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WilmerHale Lawyers Recognized in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:05:00 Z

Lawdragon has included four WilmerHale lawyers in its 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers guide, which highlights practitioners advising on complex tax issues across global markets.

Broadhaven Capital Partners to Combine with Fenchurch Advisory Partners

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:00 Z

WilmerHale advised Broadhaven Capital Partners, a premier investment bank advising corporates and financial sponsors, in a definitive agreement to combine with Fenchurch Advisory Partners.

WilmerHale Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers Guide

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:56:00 Z

Lawdragon has selected 12 WilmerHale lawyers for inclusion in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers guide. The annual guide recognizes lawyers who “help conceive and nurture intellectual property, monetize it, protect it and lead the battle in court when needed.”

WilmerHale Adds Prominent Corporate Advisor and Dealmaker Ben Fackler to Transactional Department in San Francisco

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:00:00 Z

WilmerHale is pleased to announce that prominent transactional lawyer Ben Fackler has joined the firm as a partner in its Transactional Department, based in San Francisco.

WilmerHale Advises Biogen in Acquisition of RayThera

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:00:00 Z

On June 17, 2026, Biogen Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RayThera Inc., a private biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule therapies in immunology.

WilmerHale Recognized as a Top Workplace by WTOP

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:51:00 Z

WilmerHale has been named a Top Workplace in the Washington, DC region by the WTOP all-news radio station, earning a No. 15 ranking in the 2026 list.

PTC Therapeutics Completes $550 Million Convertible Notes Offering

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:30:00 Z

WilmerHale advised PTC Therapeutics, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company, in the offering of $550 million of 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

WilmerHale Lawyers Recognized in Handelsblatt’s 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany™

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:30:00 Z

WilmerHale and lawyers from its German offices have been recognized in the 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany^TM and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany^TM. The number of WilmerHale lawyers recognized has increased this year, spanning both rankings and a wider range of legal practice areas, highlighting the firm’s continued growth and depth across its German practices.

TMX Group Limited Announces Agreement to Acquire RAFI Indices from Research Affiliates

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:30:00 Z

TMX Group Limited announced an agreement to acquire RAFI Indices from Research Affiliates Global Holdings, a global index provider and investment advisor, for US$490 million in total consideration.

WilmerHale Partners with JPMorgan Chase for 2026 Day of Service

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:25:00 Z

On May 20, 2026, WilmerHale hosted a pro bono clinic in its New York office in support of JPMorganChase’s (JPMC) annual Day of Service. The effort brought together attorneys from WilmerHale and JPMC in collaboration with the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), a leading nonprofit organization that provides free civil legal services to New Yorkers in need.

Joshua Geltzer Discusses New AI Executive Order on National Security Law Today Podcast

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00:00 Z

Partner Joshua Geltzer joined the American Bar Association’s National Security Law Today podcast for the episode “Frontier AI and the New AI Executive Order with Josh Geltzer.”

Sonal N. Mehta Named to Daily Journal’s 2026 Top Women Lawyers List

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:30:00 Z

WilmerHale Partner Sonal N. Mehta has been named to the Daily Journal’s 2026 Top Women Lawyers list.

The Legal 500 United States 2026 Recognizes WilmerHale Lawyers and Practice Areas

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:24:00 Z

WilmerHale has been recognized in the Legal 500 United States 2026 guide, with rankings across 42 practice areas and 35+ lawyers highlighted for their market-leading work.

WilmerHale and Civil Rights Coalition Advance Challenge to California’s Death Penalty with Supreme Court Show Cause Order

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 Z

WilmerHale, alongside a coalition of civil rights organizations, secured a significant procedural victory in a landmark challenge to California’s death penalty when the Supreme Court of California issued an order to show cause, moving the case into a new phase of litigation and increasing scrutiny of whether the system complies with constitutional guarantees of equal protection and the prohibition on cruel or unusual punishment.

Danaher and DH Masi Finance Announce CHF 2.38 Billion Private Placement of Senior Notes

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:30:00 Z

WilmerHale advised Danaher Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, DH Masi Finance Inc. on the private placement by DH Masi Finance of CHF 2,382,940,000 aggregate principal amount of notes.

Veralto Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:30:00 Z

Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) announced an offering of $725,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Senior Notes due 2032.

DC Bar Elects WilmerHale Attorney Joshua L. Mogil as President-Elect

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:37:00 Z

WilmerHale is proud to announce that Joshua L. Mogil was elected president-elect of the DC Bar.

WilmerHale Honored with Immigration Equality's 2026 Safe Haven Award

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:47:00 Z

WilmerHale has been honored with the 2026 Safe Haven Award from Immigration Equality, the nation's leading advocate for the rights of LGBTQ+ immigrants and those living with HIV.

