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Law Firm News
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1542
Good morning! I am still traveling abroad, but will consider to curate and send the newsletter. I'll be back in the US next week and will resume summarizing the latest news then.
Sue Silverman, Editor
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General
Jackson Walker Sees Texas Advantage as Local Rivals Branch Out - news.bloombergtax.com (Jackson Walker), September 1, 2026 Willkie, WilmerHale Trade Conflict Allegations in Terror Case - Bloomberg Law News (Wilmer Hale), September 1, 2026 Ex-HSF Kramer client adds law firm to $1 billion legal malpractice lawsuit - Reuters (King & Spalding; Kramer Levin), September 1, 2026 DLA Piper names Maura Dineen managing partner in Ireland - businessplus.ie (DLA Piper), September 1, 2026 Davis Polk sees no let-up in secondaries appetite - Private Equity International | PEI (Davis Polk), September 1, 2026 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett on new openings in sports - Private Equity International | PEI (Simpson Thacher), September 1, 2026
Big Deals
HSF Kramer and Gibson Dunn lead as Bodycote board agrees £1.85bn take-private offer with Veritas - Legal Business (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), September 1, 2026 Clifford Chance guides USD1bn in Korea copper export financing - Law.asia (Clifford Chance), September 1, 2026
Attorney Moves
Morgan Lewis Adds Life Sciences Transactions Partner in Boston - Bloomberg Law News (Morgan Lewis), September 1, 2026 Jones Day lawyer returns to firm after stint at DOJ - ABA Journal (Jones Day), September 1, 2026 Patent Partner Robert Fergan Joins Dorsey in Chicago - FinancialContent (Dorsey & Whitney), September 1, 2026 Holland & Knight Onboards McDermott Health Policy Lawyer in DC - news.bgov.com (Holland & Knight), September 1, 2026 Paul Weiss Adds Top Structured Finance Partner Lotay in London - Bloomberg Law News (Paul Weiss), September 1, 2026 Mayer Brown secures Baker McKenzie finance trio in London - The Global Legal Post (Mayer Brown), September 1, 2026 Weil adds Dechert, Kirkland PE partners in San Francisco - The Global Legal Post (Weil Gotshal; Dechert), September 1, 2026 SG: Mallesons private capital co-head joins King & Spalding as partner - | Asian Legal Business (King & Spalding), September 1, 2026 DLA Piper hires ‘highly regarded’ TP partner to build APAC team - International Tax Review (DLA Piper), September 1, 2026 Ballard Spahr Recruits Greenberg Traurig’s Zwally in Delaware - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), September 1, 2026 Life Sciences Partner Mandi Jacobson Joins King & Spalding in Sydney - globallegalchronicle.com (King & Spalding), September 1, 2026 Quinn Emanuel hires antitrust litigator from Kirkland - Global Competition Review (Quinn Emanuel), September 1, 2026 Quinn Emanuel Lands Kirkland Antitrust Lawyer Ventura in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Quinn Emanuel), September 1, 2026 Prominent UAE Litigator and Leading Arabic Drafter Kadry Zaghawa Joins Quinn Emanuel in the United Arab Emirates - Global Legal Chronicle (Quinn Emanuel), September 1, 2026 Simpson Thacher Adds Energy and Infrastructure Partner in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Simpson Thacher), September 1, 2026 Mayer Brown further strengthens its market-leading Finance team with lateral team hire - mayerbrown.com (Mayer Brown), September 1, 2026
General Counsel Moves
SOPHIE VERNIER-REIFFERS APPOINTED GENERAL COUNSEL OF CANA L - Groupe CANAL+ (General Counsel), September 1, 2026 OncoC4 Names Steve Chen General Counsel as Clinical Pipeline Advances - citybiz (General Counsel), September 1, 2026
Technology
Wilson Sonsini licenses LexText for litigation practice - Legal IT Insider September 1, 2026 The Next Legal AI Problem Is Not Hallucination. It Is Authorization. - Above the Law September 1, 2026 A decade in, the fundamentals of adoption haven’t changed - legalfutures.co.uk September 1, 2026 New legal technology platform seeks to cut cost, delays in Kenya's legal sector - standardmedia.co.ke September 1, 2026 LawPavilion integrates Sasegbon’s laws into AI solution to curb fake citations - The Guardian Nigeria News September 1, 2026
Atlanta
Ex-HSF Kramer client adds law firm to $1 billion legal malpractice lawsuit - Reuters (King & Spalding), September 1, 2026 SG: Mallesons private capital co-head joins King & Spalding as partner - | Asian Legal Business (King & Spalding), September 1, 2026 Life Sciences Partner Mandi Jacobson Joins King & Spalding in Sydney - globallegalchronicle.com (King & Spalding), September 1, 2026
Boston
Willkie, WilmerHale Trade Conflict Allegations in Terror Case - Bloomberg Law News (Wilmer Hale), September 1, 2026
