Carolyn Vardi has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, the firm announced today. According to Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee, “Carolyn is a highly regarded leader in the private equity market and well-known for her ability to handle difficult, complex situations.” “She will be a fantastic…

The Legal Services Corporation, which provides grants to nonprofit legal aid groups nationwide, is under the chopping block again as President Donald Trump seeks to slash the organization’s funding.

Some Big Law firms are adding big teams of litigators, announcing major mergers, and setting high-water marks in deal work amid uncertainty in 2025.

Butler Snow LLP adds attorney Mark S. Sharpe to the firm’s Charleston office as a member of the Finance, Real Estate, and Restructuring practice group.

Buchalter Special Counsel Jack Luellen has been appointed as Vice Chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Natural Resources & Energy Law (NREL) Section for the 2025–2026 term.

Brown Rudnick has relocated its Washington, D.C., office to a new 27,513 square feet office space on the 4th floor of the 11-story Commerz Real-owned building located at 1900 N Street, NW in Dupont Circle.

Bracewell LLP welcomes Derek L. Young, who previously advised clients on state and local tax (SALT) matters across the United States with Baker Botts L.L.P., to the firm’s tax department as a partner in the New York office.

Blank Rome LLP adds Sarah M. Luetto to the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Matrimonial & Family Law group.

Benesch is representing Prime Healthcare in ongoing negotiations with the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office following recent legal filings concerning service reductions at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee.

Alston & Bird has added Drew Rolle, a former deputy chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, to the firm’s White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Group as a partner in the New York office.