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King & Spalding hires heavyweight five-partner arbitration team from WilmerHale

Renowned practitioner Gary Born, WilmerHale’s global arbitration chair, joins with four more partners across London, Washington DC and New York

15 Jun 2026

UK banking giant Barclays appoints WilmerHale finance chair as next global GC

Stephanie Avakian will take over the role from Stephen Shapiro at the start of July

21 Apr 2026

DOJ seeks abrupt reversal of its request to end court fight over orders targeting law firms

A day after applying to end its appeals of lower-court rulings blocking orders, DOJ applied to reverse its motion

4 Mar 2026

DOJ drops fight against law firms targeted with executive orders

Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block and Susman Godfrey celebrate the DOJ’s filing for dismissal

1 Mar 2026

WilmerHale adds ex-UnitedHealth legal chief in London

Rupert Bondy to co-chair US firm’s crisis management group

8 Jan 2026

US Appeals court upends $300m jury verdict against Apple for SEP infringement

Court found that the format of the verdict form was flawed

18 Jun 2025

‘Absurd’: Judge overturns executive order against WilmerHale

Ruling follows similar orders against Perkins Coie and Jenner & Block being struck down earlier this month

28 May 2025

‘Uniquely harmful’: Judge overturns executive order against Jenner & Block

Jenner pledges to continue to ‘fiercely advocate for our clients’

27 May 2025

Judges block Trump orders against Jenner & Block, WilmerHale as Skadden reaches ‘settlement’

Federal judges suspend orders against leading Washington DC law firms while Skadden joins Paul Weiss in cutting a deal

31 Mar 2025

WilmerHale, Jenner & Block sue Trump over executive orders

Moves follow federal judge temporarily blocking similar order against Perkins Coie

28 Mar 2025