CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 28 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * 45 Public Interest organizations and landowners call on FERC to reject Gas Industry proposal to fast-track Major Projects with less transparency and public scrutiny New proposal would allow approvals without a project-specific FERC notice-and-comment process or Commission order, leaving communities with less notice and protections - WASHINGTON - The Southern Environmental Law Center, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of Illinois Comments on Planned Closure at Choate Developmental Facility in Downstate Illinois The State of Illinois recently announced plans to close multiple residential units at Choate Development Facility located in downstate Anna, Illinois, including closing general units for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Many of these individuals are covered by a federal consent decree intended to mo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Akin Advises Carlyle on Completion of Acquisition of Altera Infrastructure Group's FPSO Business (London) - Akin advised global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) on the completion of its acquisition of Altera Infrastructure Group's Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) business. The transaction was previously announced in September 2025 and has now closed. The investment from Carlyle will support the continued development of the Altera FPS more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Akin Advises ePointZero in $2.25 Billion Acquisition of Traverse Midstream Partners (Dallas, Houston and Abu Dhabi) - Akin advised ePointZero, a global platform focused on specialized energy infrastructure, a subsidiary of 2PointZero Group, in the closing of its acquisition of Traverse Midstream Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of The Energy & Minerals Group, a specialized natural resources private equity firm, for $2.25 billion in an all-cash transactio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary on July 28, 2026, by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * Iran Releases Video Targeting President Trump's Family First Lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump are the targets of an Iranian video calling for its supporters to take them out. How will the Trump Administration respond to the threat? As reported by The New York Post: First lady Melania Trump and son Barron are the latest targets of Iran's sick anti-US propaganda. A new video out of Ira more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 29 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * American Industrial Partners Completes Acquisition of Avanos Medical for $1.2 Billion Ropes & Gray represented American Industrial Partners in connection with obtaining financing for its completed acquisition of Avanos Medical, Inc., a leading medical technology company, for approximately $1.272 billion. The transaction was announced on April 14 and completed on July 27. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Avanos stockholders will receive $25 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release: * * * Kansas a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" After Lawmakers Override Vetoes, Pass Sweeping Legal Reforms Kansas lawmakers earned a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" designation in the American Tort Reform Association's 2026 Legislative HeatCheck report, after achieving one of the country's strongest civil justice reform slates this year. "Kansas lawmakers showed real resolve this year and refused to back down," said Lauren Sheets Jarrell, ATRA's vic more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ashurst Perkins Coie, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ashurst Perkins Coie advises consortium of lenders and arrangers on EUR1.3 billion senior secured financing of pure data centre group's Finnish data centre * Ashurst Perkins Coie has advised a consortium of lenders and arrangers on the EUR1.3 billion senior secured financing provided to Pure Data Centres Group in relation to Phase 1 of its data centre project in Seinajoki, Finland. The Phase 1 development is fully lea more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ashurst Perkins Coie, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ashurst Perkins Coie advises Solar Pacific on Palau Solar and BESS Project * Global law firm Ashurst Perkins Coie has advised Solar Pacific Pristine Power (Solar Pacific), a subsidiary of Philippine-based renewable energy company Alternergy, on the augmentation and financing of the Palau Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project. The augmented facility is one of the largest solar-plus-BESS installations i more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 28 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bankruptcy Shareholder Sean B. Davis Joins Baker Donelson in Houston Seasoned bankruptcy attorney Sean B. Davis has joined national law firm Baker Donelson as a shareholder in the Firm's Houston office. Mr. Davis brings extensive experience representing lenders, vendors, and buyers in complex reorganization and bankruptcy proceedings. With a focus on commercial bankruptcy and restructuring matters, his work encompasses a range of industries,  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bass Recognized as Crain's Cleveland Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law 2026 * Taft Cleveland partner Josh Bass has been selected to Crain's Cleveland Business' Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law list. Honorees are executives who are redefining the accounting, consulting, and legal professions by helping clients navigate rapid technological change, evolving regulations, and increasingly complex business ch more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 28 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * CGRS Denounces Rule Undermining Due Process for Asylum Seekers Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published an interim final rule, effective immediately, that permits the agency to send asylum cases directly to immigration court, without first having an asylum officer interview the applicant. The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) strongly denounces this rule, which marks yet a more PR

NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Lawyers Author Article for the Creditor Rights Coalition * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Rachel Ehrlich Albanese and associate Emily MacKay of the firm's Restructuring Group authored an article entitled, "1) Read the Statute, 2) Read the Statute, 3) Read the...Local Rules!*" for the Creditor Rights Coalition. The article explores how the local rules and procedures governing mediation in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Dechert, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Dechert Advises Guardian on Transition of Assets to Venerable's Investment Advisory Platform * Dechert advised The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) in connection with an agreement to transition approximately US$4.5 billion in separate account assets into mutual funds advised by SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC (SAAMCo), a subsidiary of Venerable Holdings, Inc. Under the proposed structure, the in-scope  more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Edward Rishty Named Chair of Debevoise Real Estate Group * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP today announced that Edward Rishty has been appointed Chair of the Real Estate Group, effective immediately. He succeeds Peter Irwin, who will become the firm's next General Counsel as of October 1. Chris Tahbaz, who has served as General Counsel for the past eight years, will retire at the end of the year. Nicole Mesard, Deputy Presiding Partn more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 29 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 28, 2026: * * * Are You Audit Ready? What CalPrivacy's Groundbreaking Gig Economy Audit Means for Employers California's main privacy watchdog recently announced its very first compliance audit, and while the sector-wide review will focus on gig economy platforms, the implications extend to all employers across the state and offer an early indication of the agency's enforcement priorities. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) audit more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 29 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 28, 2026: * * * DOL Clarifies Commuter and Remote Worker Travel Pay in New Opinion Letters Do you need to pay your employees for travel time spent to wrap up the workday from home? Should employees who spend their commute answering work calls and messages be compensated for that time? Both questions were recently clarified in two US Department of Labor opinion letters interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) issued on July 22. It's importan more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 29 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 28, 2026: * * * Tech Employers' 5-Step Workplace Safety Guide for Developing and Operating Data Centers The rapid growth of data center development across the country presents workplace safety challenges that are very different from those found in a traditional office environment. The existence of high-voltage electrical systems, backup generators, sophisticated cooling equipment, confined spaces, and ongoing maintenance activities bring a host of  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Thompson Hine, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Forty-seven Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized in Ohio Super Lawyers 2027 * Forty-seven lawyers from Thompson Hine LLP have been recognized by Super Lawyers(r) in Ohio, 28 of them selected to the 2027 Ohio Super Lawyers list and 19 listed as Ohio Rising Stars. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in each state are selected by the Super Lawyers research team to be listed as Super Lawyers, and no more than 2.5% of the la more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSrep) -- Ogilvy, an advertising, marketing and public relations agency, issued the following news: * * * Gen Z Isn't Contradictory--Modern Life Is: New Ogilvy Study Explores the Tensions Defining a Generation and How Brands Can Connect Gen Z has famously become a confusing cohort for brands and businesses to understand, having been described in news and headlines as everything from incompetent to hypocritical. Ogilvy Consulting has a different take: young adults are simply navigating new contradictions created by modern  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advises Consortium Formed by KKR and Energy Capital Partners on $7.68 Billion Recommended Offer for FTSE 100 DCC Energy plc * Gibson Dunn is acting as counsel to global investment firm KKR, as well as co-counsel to the consortium formed by KKR and Energy Capital Partners, on KKR's largest public-to-private transaction in Europe in more than a decade -the proposed acquisition of DCC Energy plc. DCC more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Domo on $400 Million Sale of Substantially All Assets to Progress Software * Goodwin's Technology and M&A team advised Domo, Inc., (NASDAQ: DOMO) on its definitive agreement under which Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) will acquire substantially all of Domo's assets and employees, excluding Domo's net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards, and assume certain liabilities of Domo for $400 million in more PR

