Willkie is once again recognized in The American Lawyer’s 2026 A-List, an annual report highlighting the top 20 most successful firms based on a combination of factors, both financial and cultural. The American Lawyer ranks firms based on a combination of five factors: revenue per lawyer,...

Willkie is advising Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAL), a leading provider of auto transportation and logistics services, on its acquisition of Hansen & Adkins, a provider of transport solutions to automotive OEM customers, for $130 million.   On August 10, Proficient announced...

On August 12, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire NEOS Investments, a specialized provider of systematic options-based income exchange-traded funds. NEOS, one of the fastest-growing ETF platforms, manages $30 billion in assets...

Willkie is representing Hillcore Energy Capital Corporation in its alliance with Fermi Inc. (NASDAQ:FRMI)(LSE:FRMI) for the construction of a Hillcore power complex at Fermi’s Project Matador campus, one of the world's largest advanced energy and AI ecosystems, in Carson County, Texas.   On...

Willkie represented Nest Sustainable Waste, LLC in its sale of the Northern Delaware Basin Landfill, an oil and gas landfill in Lea County, New Mexico, to WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC (NYSE: WBI) for $189 million. WaterBridge recently announced that it entered into an agreement to...

Willkie represented Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (NASDAQ: DMLP) on its acquisition of mineral and royalty interests totaling approximately 3,100 net royalty acres located in five counties across the Williston Basin in North Dakota. The recently completed transaction was structured as a...

Seven Willkie partners have been named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 “40 & Under US” list, an annual series recognizing the top litigators nationwide under the age of 40.   The following attorneys, based in Willkie’s Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., offices, were...

Nine Willkie attorneys have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers, an annual guide to the top real estate practitioners worldwide.   The following Willkie honorees were recognized for their leadership and accomplishments in complex real estate transactions:  ...

A team of Willkie attorneys and staff received the Pro Bono Star Award from Human Rights First, a nonprofit, nonpartisan international human rights organization, recognizing the Firm’s outstanding commitment to representing and protecting asylum seekers. The Willkie team was honored for...

Debra Sinclair, U.S. Co-Chair of Willkie’s Restructuring Department and Chair of the Company Restructuring & Reorganization practice, has been recognized by Crain’s New York Business as one of this year’s “Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law.” Crain’s recognized Debra for...