On January 23 at 11:30 am (CT), partner and Co-Chair of the Investigations & Enforcement and White-Collar Defense Practice Groups Bill Stellmach will moderate a panel as part of the 18th Forum on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The event is hosted by the Canadian Institute and the...

Willkie’s Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice recently released its 2024 Insurance Year in Review. The report focuses on trends in insurance and reinsurance M&A in 2024 in the United States, Bermuda and the United Kingdom and Europe. It includes analysis of the year’s transactions,...

Willkie represented Pearl Energy Investments in connection with an equity investment in Eagle Mountain Energy Partners II, LLC, an upstream company focused on acquiring and developing assets in U.S. onshore oil and gas basins.   On January 16, Eagle Mountain Energy Partners II announced...

Willkie has been shortlisted for top honors in three key categories at the Chambers France Awards 2025, highlighting the firm’s achievements as a market leader in France: Banking & Finance Firm of the Year  Private Equity Firm of the Year  Restructuring/Insolvency Firm of...

Willkie served as acquisition and financing counsel to Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP on its acquisition, supported by operating partner Afendis Capital Management, of ice cream producer YSCO from Milcobel.  On January 8, Davidson Kempner announced the completion of its acquisition...

Willkie represented Gainline Capital Partners in connection with an investment in IMS Technology Services, LLC, a leading audiovisual event staging, systems integration, and managed services solutions provider. Gainline Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in U.S.-based...

Willkie is representing Recognize and its portfolio company Applications Software Technology LLC (AST), a global Oracle consultancy, in the sale of AST to IBM.  On January 16, IBM announced its intent to acquire AST, a leading provider of Oracle solutions covering areas like business...

The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has selected associate Nadia Raynes to serve as a 2025 LCLD Fellow and associates Josefina Ayala Wilkins and Emily Abbey to serve as 2025 LCLD Pathfinders. Nadia Raynes, an associate in the Litigation Department based in New York, is among...

Willkie recently secured a significant victory for its pro bono clients – 11 non-profit organizations dedicated to advancing women’s rights and gender quality, including National Woman’s Law Center, and an individual attorney – who had been sued for defamation in connection with a proposed...