Chicago, IL (May 18, 2026) — Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that leading finance and restructuring lawyers Gregory Gartland and April Doxey have joined the Firm as partners in the Chicago office.  They are members of the Firm’s Finance Department. Craig C. Martin, Chairman,...

Alex Weingarten, Managing Partner of Willkie’s Los Angeles office, has been recognized as a “2026 Legal Visionary” by LA Times Studios. Alex was again named among the lawyers in the Los Angeles market recognized for their leadership and accomplishments as well as “an unwavering commitment...

Willkie represented 32 Flavors and its founder and CEO Alex Baskin in connection with Sony Pictures Television’s acquisition of a majority interest in the company.    Founded in 2023 by Baskin, 32 Flavors is a production company with a broad-based content business spanning premium unscripted...

Willkie represented Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Infratech, a preeminent branded player and pioneer in infrared electric heating solutions.   Platinum Equity recently announced that it acquired Infratech from entrepreneur Sam Longo Jr. and Infratech CEO John Mazzotta. Infratech...

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 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 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,...

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...

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...