General

1. Reed Smith promotes 29 to partnership in biggest round since 2023 - The Global Legal Post   (Reed Smith), February 3, 2026
2. Even Cravath, Wachtell Must Now Fight ‘the Talent Wars’ - Bloomberg Law News   (Wachtell Lipton), February 3, 2026
3. Epstein Explored Law Careers, Leadership With Ruemmler, Karp (1) - Bloomberg Law News   (Hogan Lovells), February 3, 2026
4. Paul Weiss Chair Karp regrets Epstein interactions, firm says - Reuters   (Paul Weiss), February 3, 2026
5. Ex-client sues law firm King & Spalding for $1 billion over alleged malpractice - Slipcase   (King & Spalding), February 3, 2026

Law Firm Mergers and New Offices

1. Dentons Pisut formally launches in Thailand - Law.asia   (Dentons), February 4, 2026
2. Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing UK to launch Winston Taylor in May - Canadian Lawyer Magazine   (Winston & Strawn), February 3, 2026

Big Deals

1. Gibson Dunn and Sullivan & Cromwell lead $1.25trn SpaceX merger to takeoff - Legal Business   (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), February 4, 2026
2. Skadden and Gibson Dunn lead on $58bn oil and gas merger - Legal Business   (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), February 4, 2026
3. Arko Petroleum Sets $200M IPO, Guided by Greenberg Traurig and Latham & Watkins - USA Herald   (Greenberg Traurig; Latham & Watkins), February 4, 2026
4. United States - Arnold & Porter Advises Israel On $6 Billion Sovereign Bond Offering - Mondaq   (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer), February 3, 2026
5. Dentons advises UBS on sale of The Outlet Stores Alicante - Iberian Lawyer   (Dentons), February 3, 2026
6. Skadden, Gibson Dunn advise on Devon Energy’s merger with Coterra Energy - The Global Legal Post   (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), February 3, 2026

Attorney Moves

1. Sidley Continues to Expand M&A and Private Equity Group With Partner Timothy FitzSimons in Chicago   Sidley Austin, February 3, 2026
2. Bloomberg Law: Husch Blackwell Brings In Consumer Finance Partner in Houston   Husch Blackwell Sanders, February 3, 2026
3. Kirkland Welcomes Debt Finance Partner Adam Griffin   Kirkland & Ellis, February 3, 2026
4. Kirkland Welcomes Leading Tax Lawyer Jonathan Macke   Kirkland & Ellis, February 3, 2026
5. Alston & Bird Expands Health Care Regulatory Practice with Partner Asher Funk in Chicago   Alston & Bird, February 3, 2026
6. Antitrust partner Joshua Hazan joins the firm’s Business Litigation practice group in New York   King & Spalding, February 3, 2026
7. Husch Blackwell Adds Team of Consumer Financial Services Litigators in Houston   Husch Blackwell Sanders, February 3, 2026
8. Honigman Strengthens Life Sciences Bench with Addition of Attorney Suzanne Levy Friedman in Washington DC Office   Honigman, February 3, 2026
9. Goodwin Health Regulatory Expert Joins Alston & Bird in Chicago - Bloomberg Law News   (Alston & Bird), February 4, 2026
10. Blank Rome Lands Egan Nelson Litigator Mark Johansen in Dallas - Bloomberg Law News   (Blank Rome), February 4, 2026
11. Blank Rome Adds Five-Partner Hospitality Team in California - Bloomberg Law News   (Blank Rome), February 4, 2026
12. Cozen Boosts Insurance Practice With Faegre Drinker Lawyers - Bloomberg Law News   (Faegre Drinker), February 4, 2026
13. Withers adds senior corporate partner from Sidley Austin - Law.asia   (Sidley Austin), February 4, 2026
14. Winston & Strawn litigation leader takes 9-partner team to rival law firm King & Spalding - Reuters   (Winston & Strawn; King & Spalding), February 3, 2026
15. Seth Farber Exits Winston & Strawn for Haynes Boone in New York - Bloomberg Law News   (Winston & Strawn), February 3, 2026
16. Taylor Wessing real estate duo leave for Mayer Brown - Non-Billable   (Winston & Strawn; Mayer Brown), February 3, 2026
17. Corporate Partner Joins Latham in Los Angeles, Bringing Extensive Experience Advising Emerging Growth Companies - StreetInsider   (Latham & Watkins), February 3, 2026
18. Paul Weiss poaches top energy dealmakers in raid on Kirkland & Ellis - Financial Times   (Kirkland & Ellis; Paul Weiss), February 3, 2026
19. Melsheimer, Stodghill Lead Nine-Partner Litigation Team to King & Spalding - The Texas Lawbook   (King & Spalding), February 3, 2026
20. Honigman Employs Hogan Lovells FDA Regulatory Partner in DC - Bloomberg Law News   (Hogan Lovells), February 3, 2026
21. Ropes & Gray Poaches Fried Frank Bankruptcy Team, Taps New Lead - Bloomberg Law News   (Fried Frank), February 3, 2026

General Counsel Moves

1. Deep Isolation Appoints Paula Whitten-Doolin as General Counsel - Yahoo Finance   (General Counsel), February 3, 2026
2. Canopius appoints Jasan Fitzpatrick as General Counsel - Reinsurance News   (General Counsel), February 3, 2026
3. SolarWinds Names Becky Melton General Counsel and Group Vice President, Legal - Business Wire   (General Counsel), February 3, 2026

Technology

1. Anthropic unveils Claude legal plugin and causes market meltdown - Legal IT Insider   February 3, 2026
2. Six To-Dos Every Firm Can Embrace in 2026 - Legal Talk Network   February 3, 2026
3. Podcast: The implementation of CoCounsel at Acuity – Future use cases and ROI - Legal IT Insider   February 3, 2026
4. LSC Issues Blueprint for Narrowing the Justice Gap through Technology Innovation in Civil Legal Services - LawSites   February 3, 2026
5. Anthropic's Legal AI Plugin Sends Shockwaves Through Publishing and Legal Services Sector - WebProNews   February 3, 2026
6. Stella Legal partners with CLM giant Sirion - Legal IT Insider   February 3, 2026