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Law Firm News and Press
Monday, February 2, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1324
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General
Gibson Dunn doubles down on London with major HQ upgrade - Non-Billable (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), January 29, 2026 Wake Up Call: Lawyer’s Future in Doubt as Kirkland Sides With PE - Bloomberg Law News (Kirkland & Ellis), January 29, 2026
Big Deals
How Covington’s Dargan Led $18 Billion in Bristol Myers Deals - Bloomberg Law News (Covington & Burling), January 29, 2026 United States - Goodwin Advises Gilde Healthcare On The Acquisition Financing Of Rudischhauser - Mondaq (Goodwin Procter), January 29, 2026
Attorney Moves
Sidley Welcomes Back International Trade Partner Justin Becker in Washington, D.C. Sidley Austin, January 29, 2026 Corporate Partner Marcello Hallake Joins Dorsey in New York Dorsey & Whitney, January 29, 2026 Latham & Watkins welcomes Frank Monaco as New York M&A and Private Equity Partner - Reinsurance News (Latham & Watkins), January 30, 2026 McDermott Will & Schulte expands digital asset litigation and regulatory capabilities with OKX General Counsel hire - Global Legal Chronicle (McDermott Will), January 30, 2026 Cadwalader Fund Finance Pair Jumps to DLA Piper in New York - Bloomberg Law News (DLA Piper), January 29, 2026 Fried Frank adds new member to antitrust team - ICLG.com (Fried Frank), January 29, 2026 Perkins Coie Adds Tax Lawyer Mohsen Ghazi as Partner in Chicago - news.bloombergtax.com (Perkins Coie), January 29, 2026 Dechert strengthens team with Jarlath Pratt - Solicitors Journal (Dechert), January 29, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Former Spotify General Counsel Joins SiriusXM as Legal Leader - Radio Ink (General Counsel), January 29, 2026 The Conservation Fund Appoints Kristina Wyatt As Executive Vice President And General Counsel - ESG News (General Counsel), January 29, 2026 Unilever appoints new general counsel for Africa - African Law & Business (General Counsel), January 29, 2026
Technology
Exclusive: iManage opens the DMS to natural language questions with new Ask iManage update - Legal IT Insider January 29, 2026 Can AI Agents Settle PI Cases? Mighty Says They Can and Have, As It Launches Free, Direct-to-Consumer Platform To Resolve Accident Claims - LawSites January 29, 2026
Atlanta Press Releases
From Transparency to Reporting: NYC’s Evolving Pay Equity Laws Explained Fisher & Philips, January 30, 2026 CA Agricultural Webinar Series: SB 294 – Compliance For Agricultural Employers Fisher & Philips, January 30, 2026 An Employer’s 5-Step Guide to AI Interviewing and Hiring Tools Fisher & Philips, January 30, 2026 Handling Cross-Border Employment Disputes in the EU: A Multinational Employer’s Guide Fisher & Philips, January 30, 2026 Employer Checklist for February 2026 Fisher & Philips, January 30, 2026
Boston News
Ropes & Gray Poaches Fried Frank Bankruptcy Team, Taps New Lead - Bloomberg Law News (Ropes & Gray), February 2, 2026 Friday round-up: Sidley raids WilmerHale - CDR News (Wilmer Hale), January 30, 2026 Ropes & Gray and Latham & Watkins lead 2025 retail M&A legal advisory rankings - Retail Insight Network (Ropes & Gray), January 30, 2026
California News
Simpson Thacher funds lawyer heads to Paul Hastings - Financial News London (Paul Hastings), January 31, 2026 Fund finance departures mount at Cadwalader - Private Funds CFO (Paul Hastings), January 30, 2026 Ropes & Gray and Latham & Watkins lead 2025 retail M&A legal advisory rankings - Retail Insight Network (Latham & Watkins), January 30, 2026
California Press Releases
Loeb Associates Danielle Hardy and Rich Sta. Lucia Selected as 2026 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinders Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, January 30, 2026 Loeb Partner Rich Facundo Named a 2026 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow Loeb & Loeb: Press Releases, January 30, 2026 Significant Litigation Win for Highcrest Lending Corporation Sheppard Mullin, January 30, 2026 Collateral Damage: What Not to Overlook in Subscription Line and Management Fee Line Facility Diligence 2026 Loeb & Loeb, January 30, 2026 Duke University Settles Groundbreaking NIL Lawsuit Against Quarterback Loeb & Loeb, January 30, 2026 Paul Hastings Advises GENUI on Sale of and Reinvestment in VALEARA Group Paul Hastings, January 30, 2026
Chicago News
Marcello Hallake leaves DLA Piper for Dorsey - Latin Lawyer (DLA Piper), February 2, 2026 Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing Partners Greenlight £1.2bn Transatlantic Law Merger - LawFuel (Winston & Strawn), February 1, 2026 Fund finance departures mount at Cadwalader - Private Funds CFO (Sidley Austin), January 30, 2026 Friday round-up: Sidley raids WilmerHale - CDR News (Sidley Austin), January 30, 2026
Chicago Press Releases
The Week in Weed: January 30, 2026 Seyfarth Shaw, January 31, 2026 Law360 Quotes Noah Finkel on Overtime Reporting Requirements Under New Tax Deduction Seyfarth Shaw, January 31, 2026 TPS Is Back-ish for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua: I-9s In Limbo Seyfarth Shaw, January 31, 2026 TPS for Haiti & Venezuela: Where Things Stand Now Seyfarth Shaw, January 31, 2026 Washington HB 2191 Update (Jan. 28, 2026): Key Changes and Contractor Next Steps Seyfarth Shaw, January 30, 2026 Kirkland Represents Uplift Investors on Formation of Orion Legal MSO Kirkland & Ellis, January 30, 2026 Kirkland Ranked #1 in Kirkland & Ellis, January 30, 2026
