Amy Orlov, an associate in Willkie's Litigation Department, has been named to Chicago’s Jewish 36 Under 36 list by the Young Leadership Division (YLD) of the Jewish United Fund of Chicago and Jewish Chicago: The JUF Magazine.   Amy was recognized for her professional achievements and...

On July 16 at 4:15 PM (ET), Chief Digital and Information Officer John Elbasan will speak on the panel "Building and Customizing AI Tools in Legal Organizations," as part of the Practising Law Institute's Artificial Intelligence in Law Practice 2026 program hosted in New York, NY.   The...

Willkie has been recognized for its leadership in pro bono advocacy in The American Lawyer’s 2026 Pro Bono Scorecard, an annual report that tracks pro bono work performed by U.S.-based lawyers across Am Law 200 firms. The Firm ranked #18 based on average pro bono hours performed and #32...

Willkie represented Novacap and its portfolio company InVita Healthcare Technologies in InVita’s acquisition of MAK-SYSTEM from The Carlyle Group and other shareholders.   InVita, a provider of the world’s most comprehensive human biologics software solutions for blood, organ, and tissue...

Willkie has been profiled by Legal Business in an in-depth article discussing the Firm's growth strategy, European platform, and focus on London as a key market.   The article reported that Willkie has more than doubled its revenue since 2020, jumping from $986 million to $2 billion in...

Willkie represented Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”) (NYSE: CM), a leading North American financial institution, in connection with its U.S. registered public offering of $500,000,000 of its 6.750% Fixed Rate Reset Limited Recourse Capital Notes Series 10 (Non-Viability Contingent...

Willkie advised the arranger and the permanent dealers on the update of its existing Euro Medium Term Note Programme for the Communauté française de Belgique. The programme size was increased from €14 billion to €15 billion. The Communauté française de Belgique is a federated entity...

Willkie partners Megan Smith and Alex Weingarten have been recognized as “2026 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Megan and Alex were profiled in a special supplement honoring the litigators in the Los Angeles region who excel in...

Willkie partners Beau Stapleton and Shane Nix co-authored an article about copyright termination rights in the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Los Angeles Lawyer magazine.   In “Furnishing Entities, Early-Career Agreements, and the Erosion of Artists’ Termination Rights,” they discuss...