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Tipoffs: Law/Legal Newsletter for 2026-07-22 ( 78 items )  
"A Grave Attack on Civil Rights Enforcement," NWLC Reacts to EEOC Voting to End EEO-1 Data Collection (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * "A Grave Attack on Civil Rights Enforcement," NWLC Reacts to EEOC Voting to End EEO-1 Data Collection * Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to issue a proposed rule that would rescind its longstanding regulations that required large employers to submit crucial workforce demographic data through the EEO-1 Component 1 data collection (EEO-1 ). As NWLC's new resource explains, if the rule is finalize more PR

2 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Shortlisted for 2026 New York Legal Awards (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * 2 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Shortlisted for 2026 New York Legal Awards * NEW YORK - July 20, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Richard C. Kim and Amanda L. Rudolf have been shortlisted for the 2026 New York Legal Awards. Kim is a "Best Mentor" finalist and Rudolf is a "Most Promising Newcomer" finalist. According to the New York Law Journal, the New York Legal Awards recognize attorneys, judges, law  more PR

2nd Suit Filed in Death of Ole Miss Football Player (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * 2nd Suit Filed in Death of Ole Miss Football Player * The mother of an Ole Miss football player who was shot and killed at a party in Cordova last year has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit, marking the second such lawsuit filed in recent days. According to the Daily Memphian, Chantrel Bernhart filed the suit Thursday in Shelby County Circuit Court, two days after the player's father filed a similar claim. Corey Ada more PR

ACLU of Colorado Statement on Peaceful Protesters Detained by Arapahoe County Sheriff's Deputies at ICE Field Office (10)
DENVER, Colorado, July 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado issued the following news: * * * ACLU of Colorado Statement on Peaceful Protesters Detained by Arapahoe County Sheriff's Deputies at ICE Field Office Arapahoe County Sheriff Officers detained and ticketed four people protesting outside of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Denver Field Office in Centennial, Colo. on Monday morning, July 20, 2026. Protesters called for the closure of the Aurora GEO Detention Facility and urged people to express solidarity wit more PR

Agriculture Department Names General Counsel (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Agriculture Department Names General Counsel * The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has named Matthew McClanahan as general counsel, the Nashville Post reports. McClanahan will assume the role on Aug. 3 and provide legal counsel to the department and oversee other legal matters. He previously worked as a managing partner at his law firm McClanahan & Winston in Crossville, where he focused on government relatio more PR

American Center for Law & Justice Issues Commentary: President Trump Fires Back as Mamdani Doubles Down (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * President Trump Fires Back as Mamdani Doubles Down New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is escalating his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, again raising the possibility of his arrest if he visits New York City and calling him "an architect of genocide." President Donald Trump fired back, saying there is "no way" Netanyahu would be arrested. As reported by CBS News: New York City Mayo more PR

Arnold & Porter Shortlisted for 14 Awards at 2026 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Arnold & Porter Shortlisted for 14 Awards at 2026 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards * Arnold & Porter has been shortlisted for 14 awards at the 2026 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards, which recognize the region's most distinguished practitioners and their firms for their exemplary work in the Life Sciences legal practice over the past year. Following extensive research and submission evaluations, the annual ceremony will recognize more PR

Ashurst Perkins Coie advises Natixis and a banking syndicate on the financing of the acquisition of Engie Home Services (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ashurst Perkins Coie, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ashurst Perkins Coie advises Natixis and a banking syndicate on the financing of the acquisition of Engie Home Services * Ashurst Perkins Coie advised Natixis and a banking syndicate, acting as documentation agent, on the leveraged financing of the acquisition of Engie Home Services. The buyers are private equity funds Latour Capital and Team Capital, to which Engie has already granted exclusivity. The Ashurst Perkin more PR

Award-Winning Pro Bono Advocate Sean Lewis on Service, HB Trial Academy and Giving Back (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Award-Winning Pro Bono Advocate Sean Lewis on Service, HB Trial Academy and Giving Back * Haynes Boone Associate Sean Lewis received the 2026 Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL) Pro Bono Service Award on July 16, highlighting his exceptional commitment to expanding access to justice through his pro bono work. Haynes Boone spoke with Sean about the experiences that have shaped his commitment to pro bono work, the impact  more PR