New York News
Ropes & Gray Poaches Fried Frank Bankruptcy Team, Taps New Lead - Bloomberg Law News (Fried Frank), February 2, 2026 Simpson Thacher Taps Akin Heads to Lead Government Probe Teams - Bloomberg Law News (Simpson Thacher), February 2, 2026 Brad Karp Asked Epstein for Job for Son, Latest File Dump Shows (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Paul Weiss), February 2, 2026 Simpson Thacher funds lawyer heads to Paul Hastings - Financial News London (Simpson Thacher), January 31, 2026
New York Press Releases
Harriet West Named to Private Funds CFO’s New Faces of Finance 2026 Proskauer Rose, February 2, 2026 Clifford Chance He Ping advises ICMA on GMRA filing for People's Bank of China – advancing internationalisation of China's bond market Clifford Chance, February 2, 2026 Five Davis Polk matters recognized as LatinFinance 2025 "Deals of the Year" Davis Polk, January 30, 2026 Hague Tribunal Claims Could Be Iran’s Last Bargaining Chip Boies Schiller, January 30, 2026 Davis Polk partner Adam Shpeen discusses post-LME protections with Debtwire Davis Polk, January 30, 2026 David Hahn discusses snooze/lose clauses with Cloud 9fin podcast Davis Polk, January 30, 2026 Ashley Nichols Weber and Claudia Shank named co-managing members-in-charge of McNees’ Lancaster office McNees Wallace, January 30, 2026 Weil Advises TPG in Launch of Third Wave Insurance and Partnership with Palmer & Cay Weil Gotshal, January 30, 2026 Weil Partners Receive Top Honors in 2025 Weil Gotshal, January 30, 2026
Philadelphia Press Releases
January Is Divorce Month. Here’s How to Prepare If You’re Considering One Blank Rome, January 30, 2026 Brad Pitt Wins Court Ruling Forcing Angelina Jolie to Reveal Private Texts Blank Rome, January 30, 2026
Texas News
DC enforcement and investigations partner joins Bracewell - CDR News (Bracewell LLP), January 30, 2026
Texas Press Releases
Four More States Weigh Bans on Private Equity Interference in Medical Care Holland & Knight (former Thompson & Knight), January 30, 2026
Washington DC News
Friday round-up: Sidley raids WilmerHale - CDR News (Wilmer Hale), January 30, 2026
Washington DC Press Releases
Utility Dive Quotes Karen Bruni on FERC's 2026 Agenda and Data Center Interconnection Challenges Steptoe & Johnson, January 30, 2026 Finnegan Secures Major ITC Victory in Initial Determination for Innoscience Finnegan Henderson, January 30, 2026 Rising Demand for Global IP Work Pushes Finnegan’s PEP Up Nearly 20% Finnegan Henderson, January 30, 2026
Eastern US Press Releases
New Year’s Primer for Directors: Things to Know About Shareholder... Nelson Mullins, January 30, 2026 News and Insights (National Defense Magazine) Contractors Racking Up Big Fines for Cybersecurity Violations jan 30 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, January 30, 2026 News and Insights (Hispanic Business TV) Doing Business in Texas 2026: Womble Attorneys Guide In-House Counsel on Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Corporate Law jan 29 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, January 30, 2026 News and Insights (CNET) AI Is a Copyright Catastrophe and It Affects Everyone jan 29 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, January 30, 2026 Press Release Womble Adds Depth to Consumer Financial Services Platform jan 30 2026 Womble Bond Dickinson, January 30, 2026 Four More States Weigh Bans on Private Equity Interference in Medical Care Holland & Knight, January 30, 2026
Central US Press Releases
UK infrastructure partners Caroline Gregson and Nath Curtis join Jones Day in London Jones Day, January 30, 2026 Fraud Notice Jones Day, January 30, 2026 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Selects Anne Krache as Up and Coming Lawyer Shook Hardy, January 30, 2026 Honigman and Six of its Attorneys Recognized by World Trademark Review in the 2026 WTR 1000 Honigman, January 30, 2026 Benesch Advises Bluestone Equity Partners in Strategic Investment in Selkirk Sport Benesch, January 30, 2026 From New Division to New Leadership: White House Appoints National “Fraud Czar” Benesch, January 30, 2026 Program Playback & Materials | Foreign Private Issuers: Preparing for Section 16 Reporting by Insiders Dorsey & Whitney, January 30, 2026 Faegre Drinker Advises Real Housewife & Fashion Icon Rachel Zoe on Major Gordon Brothers Partnership Faegre Drinker, January 30, 2026 'Kansas City Business Journal': Husch Blackwell hires new CFO as predecessor retires after nearly 40 years (log-in required) Husch Blackwell Sanders, January 30, 2026
Western US News
Perkins Coie Adds Family Office and Tax Lawyer Mohsen Ghazi as Partner in Chicago - CPA Practice Advisor (Perkins Coie), January 30, 2026
Canada Press Releases
BLG partner appointed Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta Borden Ladner Gervais, January 30, 2026 Appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada: 2025 Year in Review Lenczner Slaght: Blogs, January 30, 2026
United Kingdom News
Eversheds hires LatAm tax counsel from Uría as partner - Latin Lawyer (Eversheds), January 30, 2026
United Kingdom Press Releases
Harriet West Named to Private Funds CFO’s New Faces of Finance 2026 Proskauer: London, February 2, 2026 Pinsent Masons hires new competition partner in London Pinsents, February 2, 2026
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