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Tipoffs: Law/Legal Newsletter for 2026-07-26 ( 17 items )  
Amanda Taber and Bryan Thompson Named 2026 'Sports Business Visionaries' by Los Angeles Times (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Amanda Taber and Bryan Thompson Named 2026 'Sports Business Visionaries' by Los Angeles Times * Partners Amanda Taber and Bryan Thompson have been named to the inaugural list of Los Angeles Times "Sports Business Visionaries," which recognizes the dedicated professionals who have had a significant impact on the sports industry. Taber was noted for representing the NFL on music synchronization and public per more PR

Civil Rights Groups Renew Challenge to Tennessee Immigration Law (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Civil Rights Groups Renew Challenge to Tennessee Immigration Law * The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law Center have renewed their challenge to a Tennessee law that makes illegal immigration a state crime after U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson dismissed a similar lawsuit last month. According to the Tennessee Lookout, the civil rights groups filed a second lawsuit July 17 seeking a more PR

Enlit | Global nuclear M&A approaches $7bn as demand surges (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Enlit | Global nuclear M&A approaches $7bn as demand surges * White & Case London partner Simon Stuttaford and Special Advisor & Nuclear Practice Lead in Paris, Ximena Vasquez-Maignan, were recently featured in Enlit, discussing rising global nuclear M&A activity which reached $7 billion during the first six months of the year, almost double the $3.6 billion figure recorded during the same period in 2025. Simon explained that more PR

Former US Diplomat Tim Lenderking Breaks Down Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Shipping (10)
TYSONS, Virginia, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Former US Diplomat Tim Lenderking Breaks Down Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Shipping * Former US diplomat and Squire Patton Boggs principal Tim Lenderking joined PBS Newshour, offering perspective on the Houthis' efforts to block shipping. Lenderking's decades-long career in the State Department includes serving as special envoy to Yemen and as acting assistant secretary for Near East Affairs. Watch segment *** Original more PR

Gibson Dunn Advises Verde Operating Company on Acquisition of VTX Energy Partners From Vitol (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advises Verde Operating Company on Acquisition of VTX Energy Partners From Vitol * Gibson Dunn is advising Verde Operating Company, LLC on its acquisition of VTX Energy Partners, LLC from Vitol. The Gibson Dunn corporate team is led by partners Michael Piazza and Rahul Vashi and includes partner Jesse Myers, of counsel David Sandyk, and associates Graham Valenta, Luke Smith, and Jordan Armstrong. more PR

Gibson Dunn Secures Complete Post-Trial Victory in Delaware Court of Chancery for Co-Founder of Destiny XYZ (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Secures Complete Post-Trial Victory in Delaware Court of Chancery for Co-Founder of Destiny XYZ * A Gibson Dunn team secured a complete post-trial victory in the Delaware Court of Chancery for Samvit Ramadurgam, co-founder of Destiny XYZ Inc., the investment management company behind the now-NYSE-listed Destiny Tech100 (DXYZ). Ramadurgam held roughly one-third of Destiny's equity until the compan more PR

Greenberg Traurig, Attorneys Shortlisted for 2026 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig, Attorneys Shortlisted for 2026 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards * NEW YORK - July 24, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has been shortlisted for four 2026 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards. In addition, four Greenberg Traurig shareholders were shortlisted for individual awards: three from the firm's Intellectual Property & Technology Practice and one from the firm's Litigation Practice.  more PR

Honolulu retiree celebrates win in lawsuit challenging City's excessive fines (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Honolulu retiree celebrates win in lawsuit challenging City's excessive fines * Honolulu, Hawaii; July 24, 2026: A Honolulu retiree can keep her home after a legal victory over the City, which she sued in federal court for imposing excessive fines in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Today, Sandra May formally accepted a settlement reducing the City of Honolulu's initial fine by 95% and resolving all other claims a more PR

Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on Acquisition of Vitabiotics (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on Acquisition of Vitabiotics * Kirkland & Ellis is advising Bain Capital on the acquisition of Vitabiotics, a British nutraceutical company that specialises in vitamin and mineral-based food supplements, including its UK operations and the wider VB Group (including Meyer Organics in India, and its operations in Africa, including VB Egypt). Completion of the transaction remains subject more PR

Kirkland Advises LLCP on Final Close of Oversubscribed Lower Middle Market IV at $2 Billion Hard Cap (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises LLCP on Final Close of Oversubscribed Lower Middle Market IV at $2 Billion Hard Cap * Kirkland & Ellis advised LLCP, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, on the final closing of LLCP Lower Middle Market Fund IV (LMM IV) with $2 billion of total capital commitments. LMM IV was significantly oversubscribed, surpassing its $1.7 billion target and closing at its hard cap. LLCP began marketing LMM I more PR

Litigation Daily Names WilmerHale Team "Litigators of the Week" Runner-Up (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Litigation Daily Names WilmerHale Team "Litigators of the Week" Runner-Up * A WilmerHale team was recognized on July 24, 2026, as a "Litigators of the Week" runner-up in The Am Law Litigation Daily for helping secure the dismissal of two lawsuits brought against Meta Platforms, Inc. by consumers who claimed they were harmed by alleged pump-and-dump schemes advertised on Facebook and Instagram and carried out on WhatsApp. The publicatio more PR

Middle District of Tennessee Names New Magistrate Judge, Clerk of Court (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Middle District of Tennessee Names New Magistrate Judge, Clerk of Court * The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee has announced two leadership appointments effective Aug. 1. Lynda M. Hill will begin serving as the court's newest U.S. magistrate judge following the retirement of Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes. Hill has served as clerk of court for the Middle District since 2020 and previou more PR

Roger Singer Quoted in PERE's "Private Real Estate Fund Managers Go Harder on Fee Discounts" (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Roger Singer Quoted in PERE's "Private Real Estate Fund Managers Go Harder on Fee Discounts" * Partner Roger Singer is quoted in PERE's (subscription required) "Private Real Estate Fund Managers Go Harder on Fee Discounts," which discusses the publication's fund formation law firm rankings. Gibson Dunn ranked third among real estate fund formation law firms by dollar value and fifth among real estate fund form more PR

Sidley Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2026 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2026 * Sidley has been ranked in the Tax: Private Client (USA - Nationwide) category in the 2026 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth guide. Chambers has highlighted the firm's experience representing "ultra high net worth individuals on IRS investigations and audits," in addition to state tax controversy matters. Additionally, Matthew D. Lerner has again been recognized with more PR

Sidley Represents MERIT in Minority Investment by SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents MERIT in Minority Investment by SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness * Sidley is representing beauty brand MERIT in connection with a minority investment by SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness. The investment was led by SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness managing partner Vasiliki Petrou, who previously founded and led Unilever Prestige. Petrou will join MERIT's board to support the brand's continued growth and global expansion. The  more PR

White & Case advises IK Partners on sale of MDT technologies to Bregal Unternehmerkapital (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises IK Partners on sale of MDT technologies to Bregal Unternehmerkapital * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised IK Partners (IK) and the IK VIII Fund on the sale of MDT technologies (MDT), a leading European platform for building automation, to Bregal Unternehmerkapital (BU). Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Engelskirchen, MDT is a provider of KNX-based smart building components for residential an more PR

White & Case advises Pure Data Centres Group on EUR1.3 billion senior secured financing (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises Pure Data Centres Group on EUR1.3 billion senior secured financing * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Pure Data Centres Group on securing EUR1.3 billion of committed senior debt against the Phase 1 development of its Seinajoki AI Campus in Finland (SJK01), from five mandated lead arrangers including SMBC, ABN AMRO, Citi, Societe Generale and Natixis CIB. White & Case partner, Victoria Delacey, more PR