Baker Donelson's Robert H. Wall Elected to North Carolina Bar Association Board of Governors (10)
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 22 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Baker Donelson's Robert H. Wall Elected to North Carolina Bar Association Board of Governors Baker Donelson shareholder Robert H. Wall has been elected to serve a three-year term on the North Carolina Bar Association's (NCBA) Board of Governors. The election took place during the Annual Meeting Business Meeting. The NCBA Board of Governors oversees the governance and strategic direction of the state's largest voluntary legal organization, hel more PR

Ballard Spahr Is a Finalist for the Colorado Lawyers Committee Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Ballard Spahr Is a Finalist for the Colorado Lawyers Committee Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year * Ballard Spahr is a finalist for Law Firm of the Year honors from the Colorado Lawyers Committee (CLC), a nonprofit consortium of law firms dedicated to pro bono legal advocacy focusing on major public policy issues and systemic change. CLC will unveil the Law Firm of the Year and other pro bono awards on September 2 more PR

Building Financial Freedom Throughout the Legal Career (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Building Financial Freedom Throughout the Legal Career * Join Memphis tax attorney and financial educator Brooke Benjamin Kelley on Sept. 24 for "Beyond the Billable Hour: Building Financial Freedom Throughout Your Legal Career." This one-hour webcast will air from noon to 1 p.m. CDT. While law school teaches how to analyze risk, very few lawyers are taught how to analyze financial risk. Yet, the financial decisi more PR

California homebuilder challenges City's $127K "recreation in-lieu" fee (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * California homebuilder challenges City's $127K "recreation in-lieu" fee * Menlo Park, California; July 20, 2026: A California homebuilder filed a lawsuit challenging a local government's six-figure "recreation in-lieu" fee. Mircea Voskerician argues that the City of Menlo Park unconstitutionally imposed a $127,400 fine on his business's application for a standard permit to subdivide a lot. "When the government exp more PR

Candidates Outline Priorities for Johnson City Juvenile Judge (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Candidates Outline Priorities for Johnson City Juvenile Judge * Three attorneys are seeking to succeed retiring Johnson City Juvenile Court Judge Sharon Green in the Aug. 6 election. Candidates Dustin David Jones, Stephanie A. Sherwood and Lisa A. Witherspoon highlighted their experience in juvenile and family law and outlined priorities for the court during interviews with WJHL. Jones, a longtime family law atto more PR

Center for Constitutional Rights: Filing Second Federal Lawsuit in a Week, Mahmoud Khalil Fights Back Against Trump Administration (10)
NEW YORK, July 22 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Filing Second Federal Lawsuit in a Week, Mahmoud Khalil Fights Back Against Trump Administration With this complaint Khalil sought $20 million - or an official apology and an end to unconstitutional policy - Mahmoud Khalil filed his second federal lawsuit in a week today. The latest case, against the Trump administration, seeks accountability for his wrongful arrest, wrongful detention, and other abuses. It comes on the heels more PR

Check out the NJSBA Advocacy Library (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Jersey State Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Check out the NJSBA Advocacy Library * The NJSBA is the voice of the profession, advocating before the Legislature, Courts and other agencies. Learn more about positions the NJSBA has taken on bills. *** Original text here: https://njsba.com/check-out-the-njsba-advocacy-library/ more PR

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against the HHS for Withholding Information About Child Care Funding Restrictions (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois posted the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against the HHS for Withholding Information About Child Care Funding Restrictions Lawsuit Seeks Correspondence Between Influencer Nick Shirley Whose Content Sparked the Administration's Attacks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FO more PR

Crowell & Moring Expands Financial Services Group with Former UBS Bank USA General Counsel Cristina Diaz (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Crowell and Moring, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Crowell & Moring Expands Financial Services Group with Former UBS Bank USA General Counsel Cristina Diaz * New York - July 21, 2026: Crowell & Moring has added Cristina Diaz, former executive director and general counsel of UBS Bank USA, and most recently head of legal for UBS's U.S. Remediation Management Office, to the firm's Financial Services Group as senior counsel in New York. Diaz brings more than two decades of in-house c more PR