MIAMI, Florida, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Strengthens Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice with Return of Houston Shareholder Carey R. Troell * HOUSTON - July 28, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to bolster its Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice with the return of Carey R. Troell as a shareholder in its Houston office. He rejoins the firm from Cantu Harden Montoya LLP. "Few attorneys are as familiar with the  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Hanson Bridgett's Howard Ashcraft Announces New Book on Integrated Project Delivery Contracting for Integrated Project Delivery: Structuring Collaborative Projects for Global Success -- the definitive guide from one of the field's foremost authorities -- is set for publication via Wiley in early summer 2026 - Hanson Bridgett is proud to announce that Howard W. Ashcraft, a leader in the firm's Chambers Band 1-ranked Construction pract more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Idaho lumber company challenges OSHA's power to judge its own case * Boise, Idaho; July 28, 2026: A small family-run lumber company filed its opening brief yesterday challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission's administrative enforcement process. Willmore Lumber Company alleges that OSHRC's process violates its constitutional rights by denying the company a neutral judge and jury when the gover more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Immigration Advocate Group to Close After Funding Delays * Mid-South Immigration Advocates (MIA), which has provided legal immigration representation to low-income clients since 2013, announced Friday it will close, the Nashville Banner newsletter reports. MIA Legal Director Sally Joyner cited the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to indefinitely delay reimbursements for legal representation o more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 29 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Chicago Homeowner Sues Federal Government After Warrantless Raid by Immigration Agents CHICAGO--Today, a Chicago homeowner filed a lawsuit against the federal government over a warrantless raid of his property by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents last October. The lawsuit, filed by Leo Feler and his attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ), seeks to hold the federal government and the individual officers accountab more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 29 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Ishka Airfinance Names McGuireWoods' Muhammad Sohail to Global Rising Stars List Ishka Airfinance, an aviation intelligence and advisory firm, has named McGuireWoods associate Muhammad Sohail a 2026 "Global Rising Star for the Americas." Based in Dallas, Sohail represents asset owners, private equity firms, servicers and other investors in domestic and cross-border aviation transactions, including sale and leaseback financings, individual and p more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 29 -- The Abolitionist Law Center issued the following news on July 28, 2026: * * * Journalist, Elder Mumia Abu-Jamal's Perpetual Detention Unjust, Human Rights Groups Appeal to United Nations PHILADELPHIA--For more than 44 years, U.S. citizen Mumia Abu-Jamal has been arbitrarily detained in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Today, Abolitionist Law Center and a national coalition of other human rights organizations - American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Constitutional Rights, California Coalition for Wome more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Journalist, Elder Mumia Abu-Jamal's Perpetual Detention Unjust, Human Rights Groups Appeal to United Nations For more than 44 years, U.S. citizen Mumia Abu-Jamal has been arbitrarily detained in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Today, Abolitionist Law Center and a national coalition of other human rights organizations - American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Constitutional Rights, California Coalition for Women Prisoners,  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Judge Orders State to Take Custody of Davidson County Inmates * A Nashville judge on Friday ordered state officials to take custody of 149 people sentenced to prison who remain in local jails, WZTV Nashville reports. Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall and local officials sought the order earlier this month, arguing the inmates have contributed to overcrowding in local facilities. Chancellor Anne Martin ordered t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Records on Former FBI Director, Special Counsel Robert Mueller Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records regarding the late FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:26-cv-02566)). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Hausfeld, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kashef trial team honored with the 2026 Public Justice's Trial Lawyer of the Year Award * Hausfeld is pleased to announce that the trial team behind Kashef v. BNP Paribas SA has received Public Justice's 2026 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, recognizing litigation that advanced accountability for survivors of genocide and other mass human rights abuses in Sudan. Presented during Public Justice's annual gala on July 27 in Chicago, the award more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 29 -- Jones Day, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Leading restructuring lawyer Nicholas Dunstone joins Jones Day in Sydney Nicholas Dunstone, a leading pan-APAC restructuring lawyer, has joined Jones Day as a partner in its Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice. He is based in the Firm's Sydney Office. With more than 25 years of experience advising on complex cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters across the Asia-Pacific region and globally, Mr. Dunstone is a seasoned restructuring pra more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 28, 2026, by senior associate Camille Anders: * * * The End of Registered Letterbox Delivery in Germany? No Prima Facie Evidence of Actual Receipt In practice, registered letterbox delivery had long been regarded as a convenient and comparatively cost-effective means of serving important correspondence--particularly notices of termination--in a legally secure manner. The Hamburg Higher Labor Court rejected this view in its judgment of July 14,  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 28, 2026, by shareholder Joy C. Rosenquist and research attorney Hannah T. Stilley: * * * From Long Beach to Providence: Rhode Island's New Self-Checkout Law Signals a Growing Legislative Trend At a Glance * Several jurisdictions have advanced proposals that would impose staffing requirements or operational