Press Releases Index

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP announced that attorney and CPA Edward Hannon has joined the firm as a partner in its Tax and Real Estate groups in Chicago. Hannon advises real estate companies, sponsors, funds, and REITs on Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and Section 1031 exchanges, strengthening Kelley Drye’s full-cycle DST practice.

Colombo & Hurd has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA, one of the legal industry’s most respected ranking guides. For more than 30 years, Chambers and Partners has ranked leading law firms and attorneys through independent research, including feedback from clients, in-house counsel, and industry peers.

Adams & Reese LLP expanded its Global Intellectual Property practice with four attorneys: entertainment and copyright litigator Richard Busch, IP lawyers Andrew Davis and David Niemierzycki, and patent attorney Michael Henson. The hires strengthen the firm’s entertainment, patent, blockchain, AI, and IP litigation capabilities, supporting growth as the practice doubled in size in under two years.

World Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLD) appointed Janet Matricciani as interim president and CEO, effective on April 13, 2026. She succeeds R. Chad Prashad, who resigned as president, CEO, and board member to pursue other opportunities. Matricciani brings broad leadership experience in financial services, technology-enabled tourism, and education, with a track record of operational improvement

Relativity has launched Relativity FOIA in RelativityOne Government, expanding its AI-powered legal data intelligence platform into government disclosure work. Built for FOIA practitioners, the solution unifies intake, case management, review, response delivery, and publication in one workflow, helping agencies manage rising request volumes, reduce manual processes, and improve compliance

Holtzman Vogel has named Abhishek (Abhi) Kambli as a partner in its Washington, D.C., and New York offices. A former Deputy Associate Attorney General, Kambli argued major Trump Administration cases and brings deep experience in federal litigation, constitutional challenges, regulatory disputes, and government enforcement matters, strengthening the firm’s national litigation practice.

Consilio has appointed Kevin Smith as Chief Product Officer. He will lead the global product organization, shaping product strategy, platform innovation, and go-to-market alignment for the Aurora Legal Intelligence Suite. With 20+ years of experience in SaaS, cybersecurity, legal tech, and workflow software, Smith will help expand AI capabilities and modernize legal workflows.

The Kryder Law Group, LLC, a Chicago personal injury firm founded by attorney Andrew S. Kryder in 2002, is expanding from Illinois to Wisconsin. Ranked among the 2025 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies, the firm is known for aggressive litigation and strong client communication. Its attorneys tailor strategies to each client and prepare every case for trial to maximize compensation.

Three Bracewell LLP partners earned individual awards at the 2026 Women in Business Law Americas Awards, held in New York on May 28. E. Dee Martin won North America ESG Leader of the Year, Sarah Tahir won North America Banking & Finance Rising Star and Christie Latimer Westmoreland won North America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year.

Nelson Mullins is proud to have represented New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOVR) (the “Company”) in connection with the closing of its recently announced registered direct offering, resulting in approximately $25 million in gross proceeds to the Company, before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business appointed Robert (Bobby) A. Stover Jr. as the first executive director of its Family Office Initiative. A global expert in family enterprise governance and multigenerational wealth strategy, Stover brings 30+ years advising family offices and boards across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America

Bradley is pleased to announce that partner J. Hunter Robinson and associate Erik Halvorson, attorneys in the firm’s Banking & Financial Services Practice Group, will receive the Tennessee Bar Association’s Justice Joseph W. Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, the TBA’s highest legal writing honor.

Relativity announced a Claude Compliance API integration that brings Claude Enterprise activity into RelativityOne, alongside existing support for ChatGPT Enterprise and Gemini Enterprise. Legal, security and compliance teams can now collect Claude logs and conversations natively. The move follows Relativity’s MCP integration with Claude tools for managing AI-related legal matters.

Barnes & Thornburg added Michael J. Leard as a partner in its Boston office to strengthen its litigation practice in Massachusetts and nationwide. Leard has nearly 15 years of experience handling commercial litigation and product liability cases, including pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer mass tort matters, with extensive multidistrict litigation experience.

Hunton announced insurance coverage associate Jae Lynn “JL” Huckaba was elected President-Elect of the Miami-Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section. Her term begins this month. Huckaba, a 2024 Rookie of the Year recipient, currently serves on the board as Secretary and Community Service Committee Chair for the 2025–2026 term.

Washington University School of Law, The National Law Review, Relativity, and Wickard launched the global WashU Law International Vibe Coding Challenge. Lawyers, legal professionals, and law students are invited to build practical AI-assisted legal tools for research, contracts, compliance, litigation, legal operations, access to justice, and education.

Katten’s Private Wealth practice won Citywealth’s Magic Circle Award for Law Firm of the Year – USA. Joshua Rubenstein said the honor reflects the team’s work advising ultra-high-net-worth clients on complex trust, estate and fiduciary litigation matters. The award was presented in London on May 13 and recognizes excellence, innovation, ethics and client service.

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP named Reid Skibell chair of its Employment and Trade Secrets Litigation practice and added Joseph Gallagher as a partner in New York. The group handles executive transitions, trade secret and non-compete disputes, discrimination claims, shareholder conflicts, and FINRA arbitrations for firms and senior professionals.

Two attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were recognized as 2026 Lawdragon Leading Global Cyber Lawyers. According to the publication, the guide “recognizes world leaders in privacy, data, security, incident response, and the deals and lawsuits that revolve around all things cyber.

Attorney Madeline Lipe Williams joined the Board of Young Professionals of Communities In Schools of Cape Fear. The board supports students in the Wilmington area through volunteer service, advocacy and fundraising. CIS of Cape Fear provides student support, restorative justice programs, and afterschool and summer initiatives to help students stay in school and succeed.

Our Shopping Center and Retail Development Group recently secured a multi-million-dollar settlement for a commercial landlord client’ s property damage claim that arose from an insurance coverage dispute involving a bankrupt retailer and its insurance company.

Law in the Era of AI offers a client-focused guide for in-house legal teams, law firms and alternative providers navigating AI-driven change. Bjarne P. Tellmann explains evolving client expectations and the new skills lawyers will need as AI reshapes legal services through major technological, organizational and competitive disruption.

In April, Foley welcomed 95 senior counsel from 18 offices to Chicago for its annual Senior Counsel Meeting — a three-day program designed to support career development, foster cross-office relationships, and equip participants with practical tools for business generation, leadership, and strategic planning.

Consilio announced integration of Aurora Legal AI with Anthropic’s Claude for Legal, enabling legal teams to query live Consilio matters directly in Claude without moving client data. The first feature, AI Investigate, supports natural-language searches across documents and metadata while maintaining security, governance, and data control.

Varnum was named among Grand Rapids Magazine’s Best of Grand Rapids 2026 for Estate Planning and Family Law. The recognition highlights the firm’s work helping West Michigan clients with wealth preservation, succession planning, divorce, custody, adoption and other complex family matters through coordinated, client-focused legal guidance.