Davis Polk shortlisted for multiple 2026 Asia Legal Awards (10)
NEW YORK, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Davis Polk shortlisted for multiple 2026 Asia Legal Awards * Davis Polk and the firm's lawyers are shortlisted for 15 awards for the 2026 Asia Legal Awards, presented by Law.com International. The awards recognize the most significant transactions, cases and legal work shaping the industry across Asia, spotlighting the firms, teams and individuals leading the way in innovation, impact and excellence. The firm and its lawyers more PR

Dechert Advises Spire Partners on Acquisition by Macquarie Asset Management (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Dechert, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Dechert Advises Spire Partners on Acquisition by Macquarie Asset Management * Dechert advised Spire Partners (Spire) on its acquisition by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). The acquisition will see Spire become MAM's European collateralized loan obligation (CLO) platform within its Credit & Insurance division. The transaction aligns with MAM's strategic priority to scale its key capabilities across the Credit & Insurance d more PR

Dentons Advises Draslovka on Inaugural US$325 Million Nordic Bond Issuance (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons advises Draslovka on inaugural US$325 million Nordic bond issuance Prague--Global law firm Dentons has advised Czech-based global chemicals producer Draslovka on the successful US$325 million issuance of 11% senior secured notes due 2030 in the Nordic debt markets. The transaction marks Draslovka's debut in the international capital markets and makes the company the first Czech issuer to access the Nordic bond market. The bond issuance was executed exclusiv more PR

Dentons Advises Lenders on the Euros48.5 Million IFC Financing for the Second Phase of Aukera's Gura Ialomitei BESS Project in Romania (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons advises lenders on the Euros48.5 million IFC financing for the second phase of Aukera's Gura Ialomitei BESS project in Romania Bucharest--Global law firm Dentons has advised the Lenders, International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and Kommunalkredit Austria AG, on the Euros48.5 million financing provided by IFC for the second phase of Aukera's Gura Ialomitei battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Romania. more PR

Duane Morris LLP Sponsors Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys 2026 Glitter Gala and Auction (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Duane Morris, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Duane Morris LLP Sponsors Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys 2026 Glitter Gala and Auction * ATLANTA, July 21, 2026 -Duane Morris LLP is a sponsor of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys 2026 Glitter Gala and Auction. The event is the organization's signature fundraiser, supporting the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys Foundation. The foundation provides scholarships, mentoring p more PR

Early-Stage Funding for Life Sciences Businesses (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Early-Stage Funding for Life Sciences Businesses By Martin Florman, Paul Tobin, Daniel S. Dubyak Early-stage life science businesses have several funding options available to them as they seek to raise capital to support research, development and commercialization efforts. Business owners should carefully evaluate the full spectrum of financing mechanisms, which typically include equity issuances, simple agreements for future e more PR

Fifty-six Thompson Hine Lawyers Across 10 Markets and Nine Practices Recognized by Legal 500 City Elite (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Thompson Hine, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Fifty-six Thompson Hine Lawyers Across 10 Markets and Nine Practices Recognized by Legal 500 City Elite * Thompson Hine LLP is proud to announce that its lawyers from a broad array of practices have been recognized in key markets from coast to coast. Legal 500 today announced its City Elite rankings for Minneapolis, Chicago, and Ohio (multi-city), adding to the rankings for Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: 9th Circuit Says FMCSA Preempts California Meal and Rest Break Rules for CMV Drivers - Key Takeaways for Passenger Carriers (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 22 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 21, 2026: * * * 9th Circuit Says FMCSA Preempts California Meal and Rest Break Rules for CMV Drivers: Key Takeaways for Passenger Carriers Motor carriers operating in California received a significant victory after a federal appeals court in California upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) 2020 determination that California's meal and rest break (MRB) requirements are preempted for certain drivers of commercial motor vehi more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: FP Visa Bulletin for August 2026 - Final Action Dates and an Employer's Immigration Action Plan (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 22 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 21, 2026: * * * The FP Visa Bulletin for August 2026: Final Action Dates and an Employer's Immigration Action Plan Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This Insight reviews August's release to help employers determine whether and when you should provide corresponding notific more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Tennessee's New Anti-Bullying Law Just Took Effect - What Your School Needs to Know Before the 2026-27 School Year (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 22 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 21, 2026: * * * Tennessee's New Anti-Bullying Law Just Took Effect: What Your School Needs to Know Before the 2026-27 School Year A new Tennessee law that took effect July 1 now makes it a crime for any school employee to engage in conduct deemed bullying or cyberbullying toward students, marking a notable shift from the state's prior focus on student-on-student misconduct. While many schools already maintain policies prohibiting inappropriate empl more PR

