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Law Firm News
Friday, May 8, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1462
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General
Former Willkie Farr lawyer turns cooperating witness in insider trading probe - Reuters (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), May 7, 2026 Ex-Willkie Lawyer Pleaded Guilty in M&A Insider-Trading Case - Bloomberg Law News (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), May 7, 2026 Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring - ABA Journal (Latham & Watkins; Wachtell Lipton), May 7, 2026 M&A Insider Trading Allegations Threaten Big Law Reputations (3) - Bloomberg Law News (Sidley Austin), May 7, 2026
Big Deals
MoFo lands tech trio from Bakers and Morgan Lewis - The Lawyer (Morgan Lewis), May 7, 2026 Davis Polk, Zhong Lun, Haiwen advise Xizhi on $325 mln Chapter 18C HK listing - | Asian Legal Business (Davis Polk), May 7, 2026
Attorney Moves
Dentons appoints construction partner Gordon Anderson in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News (Dentons), May 8, 2026 Alyse Sagalchik Joins Alston & Bird’s Corporate Team in Chicago - Bloomberg Law News (Alston & Bird), May 8, 2026 Jones Walker Adds Labor and Employment Partner Daniel Harrell in Pensacola - citybiz (Jones Walker), May 7, 2026 Singapore: Reed Smith APAC funds head to join Simmons - | Asian Legal Business (Reed Smith), May 7, 2026 Morgan Lewis Recruits Grünthaler for Investment, Fintech, Role - Bloomberg Law News (Morgan Lewis), May 7, 2026 Dechert Recruits Three Restructuring Partners in Dallas (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Dechert), May 7, 2026 Article: King & Spalding expands to London - Global Competition Review (King & Spalding), May 7, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Hospitality Practice with Strategic Hires in Phoenix and Mexico - PR Newswire (Greenberg Traurig), May 7, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Adds Two Real Estate, Hospitality Shareholders - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), May 7, 2026 Dorsey & Whitney Adds Private Equity Partner Mark Churchman in London - citybiz (Dorsey & Whitney), May 7, 2026
General Counsel Moves
Dauch Corporation Appoints New General Counsel and Secretary and Announces Employee Inducement Award Under NYSE Rule 303A.08 - PR Newswire (General Counsel), May 7, 2026 Basic Capital Appoints Jake Eigner as General Counsel - FinancialContent (General Counsel), May 7, 2026
Technology
The Role of Technology in Personal Injury Cases - Legal Reader May 7, 2026 Driving adoption: Akin rolls out NetDocuments’ AI suite firmwide - Legal IT Insider May 7, 2026 LITI Launches 2026 GenAI Part 3 Governance Report - Let's Data Science May 7, 2026 "Governance was designed in from day one": Inside Wolters Kluwer's new invoice review AI agent - Legal IT Insider May 7, 2026
Atlanta
Alyse Sagalchik Joins Alston & Bird’s Corporate Team in Chicago - Bloomberg Law News (Alston & Bird), May 8, 2026 Article: King & Spalding expands to London - Global Competition Review (King & Spalding), May 7, 2026
California
Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring - ABA Journal (Latham & Watkins), May 7, 2026
Chicago
Dentons appoints construction partner Gordon Anderson in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News (Dentons), May 8, 2026 M&A Insider Trading Allegations Threaten Big Law Reputations (3) - Bloomberg Law News (Sidley Austin), May 7, 2026
New York
Former Willkie Farr lawyer turns cooperating witness in insider trading probe - Reuters (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), May 7, 2026 Ex-Willkie Lawyer Pleaded Guilty in M&A Insider-Trading Case - Bloomberg Law News (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), May 7, 2026 Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring - ABA Journal (Wachtell Lipton), May 7, 2026 Davis Polk, Zhong Lun, Haiwen advise Xizhi on $325 mln Chapter 18C HK listing - | Asian Legal Business (Davis Polk), May 7, 2026
Philadelphia
Morgan Lewis Recruits Grünthaler for Investment, Fintech, Role - Bloomberg Law News (Morgan Lewis), May 7, 2026 MoFo lands tech trio from Bakers and Morgan Lewis - The Lawyer (Morgan Lewis), May 7, 2026 Dechert Recruits Three Restructuring Partners in Dallas (1) - Bloomberg Law News (Dechert), May 7, 2026
Other - Eastern US
Singapore: Reed Smith APAC funds head to join Simmons - | Asian Legal Business (Reed Smith), May 7, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Adds Two Real Estate, Hospitality Shareholders - Bloomberg Law News (Greenberg Traurig), May 7, 2026 Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Hospitality Practice with Strategic Hires in Phoenix and Mexico - PR Newswire (Greenberg Traurig), May 7, 2026
Other - Central US
Jones Walker Adds Labor and Employment Partner Daniel Harrell in Pensacola - citybiz (Jones Walker), May 7, 2026 Dorsey & Whitney Adds Private Equity Partner Mark Churchman in London - citybiz (Dorsey & Whitney), May 7, 2026
United Kingdom
Dentons appoints construction partner Gordon Anderson in Glasgow - Scottish Legal News (Dentons), May 8, 2026 Khaitan & Co, Homburger, Linklaters, Baker McKenzie act on Landis+Gyr transferring EMEA business to AURELIUS - Bar and Bench (Linklaters), May 8, 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright expands Middle East and Africa energy offering with new partner hire - ZAWYA (Norton Rose), May 8, 2026 Irwin Mitchell appoints new partner and senior associate in Scotland - Scottish Legal News (Irwin Mitchell), May 7, 2026 McDermott hires Herbert Smith energy lead - Partnerships Bulletin (Herbert Smith), May 7, 2026
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