Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal counsel Periscope Equity in the closing of Periscope Equity III, L.P. with aggregate commitments of $370 million, exceeding its target of $300 million in under 12 months from official launch.

Troutman Pepper Locke adds two restructuring partners in Charlotte.

According to Thomson Reuters’ latest Law Firm Financial Index, law firm billing rates are up 7.4% over the second quarter of 2024.

Paul Weiss has secured a $4.2 million contract with the Treasury Department to respond to a recent cyber attack at one of its bureaus.

Gretta Rusanow, managing director and head of advisory services at Citi’s Law Firm Group, expects strong growth for the rest of the year given the group’s latest report that shows law firm revenue is up 11%, while demand grew is up 1% compared to six months ago. Inventory (i.e., bills to be collected) is 12.1%…

Seyfarth Shaw adds a new real estate finance partner in New York.

RDD was founded 17 years ago by Jim Rosenblatt. For a minimum of five years, RDD will be referred to as AALS Rosenblatt’s Deans Database. Rosenblatt will assist AALS with the database as a special consultant.

There were questions when Kirkland opened its Frankfurt office a year ago and brought on Latham & Watkins M&A partner Tobias Larisch.

The acquisition of a natural gas gathering affiliate of Occidental, a global energy corporation and one of the biggest oil producers in the United States, was handled by Troutman Pepper Locke on behalf of Enterprise Products Partners (Enterprise), one of the top suppliers of midstream energy services in North America. For additional details

Ormat Technologies’ 10MW geothermal project in Dominica’s Roseau Valley was financed with $50 million by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), represented by Arnold & Porter. This deal represents the Caribbean’s first geothermal project finance.