Five Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Named to 2026 Billboard Top Music Lawyers List (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Five Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Named to 2026 Billboard Top Music Lawyers List * Partners Jason Karlov, Brian Schall, Amanda Taber, Carron Mitchell, Farrah Usmani have been named to the 2026 Billboard Top Music Lawyers list in the Talent and Litigation category. Karlov has been named to the Billboard list since 2022, and Usmani has earned the honor each year since 2023. Billboard has also recognized Schal more PR

Foley Hoag Secures Victory for Crown Communities in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Foley Hoag Secures Victory for Crown Communities in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court * Foley Hoag secured a significant appellate victory for its client Crown Communities, LLC in a closely watched dispute concerning the sale of a manufactured housing community when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held the residents did not meet all the legal requirements needed to purchase the park under the Commonwealth's right o more PR

Frantz Ward Introduces AI Enterprise Governance Practice (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Frantz Ward Introduces AI Enterprise Governance Practice * Frantz Ward is pleased to announce that the firm is launching a new AI Enterprise Governance practice, which will assist organizations in creating legal frameworks to safely and responsibly deploy artificial intelligence, while managing the legal and regulatory exposure that comes with it. The practice builds on the firm's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group, le more PR

Gibson Dunn Advised OVG in Joint Venture Launch of Sports Infrastructure Platform radia (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advised OVG in Joint Venture Launch of Sports Infrastructure Platform radia * Gibson Dunn represented OVG Middle East in its joint venture with SURJ Sports Investment, a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, and Live Nation on the launch of radia, a new platform for the management and operation of sports and live entertainment venues and events across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. radia is a venue more PR

Gibson Dunn Advises Trilantic North America and Sunbelt Solomon Services on Sunbelt Solomon Sale (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advises Trilantic North America and Sunbelt Solomon Services on Sunbelt Solomon Sale * Gibson Dunn is advising Trilantic North America and Sunbelt Solomon Services on the sale of Sunbelt Solomon to TJC, L.P. The firm's corporate team is led by partners Quinton Farrar and Maxwell Ball and includes associates Willow Stowe and Kevin Runfola. Partner Aaron Adams is advising on financing aspects, part more PR

Good News for Generics: SCOTUS Unanimously Holds Amarin Failed to Prove Hikma's Skinny Label Induced Infringement (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Good News for Generics: SCOTUS Unanimously Holds Amarin Failed to Prove Hikma's Skinny Label Induced Infringement By Sharon E. Crane, Ph.D. Generic drug makers can temporarily breathe a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Hikma v. Amarin 1. The Court held that Amarin did not sufficiently plead that Hikma's sale of a generic version of Amarin's Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) with a skinny label 2 that  more PR

Goodwin Guides EMZ on the Financing of Their Acquisition of Minority Stake in STUV (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides EMZ on the Financing of Their Acquisition of Minority Stake in STUV * Goodwin is advising EMZ Partners (EMZ) on the financing of their acquisition of a significant minority stake in Steinbach & Vollmann (STUV). CEO Andreas Kupka and the management team will continue to lead the company in its next phase of growth. All existing active shareholders will also reinvest alongside EMZ, reflecting their confidence more PR

Goodwin Guides IP for Pharmakon on Up to $200 Million Financing for Kestra Medical Technologies (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides IP for Pharmakon on Up to $200 Million Financing for Kestra Medical Technologies * The Life Sciences team advised Pharmakon Advisors, LP, on the intellectual property aspects of its five-year term loan facility providing Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd., (Nasdaq: KMTS) with up to $200 million in non-dilutive financing. The financing includes a $75 million tranche funded at closing, up to $75 million in add more PR

Greenberg Traurig Represents City of Plano on Dallas Stars Relocation (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Represents City of Plano on Dallas Stars Relocation * DALLAS - July 21, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is representing the City of Plano in connection with the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars relocation to and the related development of a new multipurpose indoor arena and entertainment district in Plano, Texas. Greenberg Traurig is advising the City on all aspects of the transac more PR