restrictions on self-checkout technology in retail settings. * Rhode Island recently enacted the first statewide law, scheduled to take e more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Names Gerry Leone to Class of 2026 Hall of Fame * Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that special counsel Gerry Leone has been named to the 2026 Hall of Fame class by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The annual Hall of Fame list, reserved for lawyers with 30 or more years of practice, "recognizes the most distinguished lawyers in Massachusetts for a lifetime of achievement, leadership, more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Meghan O'Connor Discusses Legal Implications of AI and Provider-Patient Relationships in MedCity News Article * Meghan O'Connor, a Milwaukee-based partner in Quarles & Brady's Health & Life Sciences Practice Group, spoke with MedCity News on how the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the provider-patient relationship. The article also gives practical steps providers can take to address the i more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Mining and Resources Update: Mining Spin-Off Transactions Gain Momentum as Asset Valuations Rise By Rick A. Werner and Alla Digilova Certain mineral and metal prices have risen sharply in recent years, with gold, silver, copper and others reaching record levels in 2026. This has prompted mining companies to think strategically about how to maximize the value of their gold assets, including whether those assets might command a hi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 29 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nutter Represents Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Piper Sandler, and Brean Capital in Columbia Financial's $1.7 Billion Subscription and Firm Commitment Offering Nutter served as legal counsel to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW), A Stifel Company, as agent and lead-left bookrunner, Piper Sandler & Co., as co-book running manager, and Brean Capital LLC, as co-manager, in connection with the $1.7 billion subscription and firm commitment offering of Columb more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Advising Industrial Growth Partners on $1 Billion Sale of Prince & Izant to TransDigm Group * Paul Hastings LLP is advising Industrial Growth Partners on a definitive agreement to sell Prince & Izant LLC to TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) for approximately $1.066 billion. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals in the U.S. and customary closing conditions. Private Equity co-chair Brian Ri more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 29 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Represents Sent, Inc. in $12 Million Series A Financing Polsinelli congratulates its client Sent, Inc., on its $12 million Series A financing. Sent is the unified API that lets companies reach any user over SMS, WhatsApp or RCS through a single integration. The financing was led by Companyon Ventures with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, UIF, CP Overture, Bulletpitch+, among others. The financing will fund continued expansion o more PR

MIAMI, Florida, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Prominent Governance Expert Joseph Grundfest to Keynote 7th Annual Summit for Corporate Governance * Greenberg Traurig and William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV to Co-Host LAS VEGAS - July 28, 2026 - Joseph A. Grundfest, a renowned expert on capital markets, corporate governance, and securities litigation, will deliver the keynote address at the seventh annual Summit for Corporate Governance Sept. 25. Global law firm  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Report: Memphis Sees Continued Decline in Crime * Newly released data from the Memphis-Shelby Crime Commission found crime in Memphis and Shelby County continued its downward trend across the first half of 2026, the Daily Memphian reports. The commission announced last week that crime fell across every category from January to June. Major violent crime -including rape, robbery and aggravated assault -dropped 31.5 more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Rhode Island CCC Application Reset * Rhode Island's adult-use cannabis retail licensing process has been the subject of a roller coaster ride in the last half year since the submittal deadline, and the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission's ("CCC" or "Commission") Friday, July 24, 2026 update gave the clearest picture yet of not just where things stand, but most importantly, where this process is headed. The Prior Applic more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Advises Kinderhook Industries in Investment in American Aero * Sidley represented Kinderhook Industries, LLC in connection with its investment in American Aero, Inc., a leading precision aerospace components manufacturer. The transaction represents Kinderhook's 33rd platform investment in the industrials and manufacturing sector and is the first investment in Kinderhook Strategic Opportunities Fund I. The invest more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Howard Midstream in US$650 Million Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes and Increase and Extension of Senior Secured Credit Facility * Sidley represented Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC ("Howard Midstream") in its offering of US$650 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2035. Sidley also represented Howard Midstream in a recent amendment to its senior secured revolving credi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Jane Street in Its Investments in AI Chip Maker Etched * Sidley represented Jane Street in its investments in Etched, including recently announced Series C financing, which valued the AI chip startup at US$10.3 billion. Etched is developing specialized AI chips designed to accelerate the performance and efficiency of large language models and other generative AI workloads. The Sidley team was led by M more PR

