Firm Wire · Week to October 30, 2026
Firm Wire: announcements, week to October 30, 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.
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Rajah & Tann
- Rajah & Tann says it published its third-quarter Indonesia regulatory roundup
- Rajah & Tann says it published its third-quarter Thailand regulatory roundup
- Rajah & Tann says it published a guide to IMDA’s agentic AI testing kit
- Rajah & Tann says it published its third-quarter Myanmar legal roundup
- Rajah & Tann says it published its third-quarter Lao PDR legal roundup
- Rajah & Tann says it published an update on Singapore’s cybersecurity strategy
- Rajah & Tann says it published an update on MAS artificial intelligence risk guidelines
Clyde & Co
- Clyde & Co says it published a workforce wellbeing and business continuity article on the Strait of Hormuz region
- Clyde & Co says it published a Northern Ireland personal-injury procedure guide
- Clyde & Co says it published a guide to ADGM’s new fund manager regimes
- Clyde & Co says it published an insurance guide for Victorian Royal Commission responses
- Clyde & Co says it published a comparison of good faith in construction contracts
- Clyde & Co says its associated Cairo firm advised on Awaed’s EGP1.77 billion issuance
- Clyde & Co says it published a UAE property and hospitality disputes update
- Clyde & Co says its Madrid TRI Day examined transactional risk insurance
- Clyde & Co says it published an update on Northern Ireland County Court reform
- Clyde & Co says it published a guide to SUSEP’s reinsurance consultation
Clifford Chance
- Clifford Chance says it won JUVE’s patent law firm award
- Clifford Chance says it advised UOB on Baiduri Bank’s note program and debut issue
- Clifford Chance says it advised Natixis CIB on acquiring Sangyo Sosei Advisory
- Clifford Chance says it advised on Eurasian Development Bank’s RMB630 million bond
- Clifford Chance says it advised CICC on its merger with Dongxing and Cinda Securities
Thompson Coburn
Seyfarth Shaw
- Seyfarth says it published an article using a pumpkin patent to explain method claims
- Seyfarth says it published a guide to California pregnancy accommodation proposals
- Seyfarth says it released a recording on alternatives to noncompete agreements
- Seyfarth says it published a guide to U.S. trademark strategy for Asian companies
- Seyfarth Shaw says it will host a webinar on life sciences trade secrets and AI
Jackson Walker
- Jackson Walker says it published an employee-plan correction update
- Jackson Walker says it published an ESOP valuation guide
- Jackson Walker says Korin Munsterman received an education innovation award
- Jackson Walker says Priya Coffey received a Connect CRE real estate award
- Jackson Walker says Julia Mann discussed San Antonio’s business landscape
- Jackson Walker says it is hosting Globalaw’s annual meeting in Austin
- Jackson Walker says Monica Messick was named D CEO’s Energy Finance Leader of the Year
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Gibson Dunn says it received six European practice rankings in World Tax 2027
- Gibson Dunn says it advised I Squared on its Orizon Aerostructures acquisition
- Gibson Dunn says it advised OceanSound on its investment in Iris
- Gibson Dunn says it advised Re:Build on $2.1 billion in funding
- Gibson Dunn says Jane Horvath wrote an article on AI compliance
- Gibson Dunn says Ariana Sañudo wrote about rural immigration legal aid
- Gibson Dunn says it advised NewBridge Pharmaceuticals on its sale to a DKSH affiliate
- Gibson Dunn says it advised Scaleup Europe on its investment in Pigment
- Gibson Dunn says it published its October 23 derivatives weekly update
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
- Fried Frank says Shira Sandler received its Robert E. Juceam Pro Bono Award
- Fried Frank says it is advising ADT’s financial advisers on the Thrive Holdings sale
- Fried Frank says it published an analysis of proposed outbound investment rules
- Fried Frank says it published sponsor takeaways on ILPA’s continuation vehicle guidance
- Fried Frank says it published takeaways from the UK capital markets summit
Foster Garvey
CMS
- CMS says it published an analysis of the forces reshaping global finance
- CMS says it published an update on UK employment reform consultations
- CMS says it published issue 34 of its international employment update
- CMS says it published an analysis of FCA proposals on DeFi resilience
- CMS says it published a comparison of waste-heat rules across Great Britain
Appleby
- Appleby says Simon Florance joined the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators
- Appleby says it advised CSLM III on its First Digital combination agreement
