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Cooley announced that it had advised OpenZeppelin on its agreement to be acquired by S&P Global. The firm identified a legal team spanning London and U.S. offices and described the matter as involving mergers and acquisitions, technology transactions, employee matters, tax and data privacy work.
Cravath announced that three partners had been selected for Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Lawyers list. The firm said the recognition covered lawyers from firms of different sizes, including transactional lawyers, litigators and advisers, and identified two corporate partners and one litigation partner among its honorees.
Crowell & Moring announced that Nima Darouian had joined its Los Angeles office as a partner in the Labor & Employment Group. The firm said he moved from Ballard Spahr and would represent employers in wage-and-hour class actions, California representative proceedings and individual employment disputes.
Dechert announced that it had advised Pretium on the acquisition of Cascade Financial Services, which the firm described as a lender financing manufactured and modular homes. The firm said the transaction expanded Pretium’s residential credit operations and identified lawyers from corporate, finance, tax and other practices on its team.
Fox Rothschild announced that John Lewis had joined its Washington, D.C., aviation practice as counsel from the U.S. Marine Corps. The firm said his work would encompass aviation litigation, regulatory compliance, investigations and commercial agreements for airlines, service providers, maintenance organizations and government contractors.
Goodwin announced that its life sciences team had advised Dualitas Therapeutics on a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Roche. The firm said Dualitas would receive $36.5 million upfront, with potential additional payments bringing the deal value to $1 billion, plus royalties, for work on antibodies targeting immunology and inflammation diseases.
Goodwin announced that four partners had been included in Forbes’ third annual Top 250 Lawyers in America list. The firm said the selection involved nominations, outreach, recommendations and editorial review, and identified honorees working in patent litigation, antitrust, financial-services disputes and mergers and acquisitions.
Goodwin announced that it had advised Marea Therapeutics on its acquisition by Lisata Therapeutics. The firm said Lisata also entered an agreement for a private placement expected to raise approximately $225 million before expenses, and described the acquisition as a stock-for-stock transaction involving the companies’ biotechnology businesses.
Honigman announced that it had represented Catalio Capital Management as lead investor in Evvy’s $40 million Series B financing. The firm described Catalio as a healthcare-focused investor and Evvy as a women’s health platform serving patients across the United States and working with healthcare providers.
Hunton Andrews Kurth announced that it was advising accounting and advisory business Richey May as co-counsel on a growth investment by Genstar Capital and Aksia. The firm said the investment was intended to support acquisitions and expansion, while F3 Partners and Richey May management would retain ownership stakes.
King & Spalding announced that Asian Legal Business had included it in the Singapore International category of its 2026 Asia M&A rankings. The firm said the rankings assessed Asian transaction practices and described its Singapore team’s work advising financial institutions and businesses on cross-border transactions and disputes.
King & Spalding announced that three partners had been selected for Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Lawyers list. The firm described the honorees’ work in business litigation and transactions and said the publication considered legal work, professional reputation and feedback from colleagues, decision-makers and clients in recognizing attorneys.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that it had advised Aphias Capital on a growth investment in SNZweig, an advisory business serving architecture, engineering and construction companies. The firm said the investment was made in connection with the combination of Stambaugh Ness and Zweig Group and identified its corporate and tax advisers.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that it had advised Ares Management on a joint venture between an Ares real estate fund and PSP Investments. The firm said the venture would invest up to $2.4 billion in U.S. logistics properties and included a seed portfolio in several industrial markets.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that it had advised Ares Management on a four-community student-housing acquisition from SCHENK+. The firm said Ares real estate funds partnered with The Scion Group on the approximately $435 million transaction, covering 2,316 beds serving students at universities in Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that it had represented H.I.G. Capital on an agreement to sell General Datatech to Softcat. The firm said the transaction valued the IT-services business at $1.05 billion on an enterprise-value basis and was expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2027.
K&L Gates announced recognition in first-half 2026 transaction league tables covering capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. The firm said Bloomberg ranked it 11th by deal count and 13th by volume for U.S. equity-linked transactions, and also cited rankings from PitchBook, LSEG, S&P Global and The Deal.
Milbank announced that Asian Legal Business had recognized its mergers and acquisitions practice in six markets in the publication’s 2026 rankings. The firm said the recognition covered Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Japan and China, including international-firm categories in several jurisdictions.
Milbank announced that 11 partners had been ranked in Chambers Latin America 2027 alongside recognition for four firm practices. The firm said the guide covered its project finance, banking and finance, capital markets, and corporate and mergers and acquisitions work in the region.
Milbank announced that it had advised the financing sources supporting L Catterton’s acquisition of a majority stake in HYROX from Infront Sports & Media. The firm described HYROX as a fitness-racing business combining running with functional workouts and identified a London-based financing team.
Morrison Foerster announced that Forbes had named four of its lawyers to the publication’s 2026 America’s Top Lawyers list. The firm identified the honorees as Val Dahiya, Daralyn Durie, Lisa Phelan and Tessa Schwartz, whose practices included financial regulation, intellectual property, antitrust and technology.
Polsinelli announced that Andrew C. Raby had joined its Chicago office as a shareholder in its Investment Strategies & Capital Solutions Practice. The firm said he advised private fund sponsors and investment managers on forming, structuring and operating alternative investment vehicles, expanding its private-funds capabilities.
Ropes & Gray said it served as fund counsel to Bain Capital Ventures on the final closing of Fund XI, which raised $1.6 billion and exceeded its target. The firm described the client as Bain Capital’s early-stage venture arm and said the fund would continue that investment strategy.
Ropes & Gray announced that it was developing a proprietary artificial intelligence tool with OpenAI for transactional due diligence. The firm said the collaboration involved custom agent workflows based on its lawyers’ review methods, with the intended tool producing detailed reports on issues identified in deal materials.
Smith Anderson announced that Triangle Business Journal had named firm chair Gerald Roach a 2026 Corporate Leadership Award honoree. The firm said the recognition concerned his leadership, client service and community involvement, and described more than 25 years in roles helping lead the firm.
Sullivan & Cromwell announced that David Avery-Gee and Sarah Flaherty would join its London office as partners. The firm said Avery-Gee would become co-head of its European mergers and acquisitions practice alongside Paris partner Olivier de Vilmorin, while both hires would advise on international transactions.
Taft announced that water law partner James Eklund had published a Steamboat Magazine article examining potential federal involvement in Colorado River management. The firm said the article considered implications for the Yampa Valley and the relationship between Colorado water rights, interstate obligations and federal reservoir operations.
Vinson & Elkins announced that it had represented an AlphaCore Wealth Advisory affiliate in its acquisition of Streamline Family Office. The firm said the transaction created AlphaCore Streamline, a dedicated family-office affiliate, and described Streamline’s clients as families with nearly $5 billion in combined assets.
Vinson & Elkins announced that it had served as counsel to Ellington Financial on an offering of $150 million in additional senior unsecured notes through subsidiaries. The firm said the notes carried a 7.375% coupon and matured in 2030, with three partners leading its team.
White & Case announced that it had advised Delivery Hero on repricing a $1.3 billion term loan maturing in 2029. The firm said its transaction team brought together Frankfurt and New York lawyers and identified three Frankfurt partners as the leads on the financing.