On September 25 at 4:15 PM (PT), partner Marina Torres will speak on the panel "California Employment Law Flashpoints: Arbitration, DEI Risk, and Accommodation Challenges in 2026" as part of California Minority Counsel Program's (CMCP) 2026 Annual Business Conference hosted in Los Angeles,...

New York, NY (September 9, 2026) – Willkie today announced that Sean Sandoloski has rejoined the Firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. He is based in the Washington, D.C. office. Sean most recently served as law clerk to Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh at the U.S. Supreme Court....

Willkie advised Gainline Capital Partners on its single-asset continuation fund to build upon its partnership with Core Health & Fitness, LLC, a global producer and distributor of commercial fitness equipment.   On September 8, Gainline announced the close of its oversubscribed continuation...

On September 22 at 11:30 AM (ET), partner Amanda M. Burke will speak on the panel "M&A Activism Trends in 2026" as part of the Practising Law Institute's Shareholder Activism 2026: The Old, the New, and the Unexpected program hosted in New York, NY.   The panel will discuss recent M&A...

On September 16 at 1:15 PM (CT), partner Grant Schmidt will deliver the keynote address at the Jesuit Alumni Career Symposium hosted by the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas. In addition, Grant will speak on the "Law" panel as part of the symposium's breakout...

Willkie counsel Kathiana Aurelien has been named to the 2026 “Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.    Kathiana was recognized as one of the leading labor and employment attorneys in Los Angeles for the fourth year in a row. She represents...

Willkie advised Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC on its successful sale of the marine services division of LOGISTEC, a multi-purpose terminal operator and logistics service provider majority owned by Blue Wolf, to Enstructure. Enstructure, a leading North American marine terminal and logistics...

Willkie is advising SIPEF, a Belgian agribusiness group specializing in sustainable tropical agriculture, on its acquisition of Tiabam, which operates a banana plantation in the Tiassalé region of Ivory Coast, from AGRIBAM.   SIPEF recently announced that it signed an agreement to acquire...

On September 18 at 1:30 PM (ET), partner Erica Ross will speak on the "Practitioners’ Panel" at the Tribal Supreme Court Project's 25th Anniversary Colloquium on Indian Law Supreme Court Jurisprudence and Practice, hosted in Washington, D.C.   Learn more and register here.