- Appleby says it advised on Frazier Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. II’s $75 million IPO
- Appleby says its Hong Kong office received five IFLR award shortlists
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff
Carlton Fields
Choate Hall & Stewart
Sidley Austin
- Sidley says it represented Markel in an Enstar reinsurance agreement
- Sidley says it published its October UK insurance newsletter
- Sidley says it published a guide to the OCC’s payment stablecoin framework
- Sidley says it published a guide to the SEC’s 2027 examination priorities
- Sidley says it advised initial purchasers on Citadel’s $750 million notes offering
- Sidley says it launched SidleyCatalyst for high-growth companies
- Sidley says it received six Legal 500 Latin America practice rankings
- Sidley says it advised on a $145 million Riverside Wharf construction loan
- Sidley says it published a guide to proposed outbound investment restrictions
- Sidley says it published a China biotech licensing guide on Treasury’s proposal
- Sidley says it received Q3 structured-finance league-table rankings
- Sidley says Kai Liekefett appeared on Bloomberg TV to discuss shareholder activism
- Sidley Austin says Matthew Thompson received Hollywood Reporter recognition
- Sidley Austin says it published an update on healthcare self-disclosure programs
- Sidley Austin says it published an update on proposed Medicare Part D PBM reforms
- Sidley Austin says it represented Bolt in its Prana acquisition and $120 million financing
- Sidley Austin says Lisa Gilford was selected for LAFLA’s public service award
- Sidley Austin says it released the second part of its Supreme Court term podcast
- Sidley says it published an update on FDA dietary ingredient guidance
- Sidley says it advised Churchill on the Whitsons continuation fund investment
- Sidley says it advised MidOcean on a lending venture with Idea Financial
Snell & Wilmer
- Snell & Wilmer says John Lomax received an Arizona labor and employment award
- Snell & Wilmer says Andrew Young was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers
- Snell & Wilmer says Richard Erickson joined the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame
- Snell & Wilmer says Ben Nucci was named Australia’s honorary consul in Arizona
Stewarts
Varnum
Clayton Utz
- Clayton Utz says it published an international comparison of ASX governance principles
- Clayton Utz says it published an update on proposed NSW workplace protection orders
- Clayton Utz says it published an update on draft EPBC regulation changes
- Clayton Utz says it advised Development Victoria on the Arden Central agreement
Foley & Lardner
- Foley says its attorneys co-authored a workplace AI and technology guide
- Foley says it released a career podcast with Nicole Strydom
- Foley says it published a guide to SEC retail investment proposals
- Foley says it was featured on representing both World Series teams
- Foley & Lardner says it represented Chatsi in a $2.5 million seed funding commitment
- Foley & Lardner says it published a labor arbitration guide
White & Case
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Bernstein Shur
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Cooley
- Cooley says it advised Instacart on its $17 billion DoorDash sale agreement
- Cooley says it obtained SEC staff guidance for Sumisho Air Lease
- Cooley says it advised TriGemX Bio on its planned combination with TCGX
- Cooley says it advised Corxel on its planned combination with Amanat Acquisition
- Cooley says Pang Lee and Joyce Wang co-authored a venture-studios article
Holland & Knight
Magnusson
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Steptoe
Troutman Pepper Locke
Womble Bond Dickinson
Thompson Hine
Hinckley Allen
McGuireWoods
McAfee & Taft
Morrison Foerster
Freshfields
Mayer Brown
Miller Johnson
Pinsent Masons
- Pinsent Masons says it published a guide to fixed security in Scotland
- Pinsent Masons says it published an update on HMRC’s compliance plans
- Pinsent Masons says it published an update on Singapore’s haze workplace advisory
- Pinsent Masons says it published a comparison of EU Inc and Polish company forms
- Pinsent Masons says it participated in the Future Infrastructure Leaders Forum
McDermott Will & Schulte
- McDermott Will & Schulte says it advised Everspan on its planned Providence Washington sale
- McDermott Will & Schulte says it advised Surgery Partners on its $5.7 billion HealthSpan transaction
- McDermott Will & Schulte says it advised Lockheed Martin on regulatory matters for its Ultra acquisition
- McDermott Will & Schulte says it advised Mérieux NutriSciences on completing the Certified Group deal
- McDermott Will & Schulte says it advised on TFP Fertility’s Manchester Fertility acquisition