Seven Willkie partners have been named to the 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers, an annual list of the country's top lawyers in private wealth, trusts & estates, probate litigation, and other areas of family law. The Willkie honorees are: Andrew Copans, West Coast Co-Chair...

Chicago, IL (October 12, 2026) - Willkie today announced that Kruti Trivedi, a trial lawyer who has led high-stakes matters as both a senior in-house counsel at one of the world's largest financial institutions and a federal prosecutor, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Litigation...

On October 15 at 2:00 PM (ET), partner Howard Block will moderate the panel "Best Practices for Asset Intensive Reinsurance" as part of the ACLI Annual Conference 2026 in Orlando, Florida. The session will provide senior life insurance and reinsurance executives with an in-depth examination...

Willkie advised Artists Equity, the production studio founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, on the launch of Artists Equity Independent Pictures (AEIP), a new banner dedicated to platforming emerging filmmakers in the independent film space. The Firm provided counsel on the structure...

Beau Stapleton, a partner in the Entertainment Transactions practice, has been named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2026 Music Power Lawyers. For the second year in a row, Beau has been recognized as a Music Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter for his work representing major artists,...

Willkie represented Silver Hill Energy Partners in its sale of a portfolio of upstream and midstream natural gas assets located in Texas and Louisiana to Centalion Group. The sale consists of approximately 72,000 net acres strategically located in the core of the Haynesville and Bossier...

On October 21 at 2:30 PM (ET), partners Daniel Alvarez, Kara Baysinger, and Matthew Gaul will present the session "Developing an AI Governance Program for Underwriting and Claims Handling" as part of the Association of Life Insurance Counsel's 2026 Fly-In in New York, NY. This session...