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Davis Polk said it published an analysis of the FDIC’s 2026 proposed bank merger rule. The firm’s article examined the proposed application and review framework and compared how different transaction characteristics could affect processing, competition analysis and the assessment of financial stability and community factors.
Davis Polk said counsel Costanza Garcia Laposse was named to The Tech Capital’s Women 100 for 2026. The firm said the recognition concerned her work in digital infrastructure finance, highlighting transactions involving data centers and financing arrangements for operators in that sector.
Davis Polk said partner David Portilla was quoted in Bank Director following a panel on bank boards’ approaches to stablecoins. The firm’s notice described his discussion of how an institution could assess the relevance of digital assets to its business and the range of possible approaches.
Davis Polk said Supreme Court and Appellate practice head Kannon Shanmugam discussed law firms’ investment in appellate litigation with Law360 Pulse. The firm’s notice described his comments about attracting clients and the increasing involvement of appellate lawyers in trial-level proceedings, as well as demand for Davis Polk’s practice.
Davis Polk announced that seven partners had been included in Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Lawyers list. The firm identified honorees across antitrust, appellate, business, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law, and linked readers to the publication’s complete list of selected attorneys.