Firm Wire · Week to October 2, 2026
Firm Wire: announcements, week to October 2, 2026
Firm Wire items are announcements made by the firms themselves. The desk confirms that the announcement was published and reproduces its factual content. It does not verify the claims in it, and publication is not an endorsement.
Gallagher & Kennedy
Foley & Lardner
- Foley says Daniel Farris discussed lateral integration with Law.com
- Foley says it received Law Firm of the Year at the Texas Legal Awards
- Foley says it represented EMS in its acquisition of AMD Supply
- Foley says it published a playbook for directors’ use of AI
- Foley says it represented Pilgrim in seed financing
- Foley says it published guidance on diesel supply and fuel clauses
- Foley says it featured Roland Potts in episode 147 of its career podcast
- Foley says it published a review of seven California data-center bills
- Foley publishes analysis of proposed federal physician ownership restrictions
- Foley publishes an analysis of Texas data-center water-use oversight
- Foley publishes Jason Levine’s guide to financing corporate antitrust claims
- Foley publishes podcast notice featuring Constellation’s David Dardis
- Foley says Peter Stockburger joined business journal panel on enterprise AI
Sidley Austin
- Sidley says it advised Hengrui on a licensing agreement worth up to $2.6 billion
- Sidley says it advised managers on Elevate Campuses’ $220 million IPO
- Sidley says AHUSCO’s Chapter 11 plan became effective
- Sidley says it represented Pyxis Oncology in a public offering
- Sidley says it received 24 practice rankings in Legal 500 UK 2027
- Sidley says it advised InfraBridge on its completed power portfolio sale to ArcLight
- Sidley says it advised Jiangsu Nhwa on its licensing agreement with Somnivera
- Sidley says it published an analysis of Hong Kong enforcement priorities
- Sidley says it published an analysis of Singapore’s stablecoin consultation
- Sidley says it issued an EDGAR annual confirmation reminder
- Sidley says it represented EFI in its planned combination with Agfa’s printing business
- Sidley says it advised on the National Stock Exchange of India’s $2.36 billion IPO
- Sidley says it represented Bluevine in its planned $340 million sale to Valley
- Sidley Austin says it advised Slate Grocery’s committee on a US$2.3 billion sale
- Sidley publishes its September antitrust and competition bulletin
- Sidley publishes a podcast on energy supply and AI demand
- Sidley publishes overview of proposed proxy rule changes
- Sidley says it received two Benchmark Europe awards
- Sidley says it advised Certares on Guardian Alarm continuation fund
- Sidley says it is advising Rexel on $1.4 billion GCG acquisition
- Sidley says it advised Star51 Capital on UltraSight financing investment
- Sidley says it won private markets honor at U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards
Stinson
Troutman Pepper Locke
- Troutman Pepper Locke says it compared House and Senate terrorism insurance bills
- Troutman Pepper Locke says its lawyers wrote about GP-LP fee negotiations
- Troutman Pepper Locke says it analyzed Texas’s proposed roof-age insurance rule clarification
- Troutman Pepper Locke says it released a podcast on mass arbitration procedures and AI
- Troutman Pepper Locke says Carl Bivens discussed on-site power financing with The Information
- Troutman Pepper Locke says it published an article on trademark coexistence agreements
- Troutman Pepper Locke says Dan Valenti discussed REIT financing in The Daily Upside
- Troutman says Kade Cullefer discussed Georgia tort reform with Law360
- Troutman Pepper Locke publishes analysis of crypto regulation without new legislation
- Troutman publishes a podcast on embedded insurance and consumer finance
- Troutman publishes a note on ISO-NE day-ahead ancillary-services market changes
- Troutman publishes a note on Michigan insurance price-optimization legislation
- Troutman publishes an extended article on intellectual property in energy technology
- Troutman Pepper Locke publishes Connecticut insurance premium explanation alert
- Troutman Pepper Locke announces October insurance forum in Chicago
- Troutman Pepper Locke publishes podcast on fintech bank strategies
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
White & Case
Appleby
- Appleby says it advised NYK on its 50% stake in Avenir LNG
- Appleby says it received 25 firm rankings in Legal 500’s Crown Dependencies guide
- Appleby says it advised Hennessy VII on its ONE Nuclear Energy combination
- Appleby says it sponsored the Pride of Jersey Community Champion award
- Appleby says it is sponsoring the Transcontinental Trusts Istanbul conference
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Gibson Dunn says Trey Cox discussed its Atlas AI platform with Texas Lawyer
- Gibson Dunn says it was shortlisted in seven British Legal Awards categories
- Gibson Dunn says it advised Long Lake on $2.75 billion in acquisition financing
- Gibson Dunn says it received six Texas Legal Awards
- Gibson Dunn says it received 32 practice rankings in Legal 500 UK 2027
- Gibson Dunn says Blake Estes discussed interval fund rules with Ignites
- Gibson Dunn says Texas Lawyer featured its Dallas associate training program
- Gibson Dunn says it advised Morgan Stanley’s 1GT on Amber Electric investment
- Gibson Dunn says it advised USD Group on terminal and diluent-unit sales
- Gibson Dunn says Stephen Hammer wrote an article on structuring legal arguments
- Gibson Dunn says it is advising RedBird on its majority investment in Puck
