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...

Willkie represented the founders and Atlantic Global Risk LLC (“Atlantic Group”), a leading independent transaction liability insurance broker in the United States, in connection with Howden’s acquisition of Atlantic Group. On January 5, Howden announced that it agreed to acquire Atlantic...

Willkie represented Bank of America Corporation and its Merrill Lynch commodities business unit in a $850,000,000 municipal bond commodity prepayment transaction.  The transaction involved the issuance of $850,000,000 of municipal bonds by Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation...

Willkie has been shortlisted for two top honors at the 2025 SecLink Awards for its accomplishments in market-leading secondary transactions.  Willkie has been named among the nominees for “Top GP-Led Secondaries Law Firm” for its success advising GP-led secondary transactions, including...

Willkie acted as deal counsel advising Bridge Street Re and QBE Insurance Group Limited and its subsidiaries ("QBE") in connection with the successful completion of its second cat bond using the Bridge Street platform and the first indemnity trigger cat bond for QBE since 2013.  The...

On January 21 at 1:00 pm (ET), Chief Business Development & Marketing Officer Ian Ribald will participate on the panel titled “Navigating New Waters: Using AI for Tailored Client Journeys.” The session is part of The 33rd Annual Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer Forum, hosted...