On October 29 at 1:00 PM (ET), partners Matthew Block and Katy Kim will be part of the panel discussion “Part II: Are Changes to ‘This Is How It Is Done’ Finally Here?” at Corporation Law Counsel 2026, hosted by the Delaware State Bar Association Corporate Counsel in Wilmington, Delaware. The...

On November 16 at 8:30 AM (ET), associates Joseph Choe and Manuel Valderrama will speak on the panel “Arbitration Remedies for Party Default and Delay in US, Canadian, and English Law” as part of New York Arbitration Week 2026, hosted by Willkie and Fasken in New York, NY. The panel will...

On November 20 at 12:30 PM (ET), partners Kristen Young, Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group, and Dharshini Prasad, Chair of the Firm’s London International Arbitration Practice Group, will speak on the panel “Built for Speed? Stress-Testing New Arbitration Rules”...

Willkie is representing the Special Committee of MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC) in connection with Ares Capital Corporation’s (NASDAQ: ARCC) acquisition of MFIC for approximately $2.6 billion. On October 27, Ares Capital and MFIC announced that they entered into...

On November 4 at 1:00 PM (ET), partner and Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Practice Group Todd G. Cosenza will speak on the panel "Private Securities Litigation" at PLI's 58th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in New York, NY.   The panel will examine emerging trends in...

On November 9 at 2:15 PM (ET) , partner Matthew Block will speak on the panel "Equity Perspective | The Second Act: Hold, Sell or Continue? The Guide to Liquidity" at the DealCatalyst GP & LP Secondaries Conference in New York, NY.  The panel will examine how sponsors and investors weigh...

On November 10 at 11:00 AM (ET), partner Elliot Gluck will speak on the panel "A Thousand Cuts or a Bigger Bang: What Kind of Regulatory Reform is Needed to Make Alternatives Easier to Launch" at ICI’s Retail Alternatives and Closed-End Funds Conference in New York, NY.  The panel will...

Craig C. Martin, Partner and Chairman, Americas, and Sara Tonnies Horton, Co-Chair of Willkie’s IP Litigation Practice Group, have again been named to the 2026 edition of the Irish Legal 100, an annual series recognizing leaders in the law of Irish descent. They were recognized among...

Willkie advised long-standing client Freshstream Investment Partners LLP on its investment in Portman Finance Group, a leading finance distribution platform helping SME businesses access a wide range of commercial funding solutions. On October 26, Freshstream announced that it agreed...

On October 26 at 10:25 AM (ET), partner and Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group Kristen Young will moderate a Washington Arbitration Week 2026 panel, “Taxes in Investment Treaties, Tax Regulations, and Tax-Related Investment Disputes.” The discussion will explore...