12 Willkie partners have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, an annual guide to the top practitioners nationwide. The honorees are widely recognized as market leaders and span Willkie’s transactional and litigation departments, highlighting the broad strength...

Willkie advised Mutares SE & Co. KGaA on its acquisition of the Engineering Thermoplastics Business in the Americas and Europe from SABIC for an enterprise value of $450 million. The Engineering Thermoplastics Business operates a broad international platform with approximately 2,900 full-time...

Willkie represented affiliates of Silver Hill Energy Partners, LP in its acquisition of 100 percent of 1776 Energy’s interest in oil and gas properties, rights, and related assets primarily in Karnes and Gonzales Counties, Texas. The acquisition includes approximately 17,500 net acres...

On January 22, partner and Co-Chair of the Securities Enforcement and Willkie Digital Works Practice Groups Kristy Littman will speak at the event titled “Hot Topics in SEC and DOJ Enforcement and Litigation 2026,” hosted by Sandpiper Partners LLC in New York City.  The program faculty...

Alex Weingarten, managing partner of Willkie’s Los Angeles office and Chair of the firm’s Entertainment Litigation Practice, has been shortlisted for “Entertainment Litigator of the Year” at the Benchmark Litigation US Awards 2026. Alex is a leading commercial trial attorney who represents...

On January 20, partner Susan Rohol will speak during the virtual session titled “Updates on Data Privacy Law & Best Practices” as part of the 2026 American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Virtual Corporate Practice Institute, presented by the AIPLA Corporate Practice Committee. The...

The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has selected associates Taaj Reaves and Andrés Cantero to serve as 2026 LCLD Fellows and associates Bridget Hamway, Khara John and Margaret O’Brien to serve as 2026 LCLD Pathfinders. Taaj Reaves, an associate in the Intellectual Property...