Greenberg Traurig's Chinh H. Pham Presents 'Breaking into the Boardroom' (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Chinh H. Pham Presents 'Breaking into the Boardroom' * BOSTON - July 20, 2026 - Chinh H. Pham, co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Group of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will participate in the panel discussion "Breaking into the Boardroom" July 29, co-hosted by Asians in Biotech and the Asian Community Fund. The session, featuring local leaders who broke through barriers more PR

HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE CONDEMNS NEW U.S. RULE RESTRICTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISAS, WARNS OF HARM TO STUDENTS, UNIVERSITIES, AND AMERICA'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release: * * * HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE CONDEMNS NEW U.S. RULE RESTRICTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISAS, WARNS OF HARM TO STUDENTS, UNIVERSITIES, AND AMERICA'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS * July 20, 2026 Media Contact: info@haitianbridge.org ; media@haitianbridge.org SAN DIEGO, more PR

Hall in The Dallas Morning News: How Ultrarich Dealmakers Invest Billions (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Hall in The Dallas Morning News: How Ultrarich Dealmakers Invest Billions * As family offices continue to grow in North Texas, ultra-high-net-worth families are increasingly using these private entities to manage wealth, pursue investments and build long-term legacies. Haynes Boone Partner Evan Hall spoke with The Dallas Morning News about the growing influence of family offices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and why their impact more PR

Holland & Knight Continues Strategic Growth in Boston with Addition of Finance Partner Fred David (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Continues Strategic Growth in Boston with Addition of Finance Partner Fred David * BOSTON (July 21, 2026) - Holland & Knight continues its strategic growth in Boston with the addition of Fred David, previously from Akin Gump, as a partner in its Financial Services Section. Mr. David advises private credit funds, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, and other financial institutions on more PR

Hunton Ranks Among Top Law Firms in Asset-Backed Alert's 2026 Mid-Year League Tables (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Hunton Ranks Among Top Law Firms in Asset-Backed Alert's 2026 Mid-Year League Tables * Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that its structured finance practice posted outstanding results in Asset-Backed Alert's mid-year 2026 league tables. The rankings recognize the top-performing legal advisors based on the volume of asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) offerings completed during th more PR

ICE Reverses Traffic Stop Pause (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * ICE Reverses Traffic Stop Pause * President Donald Trump quickly reversed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to pause most U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle stops after expressing frustration with the policy, Axios reports. The temporary suspension, which lasted just a few hours, followed two fatal ICE shootings within a week and was intended to allow additional training for age more PR

Institute for Justice: Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 22 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services BOSTON--Can the government withhold aid from children because of their parents' exercise of a constitutional right? That's the question two Massachusetts families are asking the United States Supreme Court to address in a newly filed petition for certiorari. A Massachusetts regulation forces parents to choose between sendin more PR

International Commission holds Cuban government responsible for human rights violations against nonprofit Cubalex (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center posted the following news release: * * * International Commission holds Cuban government responsible for human rights violations against nonprofit Cubalex * The Cubalex Legal Information Center and the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center welcome a recent decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) holding the Cuban government responsible for its unlawful surveillance, harassment, repression, and arbitrary detention of C more PR

Jackson O'Brien Appointed to Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Jackson O'Brien Appointed to Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission * Fredrikson attorney Jackson G. O'Brien has been appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission. O'Brien will serve a three-year term beginning July 2026. The Grievance Commission hears the ethics complaints formally prosecuted by the Attorney Disciplinary Board and may dismiss, admonish or recommend discipline up to revocation of lice more PR

Jackson Walker Welcomes Jeffrey Connor to the Corporate & Securities Group in Dallas (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- Jackson Walker, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jackson Walker Welcomes Jeffrey Connor to the Corporate & Securities Group in Dallas Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Connor has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate & Securities section in our Dallas office. Jeff brings more than a decade of investment management experience, advising clients on private funds, joint ventures, independent sponsor or other private equity syndications, secondary transactions, and mergers and acquisi more PR

Jennifer Davenport Joins Foley Hoag as Chief Growth and Legal Recruiting Officer (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Jennifer Davenport Joins Foley Hoag as Chief Growth and Legal Recruiting Officer * Foley Hoag announced today that Jennifer Davenport has joined the firm to lead its strategic growth efforts. Davenport will be based in the firm's Denver office and will work closely with Foley Hoag's leadership on lateral partner recruiting and firm growth. "We're thrilled to welcome Jenny to the firm," said Chief Operating Officer Chris Ende more PR

