WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Akin Advises Birch in $1.8 Billion Sale to Diversified (Houston) - Akin advised Birch Permian Holdings, Inc. and certain affiliated companies, a leading independent oil and gas producer with operations in the Permian Basin, in its agreement to sell to Diversified Energy Company in a transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion. The acquisition significantly expands Diversified's footprint in the Permian Basin, one of the nation's most prolific energy-p more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Attorney Volunteers Needed for Constitution Day School Visits in Knoxville * The Knoxville Bar Association's (KBA) Barristers School Outreach Committee is seeking attorney volunteers for Constitution Day visits to local elementary schools on the afternoons of Sept. 18 and Sept. 25. On Sept. 18, volunteers will lead group discussions about the Constitution using a slideshow provided by the KBA and Knox County Scho more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Attorneys Seek Clemency in Pike Case * Attorneys for Christa Pike, Tennessee's only woman on death row, have filed a petition for clemency with Gov. Bill Lee. According to the Nashville Banner newsletter, they are asking the governor to spare Pike's life by commuting her sentence to life in prison. Lee has allowed the executions of eight people as governor. Although he paused the state's death penalty in 2022 when more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * August Jobs Report: Women Made Significant Labor Force Gains in July But It's Still Not Enough * WASHINGTON -August saw 212,000 women join the labor force, a reversal of the previous month's significant loss, according to new National Women's Law Center (NWLC) analysis of monthly jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Despite gains made in August, there are still 633,000 fewer women aged 20 and over in the labor fo more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Civil Rights Lawyer to Receive 35th Freedom Award * The National Civil Rights Museum has announced the honorees for its 35th Freedom Award, recognizing leaders whose work spans activism, law, sports and media. Among the group is Fred Gray, a civil rights attorney whose career spans more than 70 years. Gray represented Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became Dr. Martin Luther K more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following legal update: * * * CARB Releases New Resources and Reporting Guidance for California SB 253 Compliance Author: Maram T. Salaheldin The California Air Resources Board ("CARB") recently released several resources to assist companies preparing for the first reporting cycle under California's Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act ("SB 253"). The new materials include a voluntary reporting intake platform, plus a video tutorial, that gives reporting entities an op more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons advises Equans UK & Ireland on its acquisition of Mway Communications London--Dentons has advised Equans UK & Ireland on its strategic acquisition of Mway Communications, a leading specialist in highways technology and communications infrastructure. Mway provides critical technology and engineering solutions to National Highways and Tier 1 contractors across the UK's Strategic Road Network. The business employs around 100 people and generates annual turnove more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons advises mBank on financing for 62.7 MW Polish solar portfolio Dentons has advised mBank, acting as lender, on the financing of Project Vistula, a 62.7 MW portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects in Poland developed by London-based independent power platform Gulermak Renewables. The PLN 152.9 million financing will support the construction and operation of five solar assets: Brodnica I and II, Glinnik I and II, and Powidz. All projects are currently under co more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * CVC Secondary Partners Raises $10B for Sixth Global Secondary PE Fund Fried Frank advised CVC Secondary Partners, the dedicated secondaries investment strategy of leading global private markets manager CVC, on the final close of its sixth global secondary private equity fund Secondary Opportunities Fund VI ("SOF VI"), with aggregate capital commitments of c.$10 billion[1]. The fundraise attracted investment from a diver more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Gabe Rosenberg profiled in Financier Worldwide's "Power Players: Fintech Regulation North America" * Davis Polk partner Gabe Rosenberg was profiled by Financier Worldwide as part of the publication's "Power Players: Fintech Regulation North America" issue. In the Q&A, Gabe discusses his approach to tackling complex legal challenges, the qualities necessary for building strong relationships with clients, and ways his work is pa more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advises KKR and NetSPI on NetSPI's Merger with Synack * Gibson Dunn is advising KKR and NetSPI on NetSPI's merger with Synack to form the industry's leading offensive cybersecurity platform. The firm's corporate team is led by