- Gibson Dunn releases September Supreme Court round-up
- Gibson Dunn publishes September 25 derivatives regulatory update
- Gibson Dunn announces two ITR Europe tax awards
- Gibson Dunn says it is advising Solaris on notes and revolving credit commitments
Thompson Coburn
- Thompson Coburn says it published a California climate disclosure compliance guide
- Thompson Coburn says it published a guide to borrower defense case-management changes
- Thompson Coburn says it revived a Mizzou Law scholarship with a leadership focus
- Thompson Coburn says Christopher Clark joined a St. Louis legal assistance task force
- Thompson Coburn says Mark Power discussed second-half restructuring trends
- Thompson Coburn publishes a guide to language access in the workplace
- Thompson Coburn publishes alert on private-school tax exemption proposals
- Thompson Coburn publishes article on personal goodwill in asset sales
Thompson Hine
Alston & Bird
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch
Greenberg Traurig
Bracewell
Parker Poe
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff
Jackson Walker
Blank Rome
- Blank Rome says it published an analysis of EB-5 financing and hotel equity returns
- Blank Rome says two tax lawyers received Philadelphia VIP’s Champion Award
- Blank Rome says four partners were recognized in a global cannabis lawyers directory
- Blank Rome says it published an article on restrictions on Canadian goods in federal procurement
- Blank Rome says it highlighted Massimo D’Angelo’s interview on NYC office trends
Larkin Hoffman
Fisher Phillips
BakerHostetler
Stewarts
- Stewarts says it received 68 individual rankings in Legal 500 UK 2027
- Stewarts says it sponsored and attended the World Tetrahand Congress
- Stewarts says it published an article on digital assets and inheritance disputes
- Stewarts says it published the second part of its safari safety article
- Stewarts says it announced a 12-part Policyholder Essentials webinar series
- Stewarts publishes clean energy construction insurance commentary
Cooley
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Kean Miller
Miller Johnson
Morrison Foerster
Squire Patton Boggs
- Squire Patton Boggs says it advised Arab Invest on a $37.5 million AKDITAL KSA investment
- Squire Patton Boggs says it advised Arco’s sale to H.I.G. and connected pension transfer
- Squire Patton Boggs says it published its September 29 pensions weekly update
- Squire Patton Boggs says it advised NatWest on funding NP Aerospace’s U.S. acquisition
Touchstone Partners
Crowell & Moring
- Crowell & Moring says it published an analysis of California’s AI auditor framework
- Crowell & Moring says it examined SEC-FDA information sharing and company disclosures
- Crowell & Moring says it published a client alert on AI-assisted drug discovery and inventorship
- Crowell & Moring says it published an alert on the expansion of CMS’s ACCESS model
Williams & Connolly
Bernstein Shur
- Bernstein Shur says it published a guide to construction disputes’ business costs
- Bernstein Shur says it published an article on insurance for construction-defect access costs
- Bernstein Shur publishes immigration policy update for employers and employees
- Bernstein Shur publishes a guide to preparing physician J-1 waiver applications
- Bernstein Shur says three attorneys will present Maine municipal payroll workshop
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
Paul Hastings
Jackson Lewis
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Akin says Sara McLean discussed cybersecurity enforcement with Law360
- Akin says it advised Millrose Properties on a $1 billion notes offering
- Akin says it published an alert on ADGM and DIFC fund frameworks
- Akin says it will sponsor PowerUp Data Centers investment conference
- Akin says it advised Forge on its acquisition of Becker’s Healthcare
Michael Best & Friedrich
- Michael Best says it published a guide to Colorado’s Artist Company structure
- Michael Best publishes guide to NLRB workplace conduct developments
- Michael Best announces PLI webinar on rural hospital financial pressures
- Michael Best publishes church parental leave and pregnancy obligations guide
- Michael Best publishes a guide to supplier dependency and contract continuity
- Michael Best publishes Wisconsin energy project filing review alert
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Dinsmore & Shohl
Womble Bond Dickinson
Mayer Brown
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mishcon de Reya
- Mishcon de Reya says it released an Oxford+ episode with Eva Barboni
- Mishcon de Reya says it published an Academy conversation with Louisa Treger
- Mishcon de Reya says it published an article on proposed dressage scoring changes
- Mishcon de Reya says it published an article on employment tribunal claim time limits
- Mishcon announces Jazz Shapers appearance by Yoto co-founder Ben Drury
- Mishcon publishes second guide to reputation protection in the AI era
- Mishcon publishes notice of Simon Chadwick’s luxury insurance commentary
- Mishcon publishes article on preparing for AI-related reputation issues
- Mishcon says Charlie Sosna discussed HMRC information requests in media interviews
Ward and Smith
Harris Beach Murtha
- Harris Beach Murtha says Scott Piper and Brendan Ewing received Attorneys of the Year honors
- Harris Beach Murtha says it was named to City & State New York’s Hall of Fame
- Harris Beach Murtha says a real estate publication featured its Long Island project work
- Harris Beach Murtha says 40 attorneys appeared on Upstate New York Super Lawyers lists