Legal News & Industry Insights

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S&C Advises HomeStreet in Merger with Mechanics Bank
HomeStreet closed the all-stock merger between Mechanics Bank and its subsidiary, HomeStreet Bank. Mechanics Bank closed and became Mechanics Bancorp,...
September 10, 2025
K&L Gates Adds Nuclear Regulatory Lawyer in Washington, DC
Tison Campbell has joined the Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice of K&L Gates LLP as a partner. He had worked...
September 10, 2025
K&L Gates Advises Cottonwood Group on Formation of US$1 Billion Fund
Cottonwood Group received advice from K&L Gates LLP about the Cottonwood Real Estate Special Situations Fund, LP’s successful closure. On...
September 10, 2025
Former NLRB Chairman Marvin E. Kaplan Joins Jackson Lewis
The Labor Relations department of Jackson Lewis P.C., a nationwide employment law practice, is delighted to announce the addition of...
September 10, 2025
Baker McKenzie Adds Highly Regarded Cyber and National Security Lawyer Sumon Dantiki in Washington, DC
Former US Department of Justice officer Sumon Dantiki has joined the Washington, DC office of renowned international law firm Baker...
September 10, 2025
K&L Gates Enhances Asset Management Practice With London Partner Addition
Marianna Tothova joins the Asset Management and Investment Fund practice at K&L Gates as a partner. She is dual qualified...
September 10, 2025
Latham, Freshfields and Wachtell Advising on $53B Mining Giants Merger
Latham & Watkins, Freshfields, and Wachtell Lipton, Rosen & Katz are advising on the $53 billion merger between mining giants...
September 10, 2025
Ropes & Gray Opens Milan Office, Hires Latham PE Trio
Ropes & Gray has opened a new office in Milan, Italy, to strengthen its global private equity practice. This expansion...
September 10, 2025
Baker McKenzie Adds Second Ex-King & Spalding Partner to Boost NatSec Team in D.C.
Three months after hiring former Deputy U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein to lead its national security practice, Baker McKenzie announced the...
September 10, 2025
Wilson Sonsini’s Latin America Practice Head Jumps to Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig has hired Matt Squires, the former head of the Latin America practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,...
September 10, 2025
Big Law C-Suite Hiring Has Remained High
In August, Am Law 100 firms appointed several C-suite leaders, with notable hires at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Morrison &...
September 9, 2025
Big Law Is No Longer Steering Clear of Work Involving Trump Businesses
Major law firms have shifted their approach since the first Trump administration, now more willing to engage in deals linked...
September 9, 2025