Sullivan & Cromwell, Holtzman Vogel, and Baker & Hostetler have recruited several lateral partners in Washington, D.C., enhancing their tax, antitrust, litigation, and investigations practices amid a competitive legal market.

Akin has advised Apollo-managed funds in selling Invited Clubs, North America’s largest private club operator, to KSL Capital Partners, enhancing its reputation in high-profile private equity transactions.

Sanjeev Bhasker joins K&L Gates as a partner, bringing expertise in digital currency, cybersecurity, and national security from his roles at the DOJ and White House, strengthening the firm’s regulatory capabilities.

Skadden has hired three partners from Akin Gump to enhance its investment management practice in Abu Dhabi and Washington D.C., aiming to leverage the growing demand for legal services from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds.

Akin has appointed Anne Callender as Chief Business Development Officer to enhance its global growth strategy, leveraging her 15 years of experience as the firm expands with 20 new partners in 2026.

Craig Leen, a partner at K&L Gates, has been elected as the 139th President of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, focusing on enhancing inclusivity and accessibility in the legal profession.

Mayer Brown advised Miyoshi America, Inc., a cosmetics ingredients manufacturer, in obtaining court confirmation of its prepackaged Chapter 11 reorganization plan. The plan resolves talc-related tort claims and advances the company’s restructuring efforts.

Akerman advised private equity firm Foundation Investment Partners (FIP) on its platform investment in American Key Supply (AKS), a national distributor of hardware and security-related products. The investment supports AKS’s continued growth and expansion within the automotive and commercial key supply market.

Gibson Dunn advised SpaceX on its historic IPO and dual listing on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas, raising $75 billion in gross proceeds at $135 per share. Latham & Watkins represented the underwriters for UK and European investors in the landmark capital markets transaction, which valued SpaceX at $1.77 trillion.

Linklaters advised the lenders on the €97.5 million financing of Project Volt, a 170 MW battery energy storage system in Belgium developed by Aukera Energy and Weerts Group. The project reached financial close on 29 May 2026 and is among the largest battery storage assets currently under construction in the country.