WilmerHale Welcomes First-Chair Litigator Suneeta Hazra as Partner in Denver

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 Z

Suneeta Hazra, a former Chief of the Criminal Division in the US Attorney's Office for Colorado, joins WilmerHale's Denver office as a partner in the Government and Regulatory Litigation Group, focusing on healthcare fraud defense, investigations and enforcement matters.

WilmerHale Partners Lisa Brown and Felicia Ellsworth Named to Inaugural Forbes List of America's Top Women Lawyers

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:01:00 Z

WilmerHale partner Lisa Brown, chair of the firm’s Higher Education Practice, and partner-in-charge of the Boston office Felicia Ellsworth, are featured in Forbes' inaugural list of America's Top Women Lawyers, which recognizes female attorneys who are shaping the future of the legal profession.

WilmerHale Lawyers and Practices Recognized in 2026 Edition of Chambers USA

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:19:00 Z

Chambers and Partners has once again recognized WilmerHale’s national strength, ranking the firm in 72 practice areas and honoring 110 lawyers for excellence in the 2026 Chambers USA guide.

WilmerHale Advises Linse Capital in Its Investment in Impulse Space's $500 Million Raise

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:30:00 Z

WilmerHale advised Linse Capital in its investment and in connection with raising sidecar funds to invest in the Series D funding round for Impulse Space, a startup building spacecraft that can ferry satellites and other ‌payloads around in orbit after launch.

WilmerHale Recognized in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 Rankings

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:30:00 Z

IAM Patent 1000 has again recognized WilmerHale’s leading patent practice, awarding 10 firmwide rankings and naming 33 lawyers for their depth of expertise, market presence and sophisticated work across key jurisdictions.

WilmerHale Advises Placement Agents in $55 Million Q32 Bio Private Placement

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:24:00 Z

Q32 Bio Inc. announced on May 27, 2026 that it had entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell 6,725,000 shares of common stock resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $55 million, excluding placement agent fees and other offering expenses.

Akamai Announces Closing of Upsized $3.5 Billion Offering of Convertible Senior Notes

Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:00 Z

WilmerHale represented Akamai Technologies, Inc. in connection with its private offering of convertible senior notes, the largest US zero-coupon convertible notes transaction in history.

Strategy Completes $1.5 Billion Debt Repurchase

Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 Z

WilmerHale represented Strategy Inc, the world’s first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company, in the completion of its repurchase of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029.

Greta Körner Appointed Co-Chair of DIS40

Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 Z

WilmerHale senior associate Greta Körner has been appointed co-chair of DIS40, the under‑40 group of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS), a leading organization focused on international arbitration.

WilmerHale Trial Team Featured in Litigation Daily for Innovative Use of Demonstrative Exhibits

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:30:00 Z

Litigation Daily recently featured WilmerHale partners Joseph Mueller, Sarah Frazier and Louis Tompros for their strategic and creative use of demonstrative exhibits in a successful patent trial defense for Cisco Systems Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas.

Sonika Data and Tess Foley Named 2025 Payton and Pickering Fellows

Tue, 19 May 2026 16:10:00 Z

WilmerHale is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Payton and Pickering Fellowships.

Akamai Technologies Announces Intent to Acquire LayerX

Tue, 19 May 2026 11:30:00 Z

WilmerHale advised Akamai Technologies, Inc. in a definitive agreement to acquire LayerX, a leading provider of browser-based AI usage control and secure enterprise browser (SEB) technology.

Courtney Murray Selected for DC Bar's John Payton Leadership Academy

Tue, 19 May 2026 09:18:00 Z

WilmerHale Senior Associate Courtney Murray was chosen for the DC Bar's 2026 John Payton Leadership Academy after a highly competitive selection process for the three-month program that cultivates leadership skills in attorneys from across the legal profession.

WilmerHale Participates in Partnership for New York's Career Discovery Week

Mon, 18 May 2026 16:22:00 Z

On April 16, WilmerHale’s New York office welcomed high school students from Brooklyn Technical High School as part of Partnership for New York’s Career Discovery Week, a citywide initiative that connects students with employers across New York City and introduces them to a wide range of professional paths.

WilmerHale Co-Sponsors Equal Justice Works Fellow with Vertex and Greater Boston Legal Services

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:00 Z

WilmerHale is pleased to co-sponsor an Equal Justice Works Class of 2027 Fellow in partnership with client Vertex. The firm is sponsoring Jenny Pigge, a graduating student at Harvard Law School, who will be hosted by Greater Boston Legal Services, where she will launch her fellowship project in September.

Teresa Johnson Featured on Les Femmes Engagées Podcast

Mon, 18 May 2026 13:51:00 Z

Partner Teresa Johnson recently joined the Les Femmes Engagées podcast as part of the Femmes de Loi series.