California
HSF Kramer and Gibson Dunn lead as Bodycote board agrees £1.85bn take-private offer with Veritas - Legal Business (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), September 1, 2026 Quinn Emanuel hires antitrust litigator from Kirkland - Global Competition Review (Quinn Emanuel), September 1, 2026 Quinn Emanuel Lands Kirkland Antitrust Lawyer Ventura in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Quinn Emanuel), September 1, 2026 Prominent UAE Litigator and Leading Arabic Drafter Kadry Zaghawa Joins Quinn Emanuel in the United Arab Emirates - Global Legal Chronicle (Quinn Emanuel), September 1, 2026 Latham & Watkins on natural problem solvers - Private Equity International | PEI (Latham & Watkins), September 1, 2026
Chicago
Mayer Brown secures Baker McKenzie finance trio in London - The Global Legal Post (Mayer Brown), September 1, 2026 DLA Piper hires ‘highly regarded’ TP partner to build APAC team - International Tax Review (DLA Piper), September 1, 2026 DLA Piper names Maura Dineen managing partner in Ireland - businessplus.ie (DLA Piper), September 1, 2026 Mayer Brown further strengthens its market-leading Finance team with lateral team hire - mayerbrown.com (Mayer Brown), September 1, 2026
New York
Ex-HSF Kramer client adds law firm to $1 billion legal malpractice lawsuit - Reuters (Kramer Levin), September 1, 2026 Holland & Knight Onboards McDermott Health Policy Lawyer in DC - news.bgov.com (Holland & Knight), September 1, 2026 Paul Weiss Adds Top Structured Finance Partner Lotay in London - Bloomberg Law News (Paul Weiss), September 1, 2026 Weil adds Dechert, Kirkland PE partners in San Francisco - The Global Legal Post (Weil Gotshal), September 1, 2026 Who was Erin Piacenti? The 32-year-old Bank of America executive assassinated by Pamela Cisneros in Times Square - MARCA (Davis Polk), September 1, 2026 Clifford Chance guides USD1bn in Korea copper export financing - Law.asia (Clifford Chance), September 1, 2026 Davis Polk sees no let-up in secondaries appetite - Private Equity International | PEI (Davis Polk), September 1, 2026 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett on new openings in sports - Private Equity International | PEI (Simpson Thacher), September 1, 2026 Simpson Thacher Adds Energy and Infrastructure Partner in DC - Bloomberg Law News (Simpson Thacher), September 1, 2026
Philadelphia
Morgan Lewis Adds Life Sciences Transactions Partner in Boston - Bloomberg Law News (Morgan Lewis), September 1, 2026 Weil adds Dechert, Kirkland PE partners in San Francisco - The Global Legal Post (Dechert), September 1, 2026
Texas
Jackson Walker Sees Texas Advantage as Local Rivals Branch Out - news.bloombergtax.com (Jackson Walker), September 1, 2026
Washington DC
Willkie, WilmerHale Trade Conflict Allegations in Terror Case - Bloomberg Law News (Wilmer Hale), September 1, 2026
Other - Eastern US
Ballard Spahr Recruits Greenberg Traurig’s Zwally in Delaware - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), September 1, 2026
Other - Central US
Jones Day lawyer returns to firm after stint at DOJ - ABA Journal (Jones Day), September 1, 2026 Patent Partner Robert Fergan Joins Dorsey in Chicago - FinancialContent (Dorsey & Whitney), September 1, 2026
United Kingdom
Freshfields Recruits Cooley Litigator Danny Grooms in Washington - Bloomberg Law News (Freshfields), September 1, 2026 Boston Life Sciences Lawyer Devoe Joins Freshfields as Partner - Bloomberg Law News (Freshfields), September 1, 2026 Paul Weiss creates European structured finance head role for Freshfields hire - The Lawyer (Freshfields), September 1, 2026 Linklaters Adds Marc-Olivier Roux as Tax Partner in Paris Office - news.bloombergtax.com (Linklaters), September 1, 2026 Baker McKenzie grows HK disputes practice with hire from Linklaters - | Asian Legal Business (Linklaters), September 1, 2026 Paul Weiss recruits Freshfields partner as head of European structured finance - Legal Business (Freshfields), September 1, 2026 Paul Weiss makes London structured finance push with senior Freshfields hire - Non-Billable (Freshfields), September 1, 2026 Clifford Chance guides USD1bn in Korea copper export financing - Law.asia (Clifford Chance), September 1, 2026 Freshfields loses senior Hong Kong corporate duo to Latham - Non-Billable (Freshfields), September 1, 2026 Linklaters Nabs J&J’s Mass Tort Legal Strategist VP Erik Haas - Bloomberg Law News (Linklaters), September 1, 2026 AZB & Partners, Noerr, Linklaters act on TCS' €320 million acquisition of MHP from Porsche - Bar and Bench (Linklaters), September 1, 2026 CAM, Trilegal, Linklaters act on Piramal Finance’s INR 2,100 crore QIP - ETLegalWorld.com (Linklaters), September 1, 2026
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