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Ron Erlichman and Nicholas Atwood have joined the firm as partners in the firm’s market-leading energy & infrastructure practice in New York and Washington, D.C., respectively. Erlichman and Atwood further strengthen Akin’s premier energy & infrastructure platform advising clients on their most in-demand projects, including traditional and renewable power generation, battery storage, data centers, carbon capture, synthetic fuels and other energy transition projects. Commenting on the move, Akin co-chair Abid Qureshi said, “With rapidly growing power needs driven by AI, data centers and electrification, our energy & infrastructure practice continues to see increasing client demand across a variety of transactions. Ron and Nick’s experience will be a great benefit to our clients as they are developing and financing the next generation of the energy economy.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eH_4SNqt #AkinEnergy #EnergyAndInfrastructure #EnergyTransition 

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Debevoise litigation partner Maeve O’Connor joined the Women Governance Trailblazers podcast with hosts Liz Dunshee and Courtney Schuster Kamlet to discuss the challenges public companies and their boards are navigating in today’s governance landscape. The conversation offers practical insights into how boards can approach complex disclosure and oversight issues. Listen to the discussion: https://lnkd.in/eWb-fEtZ

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A Gibson Dunn team recently secured a $46 million jury verdict in Dallas County on behalf of Gala Capital Partners, LLC and its principal, Anand Gala, in a significant victory that affirms the rights of minority shareholders in joint ventures, particularly within family-run businesses where power imbalances can lead to exploitation. Our trial team was led by partners Trey Cox (Dallas, Houston), Betty Yang (Dallas), and Andrew LeGrand (Dallas). Partner Brad G. Hubbard (Dallas) led law and motions, and our associates team included Andrew Mitchell (Dallas), Arjun Ogale, Alexa Acquista, and Hunter Rene Heck. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/eYTVih4Z

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An S&C team including Inosi Nyatta, John E. Estes, Mimi Wu, Nick Baker and Will Bekker advised Sempra Infrastructure Partners on its joint venture with a consortium of private capital funds led by Blackstone Credit & Insurance to finance the second phase of the $14 billion Port Arthur LNG project. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gB9ymeBy

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🚨 Paul Weiss had added Quinn Emanuel litigator Leo Kitchen to its recently launched London litigation practice. The practice launched in April with the arrival of Akin litigation head Richard Hornshaw. The move marks more expansion for the New York‑based firm, which is broadening the private equity‑focused City platform it has aggressively built over the past two years into disputes - an area where it is regarded as a go-to adviser in the US. https://lnkd.in/et5h-G8b

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James Curley has moved to Paul Hastings' new Boston office after close to 30 years at Goodwin Procter. He's the latest private equity attorney to make a lateral move in the first half of September, as the legal hiring market remains strong in 2025. “One of the things that impressed me with Paul Hastings and talking to leadership was they're not just focused on the nuts and bolts of private equity: raise the money, invest the money, sell the portfolio,” Curley said in an interview. “They're thinking about private equity as a broader asset class.” He said that Paul Hastings’ “global way of thinking about the market” and broad footprint in the financial space attracted him to the firm’s platform, and added that he liked the idea of helping the firm build “on the ground” in its new office. https://loom.ly/HO01v9c

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New York Law Journal reported on Andrés Berry’s arrival as partner at Hughes Hubbard – the third addition to the firm’s Banking & Financial Services practice this year.   The article also quotes Managing Partner Robb Patryk, who explained that Berry and other recent additions to the banking and financial services practice were brought on as part of the firm’s strategy to expand our financial services offerings.   “You know, largely when the market looks at us, they look at us as one of the premier aircraft finance practices,” Patryk said. “We want the market to look at us as a premier finance practice, with a capital F. Whatever kind of financing you need.”   Read the article: https://lnkd.in/egYiVmP6

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A Weil team led by Restructuring Department Co-Chair Matthew Barr, Restructuring partner Andriana Georgallas, and Mergers & Acquisitions partner Mariel Cruz is advising Everstream, a leading U.S. builder, owner and operator of business-only fiber optic networks in its chapter 11 sale process. On August 1, 2025, Everstream announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas for the sale of substantially all of its operations to Bluebird Fiber (“Bluebird”), a regional provider of fiber-based connectivity solutions for businesses. Following a robust auction process, Bluebird emerged as the winner with a prevailing bid of $384.6 million. Completion of the sale to Bluebird is targeted by year end, subject to satisfaction of all closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The sale does not include Everstream’s Pennsylvania business, which the Company previously announced is being wound down. Read more about this matter and view the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/ejeFfJqe

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