Judicial Watch: FBI Received Faxes 'Claiming Credit' for TWA Flight 800 -- New Documentary Marks 30th Anniversary (10)
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch: FBI Received Faxes 'Claiming Credit' for TWA Flight 800 -- New Documentary Marks 30th Anniversary Judicial Watch announced today that it received 415 pages of records in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which show the Bureau received faxes claiming credit for the July 1996 explosion of Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800. A FBI New York Field Office electronic communication was issued in  more PR

K&L Gates Adds Labor and Employment Litigator in Raleigh (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * K&L Gates Adds Labor and Employment Litigator in Raleigh Raleigh - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Brodie D. Erwin as a partner in its Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. Erwin joins the firm's Raleigh office from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. Erwin is a trusted advisor to employers of all sizes and across a wide range of industries. He maintains a nationwide practice counseling and representing clients on the full more PR

Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on Acquisition of SupplyOn (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on Acquisition of SupplyOn * Kirkland & Ellis advised Bain Capital Tech Opportunities on the acquisition of SupplyOn, a supply chain collaboration platform serving the automotive, aerospace and defense, and other advanced manufacturing sectors across Europe, from its shareholders AUMOVIO, Bosch, Schaeffler and ZF. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulator more PR

Kirkland Advises Citation Capital on Closing Inaugural Fund with $1.2 Billion in Total Commitments (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Citation Capital on Closing Inaugural Fund with $1.2 Billion in Total Commitments * Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity firm Citation Capital on the final closing of its inaugural fund, Citation Fund I. The fund was oversubscribed, reaching its hard cap of $1.1 billion in third-party limited partner commitments with additional commitments from the GP and affiliates, bringing total investable ca more PR

Kirkland Advises Winterbird Partners on Investment in Emergent Software (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Winterbird Partners on Investment in Emergent Software * Kirkland & Ellis advised Winterbird Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, on a growth equity investment in Emergent Software, LLC, a premier Microsoft services partner specializing in data modernization, AI deployment, cloud transformation, application development and managed services. Founded in 2015, Emergent helps enterprise client more PR

Kirkland Takes Top Spot in CreditSights' First-Half Debtor Counsel Leaderboard (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Takes Top Spot in CreditSights' First-Half Debtor Counsel Leaderboard * In its first-half 2026 Debtor Counsel Leaderboard, CreditSights ranked Kirkland No. 1 as lead counsel to debtors in the U.S. The Firm, which also ranked No. 1 on CreditSights' full-year 2025 league tables, advised on more debtor mandates than the next four law firms combined. Our Restructuring Practice Group routinely leads the large more PR

Liberty Justice Center Wins First Amendment Appeal for Wyoming Doctor Punished for Speaking Out (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Liberty Justice Center Wins First Amendment Appeal for Wyoming Doctor Punished for Speaking Out * (DENVER, C.O.) -Today, the Liberty Justice Center secured a major First Amendment victory for Dr. Eric Cubin, a Wyoming radiologist removed from the Wyoming Board of Medicine after speaking to state legislators about pending legislation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the dismissal of Dr. Cubin's Fi more PR

Littler Issues Commentary: When the Employer Makes the Plaintiff's Case - DOJ's Rare USERRA Action Against a Private Employer (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 22 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 21, 2026, by shareholder Bradford J. Kelley: * * * When the Employer Makes the Plaintiff's Case: DOJ's Rare USERRA Action Against a Private Employer Sometimes the strongest evidence of employment discrimination comes from the employer's own pen. In Opara v. UV Memory Care, LLC, the Department of Justice sued a private assisted-living facility for violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), the federal law t more PR

McGuireWoods Boosts Financing Practice With Houston Partner Michelle Williamson (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 22 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McGuireWoods Boosts Financing Practice With Houston Partner Michelle Williamson Expanding its capabilities for financing transactions in energy and infrastructure, McGuireWoods has added accomplished finance attorney Michelle Williamson as a partner in its Houston office. Williamson's practice focuses on representing sponsors, private and public borrowers, financial institutions and other investors in a variety of financing transactions, with a more PR