TYSONS, Virginia, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Squire Patton Boggs Advises Lendistry on $100 Million Credit Facility * Squire Patton Boggs has advised Lendistry on a $100 million credit facility from East West Bank, including a $100 million accordion feature that provides additional borrowing capacity as the program grows. This capital supports Lendistry's Airport Concessions Program (ACP), which was created to fund small businesses that operate in airports nationwide. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * State Street Bank and Trust Company Issues $1.25 Billion in Senior Notes Across Two Tranches * On July 23, State Street Corporation announced that its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, issued $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.701% Senior Notes due 2029 and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.217% Senior Notes due 2034 in an offering exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * Statement of American Bar Association Re: Personal attacks against judges are unacceptable The American Bar Association strongly condemns personal attacks on judges by government officials and calls on all public officials, lawyers and citizens to reject rhetoric that targets judges or seeks to delegitimize the judiciary because of disagreement with a particular decision. Words matter. Public officials have a responsibility to engage in civil discours more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Supreme Court Appoints Special Master in Pike Case * The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed a special master to review concerns surrounding the planned execution of death row inmate Christa Pike, News Channel 5 reports. Senior Judge Mark Ward will hold a hearing Aug. 11-14 as Pike's attorneys continue challenging Tennessee's lethal injection protocol, citing in part the state's failed attempt to execute Tony C more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Criminal Appeal * The Tennessee Supreme Court held today that the Court of Criminal Appeals should not have dismissed a criminal defendant's appeal because he did not include a transcript of his guilty plea hearing in the appellate record. In State v. Holley, the court considered the appeal of Georgia resident James Holley, who pleaded guilty to drug offenses and being a convict more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Thomson Reuters Releases 2026 Florida Real Estate Law by Manuel Farach * Taft partner Manny Farach has authored the 2026 edition of "Florida Real Estate Law," published by Thomson Reuters in June 2026. Now in its 16th year, the book delivers a clear, practical guide to real estate law - from launching a transaction to navigating litigation and remedies. It pairs historical context with today's pressing issues, covering mortgage fo more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * Police in California more likely to search and arrest people perceived to be transgender In 2023, California police reported 4.6 million pedestrian and vehicle stops involving people perceived as adults, including 17,916 stops involving people perceived as transgender or gender nonconforming. A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and the University of California, Irvine, finds that individuals  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 28 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Unchecked gas pipeline permit scheme challenged in federal court Southern conservation groups call foul at fast-track construction permit, citing Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act violations - WASHINGTON - Today the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Alabama Rivers Alliance, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Healthy Gulf, Ogeechee Riverkeeper, and Savannah Riverkeeper, filed a lawsuit against  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Verhalen and Rojas to Present at NSPECon26 * Taft Minneapolis partner Kodi Verhalen and associate Spencer Rojas will present "Emerging Issues in Professional Engineering Ethics," at NSPECon26 on Thursday, Aug. 6. Their session, designed to provide clear and actionable guidance for engineers, students, and educators, will examine critical ethical challenges that engineers may encounter and provide a framework for making ethical deci more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises Citibank and Nedbank on US$1.28 billion loan financing for Harmony Gold * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Citibank, N.A. London Branch and Nedbank Limited as global co-ordinators on a US$1.28 billion senior unsecured multi-tranche, multi-currency financing for Harmony Gold. The financing was made available by a syndicate of international banks to the publicly listed South African mining compan more PR

NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises Expand Energy on US$1.25 billion acquisition of Twin Eagle * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: EXE), the largest natural gas producer in North America, on its US$1.25 billion definitive agreement to acquire Twin Eagle Holdings, N.A., LLC, a leading private asset-backed natural gas marketing and optimization business. The transaction unites Expand's industry-lea more PR

NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises FEFA on MXN 8 billion bond issuance * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Fondo Especial para Financiamientos Agropecuarios (FEFA) on the issuance of long-term bonds (certificados bursatiles) for a total aggregate amount of MXN 8.0 billion under its bond program as a recurring issuer. The offering comprised three tranches, including a MXN 1.86 billion bond with a maturity of approximately 1.6 year more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Wiley Rein, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Wiley's Jillian Quigley Named 2026 Rising Star by Via Satellite * Jillian M. Quigley, associate in Wiley's Telecom, Media & Technology and Space and Satellite practices, has been named a 2026 Rising Star by Via Satellite. This annual awards program honors the achievements of professionals aged 35 and under in the space and satellite industry. Quigley is one of 25 talented individuals selected globally, from various professions,  more PR