Willkie has been selected as counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Trinseo PLC (OTCM: TSEOF), a specialty material solutions provider.   Trinseo recently commenced voluntary chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to implement...

Willkie advised Barings and Cheyne Capital, two of the world’s leading alternative investment managers, in co-leading the financing to support maritime engineering group Balaena’s acquisition of APCL Group, a UK-based operator of critical hard infrastructure assets, serving key end-markets...

Five Willkie partners have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers, an annual list of the top practitioners across tax law, including corporate transactions, tax disputes and private wealth.  The Willkie honorees are: Guy Inbar (New York) (M&A, Tax Transactional,...

Willkie represented the underwriters in Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s offering of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of its $600,000,000 5.250% Senior Notes due 2036 and $1,400,000,000 5.950% Senior Notes due 2056. The offering closed on June 9, 2026. Willkie also represented the dealer...

On June 25 at 2:30 (CT), partner and Global Chair of Power & Renewable Energy Eric Pogue will moderate the panel titled "Going Live: Financing BTM Power for Data Centers" as part of the Proximo Congress 2026: US Energy & Infrastructure Finance conference in Nashville, Tennessee.   The...

Willkie has been named “Law Firm of the Year” for the second year in a row at the Insurance Insider ILS Awards 2026, highlighting its longstanding leadership in complex insurance-linked securities (ILS) transactions.   The awards recognize the firms and individuals leading the transformation...

Willkie partners Samuel Weber and John M. Knapke co-authored a two-part article examining private credit asset classes and waterfall structures in Private Equity Law Report.   Part I, titled "Core Asset Descriptions and Related Return Drivers of Various Private Credit Asset Classes,"...

Willkie is advising Second Nature Brands, a leading creator of premium snacks and treats, on its acquisition of Tillamook Country Smoker, a leader in protein-rich clean label on-the-go meat snacks.   Second Nature Brands, a portfolio company of CapVest Partners LLP, recently announced...

Willkie has been profiled by The Recorder as a finalist for the "Vanguard Award" at the 2026 California Legal Awards. The award recognizes leadership and innovation in the business of law.   The Q&A discusses the growth of Willkie's California platform—including the alignment of its Los...