Jonathan Yarowsky Named Among DC’s Most Influential People Shaping Policy by Washingtonian Magazine for the fifth consecutive year

Fri, 15 May 2026 15:28:00 Z

Jonathan Yarowsky earns recognition for the fifth consecutive year on Washingtonian’s “Most Influential People Shaping Policy” list, underscoring his sustained impact on antitrust policy and cross-branch advocacy in Washington.

WilmerHale’s International Arbitration Group Recognized with Latin Lawyer Dispute of the Year Award

Wed, 13 May 2026 17:22:00 Z

WilmerHale’s International Arbitration Group has been honored by Latin Lawyer with its 2026 “Dispute of the Year” award for its role in the high-profile Eldorado dispute, reflecting the team’s strength in complex, cross-border arbitration matters in Brazil and across Latin America.

WilmerHale Named Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year at the 2026 LSPN Awards

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:07:00 Z

WilmerHale has been named Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year at the 2026 Life Sciences Patent Network Awards, recognizing the firm’s market‑leading work representing life sciences companies in complex, high‑stakes patent disputes worldwide.

WilmerHale Partners Named in The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers Guide

Tue, 12 May 2026 18:36:00 Z

Lawdragon has named fifteen WilmerHale partners to its 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers guide, recognizing lawyers worldwide who advise on the most complex and high‑stakes cyber, data privacy, incident response and regulatory matters.

Viridian Therapeutics Prices Upsized $350 Million Concurrent Public Offerings of Convertible Notes and Common Stock

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:35:00 Z

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. announced the pricing of its upsized underwritten public offering of $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.75% convertible senior notes due 2032 and its upsized underwritten public offering of 7,352,942 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $17.00 per share.

WilmerHale Team Earns Litigation Daily “Litigators of the Week” Runner‑Up Recognition for Cisco Jury Verdict

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:39:00 Z

A WilmerHale team was recognized on May 1, 2026 as a "Litigators of the Week" runner‑up in Litigation Daily for securing a defense jury verdict on behalf of Cisco Systems Inc. in the first trial in a wave of patent cases brought by EireOg related to the process for managing computer chip components.

WilmerHale Announces New Community Partnerships with Fenway High School and Colorado LiftED Foundation

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:59:00 Z

WilmerHale has announced new multi‑year partnerships with Fenway High School in Boston and the Colorado LiftED Foundation in Denver, expanding the firm’s innovative, community‑focused philanthropy model.

National Bar Association Names Rebecca Scaife a Top 40 Under 40: Nation’s Best Advocates for 2026

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:21:00 Z

Rebecca Scaife has been named to the National Bar Association’s Top 40 Under 40, recognizing emerging leaders for excellence in advocacy, leadership and service to the profession and community.

WilmerHale Counsel Marissa Wenzel Receives 2026 President’s Pro Bono Service Award

Wed, 06 May 2026 13:40:00 Z

WilmerHale counsel Marissa Wenzel has received the 2026 President’s Pro Bono Service Award from the New York State Bar Association, recognizing her extraordinary commitment to pro bono service and access to justice.

WilmerHale Advises Danaher Corporation on €3.0 Billion Offering of Senior Notes

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:30:00 Z

WilmerHale advised Danaher Corporation in connection with the total €3 billion senior notes offering, with the offering priced on April 22, 2026, and closing on April 29, 2026.

Brown Advisory and RockCreek Agree to Join Forces

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:15:00 Z

Brown Advisory announced that it made a strategic investment in RockCreek, a leading investment firm specializing in multi asset and outsourced chief investment officer solutions.

Hemab Therapeutics Announces Closing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:00:00 Z

WilmerHale advised Hemab Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies that reimagine the treatment of blood coagulation disorders to sustain life and human resilience, in its upsized initial public offering.

Former SEC Deputy Director Jason Burt Joins WilmerHale’s Securities and Financial Services Practice in Denver

Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 Z

WilmerHale today is pleased to announce the addition of Jason Burt, former Deputy Director of the Enforcement Division at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as Partner in the Securities and Financial Services (SFS) Department and a member of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice group.

Climb Bio, Inc. Announces $110.0 Million Private Placement

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:38:00 Z

Climb Bio, Inc. on April 28, 2026 announced that it entered into a securities purchase agreement for an approximate $110 million private placement.

State Street Corporation Completes $1.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:30:00 Z

WilmerHale advised State Street Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, on its public offering of $1.5 billion in Senior Notes.

WilmerHale Attorneys Named to 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:55:00 Z

WilmerHale is proud to celebrate our attorneys named to the District of Columbia Courts’ 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, including 125 lawyers recognized with High Honors for completing more than 100 hours of pro bono service.