart, July 24, 2026
United Kingdom News
Linklaters Reports Record FY26 Results and Strengthens Global Leadership in Cross‑Border Mandates and Legal AI - Global Legal Chronicle (Linklaters), July 27, 2026 HSF Kramer posts $2.4bn revenue in first year post-merger - Non-Billable (Herbert Smith), July 24, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Partner John Boelter in Chicago Office - Global Legal Chronicle (Norton Rose), July 24, 2026 Ashurst, Perkins Coie Guide £3.1B Mitie Group Takeover - Mirage News (Ashurst), July 24, 2026 Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises Mapfre on Safety - Iberian Lawyer (Hogan Lovells), July 24, 2026 Clifford Chance advises Grenergy on project financing - Iberian Lawyer (Clifford Chance), July 24, 2026
Legal Vendor / Consultant News
Harbor Acquires iTrain, Adding UK Legal Technology Training and AI Enablement Capabilities HBR Consulting: Law Department Surveys, July 27, 2026 Legal Soundings: When Sales Culture Wins – Inside the BD Program Behind Benesch's Decade of Growth HBR Consulting: Law Department Surveys, July 27, 2026 Harbor Acquires CE Global Partners, Expanding HCM Advisory Practice with Specialist HR and Payroll Transformation Capabilities HBR Consulting: Law Department Surveys, July 27, 2026 The MSO Blind Spot: Why Law Firm Deals Require a Different Playbook HBR Consulting: Law Department Surveys, July 27, 2026 Legal Lab 2026: The Accelerate Era HBR Consulting: Law Department Surveys, July 27, 2026 The Research Layer AI Can't Replace HBR Consulting: Law Department Surveys, July 27, 2026
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