partner Abtin Jalali and of counsel Soren Kreider and includes associates Tully Moyer, Chris Ayers, Andy Strader, and Francesca Faugno. Partner Matt Donnelly and of counsel more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Allison Ng Named NAPABA 'Best Under 40' * ATLANTA - Sept. 3, 2026 - Allison Ng, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Atlanta office, was selected for a "Best Under 40 Award" by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). The award is given to lawyers who have achieved prominence and distinction in their fields and have demonstrated a strong commitment to Asian more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Haynes Boone Advises Provident Data Centers in Joint Venture for DFW Data Center Development Haynes Boone represented Provident Data Centers, a division of Dallas-based Provident, in forming a joint venture with Northampton Capital Partners LLC to develop a next-generation turnkey data center in the North Dallas Corridor. The project is expected to deliver approximately 54 megawatts of critical capacity and is scheduled to come onli more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Haynes Boone Secures Appellate Victory for Carnegie House in High-Profile Ground-Lease Dispute Haynes Boone helped secure a significant appellate victory on behalf of Carnegie House Tenants Corporation, a 324-unit residential cooperative (co-op) located in Midtown Manhattan, in a closely watched dispute involving arbitration, ground-lease valuation and residential homeownership in New York. The victory overturned an arbitration awar more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Maurel & Prom on the acquisition of Gran Tierra's assets in Colombia and Ecuador Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has advised Etablissements Maurel & Prom S.A. (M&P), an oil and gas company listed on Euronext Paris, on the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Gran Tierra's assets in Colombia and Ecuador, for a total transaction value of US$1.33 billion. The transaction covers all  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hughes Hubbard Wins New York Law Journal's Law Firm of the Year Award honors a year of landmark victories, strategic deals and pro bono excellence. Highlights * Firm wins New York Law Journal's 2026 Law Firm of the Year: Midsize Firms. * Secured landmark victories in high-stakes international litigations and disputes. * Advised on significant cross-border M&A, restructuring, finance and capital markets transactions. - Hughes Hubbard has won Law F more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Labor Day Savings on Labor & Employment Law CLE * Celebrate Labor Day with special reduced pricing on the TBA's 2026 Labor & Employment Law Forum CLE, now available on demand! This Labor Day, don't labor over your CLE options -enjoy this 1-Click CLE package at a discount through Sept. 30 and catch up on the latest issues shaping today's workplace. Earn five general credits plus one dual credit while getting up to  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Condemns Proposed Treasury Department Rules that Would Pull Tax-Exempt Status from Schools Providing Aid to Black Students * Today, the U.S. Treasury Department proposed new regulations that would remove tax-exempt status from private universities, as well as private primary, secondary, preparatory, and high schools, that purportedly "discriminate" in educational, admissions, or other policies, including by providing more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Mourns the Passing of Gloria Steinem * Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement on the passing of Gloria Steinem: "Trailblazer. Troublemaker. Crusader. Icon. The list of things Gloria Steinem was to so many people is innumerable. And yet, despite its length, it hardly does justice to the force of nature she was, or t more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Sept. 4, 2026, by shareholder Adriana Foreman, counsel Michael Paglialonga and associate Joseph A. Gusmano: * * * New York Legislature Advances New Restrictions on Severance Agreements The New York Legislature recently passed a bill that would impose new procedural requirements on employers seeking releases of claims in employee severance agreements. The bill, known as the No Severance Ultimatums Act, is expected to be delivered to Governor Kathy Ho more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * New NLRB General Counsel Signals Sweeping Changes to Biden-Era Labor Precedent * Key Takeaways: * NLRB General Counsel Crystal S. Carey has identified over a dozen Biden-era Board decisions she intends to challenge, signaling a sweeping pro-employer shift. * GC Carey has already filed briefs seeking to overturn decisions on placing restrictions on severance agreements, work rules, captive-audience meetings, and other key i more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Palm Beach Illustrated Names 21 Greenberg Traurig West Palm Beach Attorneys to 2026 'Top Lawyers' List * WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Sept. 3, 2026 - Palm Beach Illustrated magazine has named 21 attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A.'s West Palm Beach office to its 2026 "Top