Michele Gehrke named among California's Top Labor & Employment Lawyers (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Michele Gehrke named among California's Top Labor & Employment Lawyers * SAN FRANCISCO - Reed Smith today announced that partner Michele Haydel Gehrke has once again been recognized by the Daily Journal as one of California's Top Labor & Employment Lawyers, honoring her work representing employers in complex, high-stakes employment litigation and counseling Based in Reed Smith's San Francisco office, Gehrke is wid more PR

Michelle Diamond Featured on Columbia Law School Podcast Discussing Prediction Markets (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Michelle Diamond Featured on Columbia Law School Podcast Discussing Prediction Markets * WilmerHale Partner Michelle Diamond joined Columbia Law School's Beyond Unprecedented for an episode exploring the rapid growth of prediction markets and the legal and regulatory issues shaping the industry. In the episode, "Betting on the Future: Prediction Markets and the Law," Diamond discusses the emergence of prediction markets as a multibilli more PR

Mythos, Fable, and the Governance Gap: What AI's Most Consequential Week Tells Us About Enterprise Risk (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Mythos, Fable, and the Governance Gap: What AI's Most Consequential Week Tells Us About Enterprise Risk * Three Days That Changed the AI Governance Conversation On June 9, 2026, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, describing it as the first time the company had made a Mythos-class model broadly available to the public. Fable 5 is built on the same underlying model as Mythos 5, with safety guardrails layered on top to block high-ri more PR

National Women's Law Center Issues Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSletter) -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 6, 2026 VIA Email The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chair U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Dick Durbin Ranking Member U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary 711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 - Re: Nomination of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States De more PR

New York DFS's $50 Million Swedbank Settlement: A Cautionary Tale on Candor, Cooperation and AML Compliance (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * New York DFS's $50 Million Swedbank Settlement: A Cautionary Tale on Candor, Cooperation and AML Compliance * By Richard Weber Brianne Wylie July 21, 2026 On July 15, 2026, the New York State Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS" or the "department") entered into a consent order with Swedbank AB and Swedbank's New York Branch. The matter resolved a multi-year investigation arising out of the 2016 Panama Papers leak of la more PR

Pacific Legal Foundation applauds repeal of Endangered Species Act's 'blanket' 4(d) rule (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Pacific Legal Foundation applauds repeal of Endangered Species Act's 'blanket' 4(d) rule * Washington, DC; July 21, 2026: Pacific Legal Foundation applauds a newly announced rule that will roll back an unlawful expansion of government power. Today, the Trump administration confirmed the repeal of the Endangered Species Act's (ESA) "blanket" 4(d) rule, a provision that extended protections generally reserved for enda more PR

Paul Hastings Advises KeyBanc Capital Markets and Other Partners on $356 Million Financing for Repowering of Exus Renewables Wind Projects (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Advises KeyBanc Capital Markets and Other Partners on $356 Million Financing for Repowering of Exus Renewables Wind Projects * Paul Hastings LLP advised KeyBanc Capital Markets, along with other partners, as coordinating lead arranger in the $356 million construction financing for the repowering of Exus Renewables North America's two Pennsylvania wind energy projects: the Cambria Wind Farm and the Highland N more PR

Reed Smith advises Wind Point Partners on acquisition of Forthglade (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Reed Smith advises Wind Point Partners on acquisition of Forthglade * LONDON - Reed Smith has advised Wind Point Partners on the acquisition of leading UK natural pet food company Forthglade through its portfolio company, Assisi Pet Care. The acquisition marks another significant milestone in Wind Point's strategy of building Assisi into a leading European premium natural pet care platform. Forthglade, founded in  more PR

SEC Proposes Regulation E-Delivery: Key Considerations for Issuers (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * SEC Proposes Regulation E-Delivery: Key Considerations for Issuers * On July 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Regulation E-Delivery, which would permit issuers to use electronic delivery as the default method for satisfying information delivery requirements under the federal securities laws. If adopted, Reg E-Delivery would generally supersede the Commission's decades-old, guidance-based e-delivery fra more PR

Sidley Advises Gates Industrial Corporation on Redomiciliation to Bermuda (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Advises Gates Industrial Corporation on Redomiciliation to Bermuda * Sidley represented Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE: GTES) in its redomiciliation from England and Wales to Bermuda through a statutory scheme of arrangement approved by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. The scheme, detailed in a definitive proxy statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  more PR

