Willkie has again been recognized as a market leader in the 2027 edition of Benchmark Litigation US, an annual guide to the top litigation firms and litigators nationwide. Willkie continued to earn high national rankings in the Insurance and White-Collar Crime categories, as well as recommendations...

Willkie advised Novel Financial Holdings, Inc., a holding company that is building a diversified underwriting and insurance services platform, in connection with an investment from Crestview Partners, a leading private equity firm. On November 3, Novel announced that it secured an investment...

Willkie served as financing counsel to Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Warren Valve, a leading provider of mission-critical flow control valves serving energy, industrial, technology and infrastructure end markets across North America. On November 2, Platinum Equity announced that...

Willkie has earned 19 No. 1 rankings, including 13 No. 1 rankings from 9Fin, and multiple other top-five rankings in the Octus and 9Fin EMEA restructuring league tables for the first nine months of 2026, continuing the Firm's strong H1 results and underscoring its achievements as a leading...

Willkie partners Edward Best and Jeffrey Pawlitz contributed chapters to a new legal guide, Liability Management Exercises: Law and Practice. It is the first comprehensive practitioner text on liability management exercises (LMEs) across the UK, US, and Canada. Eddie Best authored the...

Willkie partners Laura Friedrich and Anna Martini G. Pereira have been named to “Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers 2026” by Latinvex for their leadership and achievements in the Latin America market. They are among the 100 honorees recognized by Latinvex as the leading women at international...

Willkie advised Symetra Life Insurance Company, a leading provider of life, retirement and employee benefit insurance products, on the launch, together with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), of Mariner Re Ltd., a Class E licensed reinsurer domiciled in Bermuda. Mariner...

On November 19 at 11:00 AM (ET), partner and Chair of the Regulatory Litigation Practice Group Jeremy Bylund will moderate the panel "Building Productive Relationships with Political Leadership at Federal Agencies" at GICLI's 12th Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The panel will...

On November 18 at 12:30 PM (GMT+1), partner Willem Van de Wiele will deliver a presentation at a luncheon conference hosted by the Swiss Chamber of Commerce for Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Titled “Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services: Opportunities and Challenges...