Willkie has been recognized in the 2027 Vault Law 100, a ranking of the most prestigious law firms across the United States.  In addition to the overall prestige ranking, Vault also recognized Willkie in the following: “Best Law Firm by Region” in Chicago, New York, Texas and Washington,...

Willkie advised Crescentia Capital and its portfolio company Terra Nova Solutions, a provider of hazardous and non-hazardous waste solutions, on the sale of Terra Nova to Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE: CLH), the leading provider of environmental and industrial services throughout North America.   Crescentia...

Willkie advised Datasite, a provider of AI powered solutions that enables private market investment, on its acquisition of Valu8, a leading Swedish private market intelligence platform specializing in proprietary European company financial data. Datasite, a portfolio company of CapVest...

Willkie represented Insight Partners as lead investor in a $25 million Series A funding round for GovWell, the AI operating system for modern government. On May 14, GovWell announced that it raised $25 million in Series A funding led by global software investor Insight Partners, with...

Willkie advised First Eagle Investments on its successful debut high yield bond offering of $575 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.250% senior secured notes due 2032. The notes were offered in connection with First Eagle’s take-private acquisition of Diamond Hill Investment Group,...

On May 20 at 3:15 pm (ET), Chief Digital and Information Officer John Elbasan is speaking on a panel, “Making Agents Work for Your Firm,” as part of the Harvey Forum: Law Firm & Innovation Day event, hosted by legal and professional services AI platform Harvey in New York City. The panel...

Willkie represented an ad hoc group of second lien lenders in connection with a comprehensive amendment and extension of the debt facilities of Optiv Security Inc., a leading cybersecurity solutions and services provider.   Optiv recently announced the close of the amendment and extension...

On May 21 at 3:00 pm (ET), partner Sarah Kessler is speaking on a panel titled “Leveraged Financings Using Insurance Capital” at the Leveraged Financing 2026 conference hosted by PLI.  The panel will discuss the latest developments in leveraged financings using insurance capital, including:...

Hon. Shelley C. Chapman (Ret.), senior counsel in Willkie's Restructuring Department and Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution practice, appeared on “Women in Restructuring,” a podcast collaboration between Debtwire and the American Bankruptcy Institute. In the episode, Judge Chapman...