When AOD Federal Credit Union bought a branch of Merchants & Farmers Bank of Greene County in Prattville, Alabama, Honigman provided advice. Additionally, the majority of the branch’s loan and savings accounts will be acquired by AOD. About $15 million in deposits and $10 million in loans are being transferred from Merchants & Farmers Bank…

Leading corporate partner Ira Schacter of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is departing the firm to become the leader of a new group at McDermott Will & Schulte that focuses on the intersection of private equity, financial services, and insurance.

At least five employees, including an office manager, have been let go from Willkie’s San Francisco office. To entice summer associates in the San Francisco office to return next summer or join the company as full-time associates in the fall, the firm has provided retention bonuses. According to sources, the San Francisco office provided retention…

The American Lawyer is proud to present its Attorney of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement awardees. The recipient of the Attorney of the Year award and several other industry honors will be revealed on November 13 at The American Lawyer Industry Awards in New York, where these professionals will be honored. Here is a…

On August 21, in Baxter, Minnesota, Spencer Fane is pleased to sponsor the MN Crypto Council’s Crypto Mining Tour 2025. The firm will be represented at the event by attorney Alex Schoephoerster. From the Spencer Fane St. Cloud office, tour participants will travel by bus to Baxter, Minnesota, hosted by Just For Krypto, where they…

Honigman helped the fire and life safety firm Sciens Building Solutions acquire Alarmtechs, Inc., a Potter dealer specializing in sprinkler, security integration, and fire alarm services.

Holly Hogan, a renowned legal leader and former chief legal officer at Automattic Inc. (WordPress.com), has joined Mayer Brown’s San Francisco office as the newest member of the firm’s groundbreaking Technology General Counsel in Residence (TGCR) program.

Menacrest AG, a joint venture between international digital operator VEON Ltd (Nasdaq: VEON) and Kazakhstan-based private equity fund Verny Capital, has received advice from renowned international law firm Baker McKenzie regarding the sale of Sky Mobile LLC, which operates in Kyrgyzstan under the Beeline brand, to Open Joint Stock Company, Eldik Bank.

Gildan Activewear, a longtime S&C client, has agreed to buy HanesBrands for $2.2 billion in equity and $4.4 billion in enterprise value. This agreement would establish HanesBrands as a global leader in basic apparel. Gildan has closed his biggest sale to date with this transaction.

In relation to the successful restructuring of EUR 200 million senior unsecured notes issued by Nitrogenművek Zrt., a prominent fertilizer manufacturer in Hungary, Hogan Lovells has provided advice to an ad hoc group of noteholders.