Mergers & Acquisitions

AI startup founder pleads guilty to receiving insider tips from BigLaw lawyers

The head of an artificial intelligence startup admitted his role last year in a scheme involving BigLaw attorneys informing traders about upcoming mergers that their employers were advising on.

Jul 8, 2026 11:13 AM CDT

Lawyers plead not guilty in alleged insider trading ring

Fifteen defendants, including an ex-Goodwin Procter associate, pleaded not guilty Monday to allegedly participating in an insider trading scheme involving confidential information about mergers and acquisitions allegedly stolen from some of the largest U.S. law firms.

Jun 2, 2026 9:37 AM CDT

Former Willkie Farr & Gallagher counsel pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in M&A insider trading case

A former Willkie Farr & Gallagher attorney has pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government in a multimillion-dollar mergers-and-acquisitions insider trading case.

May 8, 2026 11:01 AM CDT

Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring

BigLaw lawyers provided tips on scores of mergers as part of an insider trading ring involving tens of millions of dollars in illegal profits, according to a May 6 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

May 7, 2026 9:41 AM CDT

Legal tech company Legora acquires AI-native legal research platform Qura

Fresh off its partnerships with actor Jude Law and the New York Yankees, legal artificial intelligence platform Legora has made another big move—this time looking to its own hometown.

Apr 23, 2026 11:31 AM CDT

Partners approve Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a proposed $3.6B global firm

With partner approval, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is now set to launch July 1.

Apr 16, 2026 10:22 AM CDT

Ashurst Perkins Coie, a proposed $2.8B trans-Atlantic firm, approved by partners

Partners at Ashurst and Perkins Coie have approved the creation of Ashurst Perkins Coie, a trans-Atlantic law firm with around 3,000 lawyers in more than 50 offices.

Apr 15, 2026 9:27 AM CDT

BigLaw sees opportunity to support trillion-dollar data centers

The recent proliferation of new trillion-dollar data centers is bringing big business to BigLaw firms.

Feb 20, 2026 11:09 AM CST

US law firms see overall profits rise in 2025, but mergers and acquisitions decline

U.S. law firms saw profits surge in the fourth quarter of 2025, increasing 14.1%, according to the Thomson Reuters Institute’s Law Firm Financial Index released Tuesday.

Feb 11, 2026 9:44 AM CST

McDermott’s private equity plan could test long-standing bans on outside funding for law firms

Law firms tend to take themselves and their professional traditions seriously. They value probity, dignity and decorum. So is McDermott Will & Schulte’s plan for a new ownership structure a bracing waft of fresh air? Or does it threaten an ethics-bending commercialization of the legal profession?

Feb 10, 2026 12:20 PM CST