Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, McGuireWoods, Jenner & Block, and King & Spalding have announced partner and counsel hires in their Washington, D.C., London, Richmond, and Raleigh offices.

Growing in scale and profits may motivate some law firms to explore or pursue private equity investment. But some may also be motivated to seek a larger safety net after recent events, such as the pandemic and the Trump administration’s attack on law firms, showed that Big Law firms still face vulnerabilities in their business…

Paul Hastings adds two Winston & Strawn litigation partners, Stephanie Clouston and Matt Durfee, in Dallas to strengthen its finance team.

Womble Bond Dickinson U.S. CEO Merrick Benn recalls the obstacles and successes from combining firms from different countries, such as the U.S. firm Perkins Coie and the U.K.’s Ashurst, as they plan the latest trans-Atlantic merger.

Election litigation boutique Elias Law Group has been growing quickly in headcount and demand since it launched four years ago, partly thanks to a surge in litigation over voting rights and redistricting over the last year.

Milbank will match the year-end bonus scale announced by several top firms in the last week.

As momentum for private equity incursion into the legal industry continues to build, Cohen & Gresser is considering selling a stake in the firm to outside investors.

Instead of Big Law, former top prosecutors are launching or joining prominent boutiques.

Lauren M. Law has joined Lamb McErlane as a senior associate in its litigation practice.

Tenet Healthcare Corporation was represented by Gibson Dunn in a private placement offering of $750 million in total principal for their 6.000% senior notes due in 2033 and $1.5 billion in total principal for their 5.500% senior secured first lien notes due in 2032.