Gibson Dunn has enhanced its German restructuring practice by hiring ex-Kirkland partners Leo Plank and Sacha Lürken in Munich, amid a surge in bankruptcies in Germany, marking a pivotal moment for the restructuring market.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore has added Michael Patrick Daly, a 12-year veteran of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. Daly will work out of the firm’s corporate practice in its Washington, D.C., office.

Kirkland & Ellis has 21 summer associates in Miami, its largest yet, and for the first time, it is offering a four-week summer experience for 1Ls who have committed to joining for their 2L summer in 2027.

Alston & Bird has added Satvi Vepa as the first tax-focused partner in the history of its London office. She joins the firm following stints with Simmons & Simmons and Goodwin Procter.

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel has formally launched an appellate practice, tapping managing partner Mathieu Shapiro to lead the group and adding a former Pennsylvania Supreme Court clerk.

Philadelphia-based Saul Ewing has expanded its footprint in the city, moving into a newly renovated space on the 39th floor of the prominent Wells Fargo Center.

Iliana Karaoglan returns to Weil, Gotshal & Manges from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

Discussions and debates about artificial intelligence are everywhere—in business, government, academia, and the legal industry. Even the pope has weighed in.

Epstein Becker Green has grown its health care and business litigation capabilities in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington after adding a six-attorney team from Manatt Phelps & Phillips.

Kirkland & Ellis is launching a Tokyo office with White & Case debt finance partner Clara Shirota and Morrison Foerster M&A partner Naoya Shiota.