Lawyers" list. The selection process includes an online peer-review survey conducted by Palm Beach Illustrated in partnership with Pro more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Advises Arcline in Financing the Acquisition of Avantus Aerospace From Inflexion * Paul Hastings LLP is advising Arcline Investment Management, a private investment firm with over $30 billion in assets under management, on financing its acquisition of Avantus Aerospace Group Limited, a leading provider of engineered shims and fasteners for the global aerospace and defense industries, from Inflexion. Partner more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Advises Carlyle in Asset-Backed Financing of Diversified Energy's $1.8 Billion Acquisition of Birch * Paul Hastings LLP advised Carlyle in connection with their asset-backed securitization financing of approximately $1.5 billion for Diversified Energy Company's acquisition of Birch Permian Holdings Inc., a leading independent oil and gas producer with operations in the Permian Basin, from affiliates of Ellio more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Advises Wynnchurch Capital in Trimlite's Acquisition of KW Building Products * Paul Hastings LLP advised Wynnchurch Capital in Trimlite's acquisition of KW Building Products LLC, a wholesale distributor of residential doors, windows and related building products and a wholly owned subsidiary of Clay-Ingels LLC. Private Equity partner Chris Sheaffer led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partners Zi more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Pillsbury Secures Eleventh Circuit Victory for Aeromexico, Preserving Joint Venture with Delta Air Lines Pillsbury secured a major appellate victory for Aeromexico, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit unanimously vacating a Department of Transportation (DOT) order that would have terminated approval and antitrust immunity for the airline's long-standing joint venture with Delta Air Lines. The nearly decade-old partnership allows Aeromexi more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Pillsbury Secures Unanimous First Department Victory in Beach v. Touradji Capital Management Pillsbury secured a significant victory in the Appellate Division, First Department, in Beach v. Touradji Capital Management, LP, a nearly two-decade dispute arising from former employees' claims for compensation from a commodities hedge fund. In a unanimous decision, the First Department reversed the trial court's post-trial order, denied the defendants' motion und more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Bain Capital in Strategic Growth Investment in RQD* Clearing Ropes & Gray represented Bain Capital Tech Opportunities as the lead investor in RQD* Clearing's $74 million minority growth investment. RQD/* is a clearing and custody firm providing the infrastructure that broker-dealers, RIAs, and foreign financial institutions need to access U.S. markets. The investment was announced on Aug. 27. Founded in 1984, Bain Capital is more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Partners Group on its Investment in atNorth's Next Phase of Growth Ropes & Gray has advised Partners Group (acting on behalf of its clients), one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, on its investment in the next phase of growth for atNorth, a leading pan-Nordic data center platform. Partners Group's infrastructure secondaries strategy will acquire around 10% of atNorth. Partners Group originally acquir more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Life Sciences and Health Care Partners Author Global Drug Pricing and Market Access Chapter in Pharmaceutical Pricing & Reimbursement 2026 Ropes & Gray partners Lincoln Tsang, Eve Brunts and Katherine Wang co-authored the book chapter entitled "Global Drug Pricing and Market Access: The New Era of Cost Containment, Innovation, and Patient Access," in Global Legal Insights Pharmaceutical Pricing & Reimbursement 2026. The global pharmaceutical indu more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Semafor | Big law sees a gold mine in data centers * In a story for Semafor, White & Case Chair Heather McDevitt discussed how the Firm has expanded and scaled its capabilities to meet AI-driven demand across the data center ecosystem, including developers, major technology companies, utilities and private capital providers. McDevitt explained that the "scale and complexity of the assets, the transactions surrounding them and  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Serritella to Moderate Panel on Litigation Challenges and Success * Taft Chicago partner and Commercial Litigation Practice Group co-chair William Serritella Jr. will moderate the session "Challenges and Keys to Success Around Using Litigation" at the IMN Bank Special Assets Midwest Conference on Sept. 10. This session will examine the practical and strategic considerations lenders, legal teams, and Special Assets departments face  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Advises the Banks on RMB and USD Capital Market Transactions for KazMunayGas Exceeding US$1 Billion in Value * Sidley advised banks on a new RMB bond offering and a separate tender offer for certain outstanding