Sidley Represents Grupo Comercial Chedraui and Chedraui USA in US$300 Million Refinancing (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Grupo Comercial Chedraui and Chedraui USA in US$300 Million Refinancing * Sidley represented Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V. and certain of its subsidiaries, including Chedraui USA, Inc., in connection with a US$300 million refinancing facility. The refinancing supports the companies' ongoing strategic and operational objectives and reinforces their long-term financing platform. The Sidley t more PR

Sidley Represents Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Utz Brands in Its US$2.9 Billion Take-Private Transaction (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Utz Brands in Its US$2.9 Billion Take-Private Transaction * Sidley is representing the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) in its US$2.9 billion take-private transaction by Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG. Upon closing, Utz Brands will become a private company, with the Rice and Lissette Family Entities and Intersnack more PR

Southern Environmental Law Center: Dominion Acquisition by NextEra Could Cost SC Customers, Groups Warn (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 16 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Dominion acquisition by NextEra could cost SC customers, groups warn Mega-utility could bring data center growth, hurt wallets, environment, and communities - CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Dominion Energy South Carolina and Florida-based NextEra Energy filed an application with the South Carolina Public Service Commission yesterday seeking approval for NextEra's acquisition of Dominion Energy. The $67 billion utility acquisition would more PR

Tennessee Suit Against Meta Goes to Court (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Tennessee Suit Against Meta Goes to Court * The Tennessee Attorney General's (AG) Office is facing Meta in court as its challenge to the social media company's Instagram platform began today in Nashville. The Tennessean reports that the state sued Meta in October 2023, alleging Instagram is "unfairly and deceptively addictive and harmful, particularly to young people," and that the company violated the Tennessee  more PR

Treasury Department Releases 2026 Agency Rule List for Retirement and Health Plans and Executive Compensation Arrangements (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Treasury Department Releases 2026 Agency Rule List for Retirement and Health Plans and Executive Compensation Arrangements * The Treasury Department released its Agency Rule List, which contains several important retirement, health, and executive compensation initiatives for this year: Retirement * Final Regulation Regarding Automatic Enrollment Requirements Under Section 414A (final rule scheduled for July 2026) * Final R more PR

UT Law Holds Symposium on Rural Justice Gap, Launches New Legal Desert Incubator (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * UT Law Holds Symposium on Rural Justice Gap, Launches New Legal Desert Incubator * The University of Tennessee Winston College of Law recently held its 2026 Orr Symposium. This year's theme, "Closing the Rural Justice Gap: Innovation and Regulatory Reform," examined the causes of legal deserts and explored practical solutions. According to Knox TN Today, speakers focused on how the legal profession can rethink leg more PR

Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots (10)
NEW YORK, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots * FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE July 21, 2026 CONTACT: ACLU, media@aclu.org ACLU of Massachusetts, media@aclum.org Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, lees@brennan.law.nyu.edu Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org LatinoJustice PRLDEF, media@latinojustice.org Advancing Justice - AAJC, aflores@advancingjus more PR

Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots * Contact Aleisha Flores (771)-233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org BOSTON - A coalition of nonpartisan voting rights groups renewed their urgent request for a preliminary injunction to block the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing portions of President Trump's 2026 executive orde more PR

Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Ballots (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots Motion seeks to stop U.S. Postal Service from imposing rules that will disenfranchise American citizens and throw elections into chaos - A coalition of nonpartisan voting rights groups renewed their urgent request for a preliminary injunction to block the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implemen more PR

Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Ballots (10)
NEW YORK, July 22 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots Motion seeks to stop U.S. Postal Service from imposing rules that will disenfranchise American citizens and throw elections into chaos - BOSTON - A coalition of nonpartisan voting rights groups renewed their urgent request for a preliminary injunction to block the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from  more PR

White & Case advises doValue on private placement (10)
NEW YORK, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises doValue on private placement * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised doValue S.p.A. (doValue), a European financial services provider offering innovative products across the entire credit lifecycle, on the private placement of EUR60 million senior secured fixed rate notes, due 2031. The issuance follows an original EUR350 million high yield bond issued in November 2025. The notes have been issued more PR