Willkie served as financing counsel to Platinum Equity and its portfolio company Rise Baking Company in connection with the acquisition of Jimmy's Gourmet Bakery, a manufacturer of premium cookies and baked goods. Rise Baking Company, a leading manufacturer for in-store bakeries and...

Willkie advised Platinum Equity on its investment in LMPG Inc., a leading North American manufacturer of specification-grade lighting solutions.  Platinum Equity recently announced that it is making a significant investment in LMPG and partnering with the company’s founder and management...

Five Willkie partners have been recognized as both honorees and finalists in numerous categories at the upcoming 2026 Texas Legal Awards, presented by Law.com.  The following Willkie lawyers have been named among the winners or shortlisted for top honors that will be announced at the...

Willkie is advising Bending Spoons S.p.A. (NASDAQ: BSP) on its proposed acquisition of Airtable, a connected platform that powers how modern enterprises run their operations, for $1.285 billion.   On August 4, Bending Spoons announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire...

New York, NY (August 3, 2026) – Willkie today announced that prominent litigators Grant Schmidt and Andrew Bean have joined the Firm as partners in the Dallas office. Their addition extends Willkie’s global litigation team to Texas and deepens the commercial litigation and trial capabilities...

Willkie is advising American Family Insurance on its approximately $1.2 billion acquisition of Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BOW), a growing specialty insurance business providing casualty, professional liability and healthcare liability insurance products.   On August 3, American...

Willkie partner Allyson Smith has been named to Global Restructuring Review's 2026 "40 under 40," a list of the top cross-border restructuring and insolvency practitioners worldwide who are under the age of 40.   Allyson was recognized as one of the leading restructuring lawyers of her...

Three Willkie partners have been named to IP Stars 2026 by Managing IP, an annual guide to the nation’s leading intellectual property practitioners.   The following Willkie lawyers were recognized among the foremost patent litigators nationwide as well as in their respective jurisdictions: ...

Willkie advised Insight Partners as lead investor in a $50 million Series C funding round for Inforcer Ltd., a unified Microsoft security and AI management platform built for Managed Service Providers.   On July 30, Inforcer announced that it raised $50 million in Series C financing led...

Ten Willkie partners have been recognized in Lexology Index: Competition 2026, an annual guide to the top competition practitioners worldwide. The following lawyers were recognized among the foremost in antitrust and competition law: Boris Bronfentrinker, Global Chair of the Competition...