USD bonds issued by KazMunayGas ("KMG"). Sidley advised BOC International, Bank of China (Hong Kong), China CITIC Bank International, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, and Citi in th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents CDW in Its Acquisition of Data and AI Services Firm Lovelytics * Sidley is representing CDW (NASDAQ: CDW), a leading provider of information technology solutions, in its acquisition of Lovelytics, a data and AI services firm. The acquisition will expand CDW's Data & Analytics Practice, and enhance its capabilities to help customers build data foundations, improve efficiency, and deploy AI. The Sidley more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Different words, same result: New proposed rule would slash protections for wetlands and streams Water and wetlands protection further rolled back in latest proposal - WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a supplemental proposed rule for "waters of the United States," further narrowing the definition of which waters are protected under the Cl more PR

TYSONS, Virginia, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Squire Patton Boggs serves as co-bond counsel on US$50.97 million LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Improvement Project * Squire Patton Boggs served as co-bond counsel to the New York Transportation Development Corporation (NYTDC) in connection with a US$50.97 million bond financing for the expansion of the LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Improvement Project. Proceeds from the Series 2026 Bonds will be loaned to LaGuardia Gateway  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Supreme Court Suspends Williamson County Attorney for Mishandling Client Funds * The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended Fred C. Dance, a Williamson County attorney, from practicing law for five years, with three years to be served on active suspension, for mishandling client funds. Dance represented a client in a wrongful death lawsuit in 2017 that resulted in a $20,000 settlement. After depositing the settlem more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Advised RH Aero Systems in Successful Closing of Strategic Investment by Capitol Meridian Partners * Taft is pleased to have served as legal counsel to RH Aero Systems in the successful closing of a strategic investment by Capitol Merdian Partners. Following the previously announced signing, the parties completed the transaction after satisfying regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Headquartered in Mason, Oh more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Texas contractor celebrates legal victory as court affirms his right to jury trial * Texas City, Texas; September 4, 2026: A Texas contractor celebrated a legal victory yesterday after a federal court ruled that he was wrongfully denied a jury trial when the local government destroyed a house without notice. Michael Ramirez sued the City of Texas City over the demolition, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Trade association fights New Jersey's race-based lending mandate * Trenton, New Jersey: A national mortgage lending trade association filed a lawsuit today challenging a New Jersey rule that threatens lenders and landlords with discrimination liability for using neutral, merit-based underwriting and leasing standards. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) argues that the rule-which pressures lenders and landlords t more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Vanderbilt Employee Sues University Over Gender-Affirming Care Coverage * A Vanderbilt University employee is suing the school for alleged discrimination after the university denied insurance coverage for gender-affirming procedures, the Nashville Post reports. Hannah Housden, a transgender woman and faculty member in Vanderbilt's college of arts and sciences, filed the lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday. In 20 more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Interfering with Mail Ballots in November Election Preliminary injunction bars USPS from enforcing a rule that would have made voter disenfranchisement "practically inevitable" - A federal District Court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of a rule that would have operationalized Preside more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Win Injunction Blocking USPS From Enforcing Mail Ballot Rule Preliminary injunction bars USPS from enforcing a rule that would have made voter disenfranchisement "practically inevitable" - A federal District Court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of a rule that would have operationalized President Trump's March 31 executive o more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * White & Case advises Mill Point Capital on financing for Voltaris' acquisition of Electronic Power Design * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Mill Point Capital LLC (Mill Point), on the financing for Voltaris Power LLC (Voltaris), a portfolio company of Mill Point, and its acquisition of Electronic Power Design, LLC (EPD), a Houston, Texas-based provider of mission-critical power distribution equipment and solutions  more PR