The war in Iran is the most influential development that has shaped energy dealmaking so far in 2026, and that figures to still be the case in the second half of the year. Other factors include data center demands and tax credits. Here, attorneys outline to Law360 the trends that are defining energy transactions this year.
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State Of 2026 Energy Dealmaking: Midyear Report

By Keith Goldberg

The war in Iran is the most influential development that has shaped energy dealmaking so far in 2026, and that figures to still be the case in the second half of the year. Other factors include data center demands and tax credits. Here, attorneys outline to Law360 the trends that are defining energy transactions this year.

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5 Firms Guide As Oxylabs Lands $130M From Warburg Pincus

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Data infrastructure platform Oxylabs on Thursday revealed that it reached a $3.6 billion valuation after securing a $130 million investment from private equity shop Warburg Pincus in a deal steered by five law firms.

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Ropes & Gray, Goodwin Steer Sale Of Russell Investments

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Investment solutions provider Russell Investments, led by Goodwin Procter LLP, on Thursday announced that it has agreed to be bought by a consortium led by Ropes & Gray LLP-advised B Capital.

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LITIGATION

5th Circ. Prods Highland-Affiliated Co. On Ex-CEO's 'Privity'

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit panel pressed an entity related to Highland Capital to explain why a fraudulent transfer claim against Highland's former CEO should stand following a separate consent judgment, asking when the former chief executive ceased to be "in privity with Highland."

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Colombian Entrepreneur Cooked Books To Sell Co., Suit Says

By Sydney Price

Investment advisory firm Christofferson Robb & Co. has sued former Colombian presidential candidate Santiago Botero and several other entities, claiming they participated in a scheme to inflate the financial performance of Botero's failing loan servicing company that benefited the business executive, his family and friends.

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Brief

Workers Drop WARN Act Suit To Join Related Colo. Case

By Benjamin Morse

Two former employees dropped a proposed class action accusing a recently shuttered commercial facility services company of failing to warn workers before mass layoffs and facility closures, with the case expected to be consolidated with a related Colorado federal suit.

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DEALS & FINANCING

Blue Origin's Valuation Soars To $130B, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Blue Origin's valuation hit $130 billion after a $10 billion funding round; state lawyers are finalizing an antitrust lawsuit related to Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery; and Fiserv is considering selling its payments infrastructure business to U.S. banking giants.

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PEOPLE

Akerman Adds Holland & Knight Risk Atty In Miami

By Christine DeRosa

Akerman LLP has grown its transactional risk practice in Miami with the addition of an attorney from Holland & Knight LLP, the firm said Thursday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

What Consent Decree Trends Mean For Deal Clearances

With merger remedies back on the table under the current administration, an analysis of recent Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice consent decrees reveals that prior approval and prior notice provisions are no longer a foregone conclusion, and companies may be able to negotiate narrowly tailored obligations, say attorneys at Weil.

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How Rated Note Feeders Help Insurers Tap Private Credit

With insurer investments comprising nearly a third of the private credit market, rated note feeders offer insurers a compelling way to access private credit yields through debt instruments by balancing key features of debt investment with the structural and economic profiles of private credit funds, say attorneys at Akin.

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Series

Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bradley Adds Bankruptcy Atty From Arnall Golden In Atlanta

By Emily Johnson

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added an Arnall Golden Gregory LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening its bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice with an attorney who brings more than 25 years of legal experience.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen lawyer Ian Rosenblatt launch legal action against music mogul Simon Cowell, Boohoo face a fresh investor claim after previously facing allegations that it feigned ignorance of labor abuses in its supply chain, and an ex-Tory MP and his chief of staff sued by their former employer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K...

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Oura Health Swaps In Sidley For Quinn After Ex-CEO's DQ Bid

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge granted Oura Health's request to swap in Sidley Austin LLP for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in breach-of-contract litigation by the fitness tracker company's former CEO after the ex-executive sought to disqualify Quinn Emanuel for purportedly having access to his confidential data.

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11th Circ. Upholds Airline's Win In COVID Discrimination Case

By Irene Spezzamonte

A group of workers for a commercial airline and a related entity failed to support their claims that the companies' COVID-19 pandemic-era policies discriminated against their religious beliefs, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday, while sharply criticizing their attorney for his misuse of artificial intelligence.

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Brooklyn Legal Aid Provider's Union Sets Strike Deadline

By Andrea Keckley

The union for the Brooklyn Defender Services has voted to authorize a strike if it doesn't reach an agreement with managers by the morning of July 16.

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4 Takeaways From Probe Of Feb. 2025 Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco

By Emily Sawicki

Poor implementation of the February 2025 California Bar Exam resulted in millions of dollars in extra costs and negatively affected "a significant portion" of test-takers, according to a new report by the California State Auditor.

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UChicago Law Takes On AI With Phone And Laptop Ban

By Matt Perez

The University of Chicago Law School will prohibit the use of electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and phones in all first-year law school sections and courses as part of new policies dictating the use of artificial intelligence at the school.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week: The SEC chair said this year's corporate proxy season saw none of the "dire predictions" some had forecast, and in a recent survey, hundreds of law firm leaders said they're increasingly losing clients, citing problems in delivering their legal services.

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Reed Smith Creates AI-Focused Legal Services Team

By Emily Johnson

Reed Smith LLP has created a department to bring lawyers, e-discovery and AI professionals and others to support clients and the firm with legal, business and technology-focused guidance, and tapped a partner in Philadelphia to spearhead the effort.

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Baker Donelson Wins $45K From Tenn. Firm Over AI Misuse

By Lynn LaRowe

Tennessee personal injury firm Reaves Law Firm PLLC must pay more than $45,000 in attorney fees to Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC over Reaves Law's misuse of artificial intelligence in a federal malpractice suit against Baker Donelson.

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NJ Panel Urges Attys To Be 'Introspective' Before Retirement

By Jake Maher

A panel of attorneys and retired judges encouraged New Jersey lawyers to be "introspective" and plan ahead as they navigate leaving their identity as a lawyer behind in retirement.

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What To Know About New US Atty For Texas' Southern District

By Lynn LaRowe

Aaron Reitz, who was previously a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and served in the U.S. Department of Justice before a failed bid for state attorney general, is now U.S. attorney for the Lone Star State's Southern District.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP and Ludd & Ludd lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a San Diego jury ordered Hyatt to pay $15.5 million over the death of a guest who was left uncontacted for a day after failing to check out.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

7-Eleven Inc.

AT&T Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

Amsurg Corp.

Anthropic PBC

Apple Inc.

Applied Medical Resources Corp.

ArcLight Capital Partners LLC

Arctic Glacier Inc.

AstraZeneca PLC

Atlas Air Inc.

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Bank of America Corp.

Bernhard Capital Partners Management LP

BigHand Ltd.

Blue Origin LLC

British American Tobacco PLC

Brooklyn Defender Services

Cable News Network Inc.

Center for Family Representation Inc.

Cisneros

Coatue Management LLC

Coterra Energy Inc.

Criteo SA

Devon Energy Corp.

DigitalBridge Group Inc.

Dominion Energy Inc.

EQT Corp.

Egan-Jones Ratings Co.

Founders Fund

Gerson Lehrman Group Inc.

Global Infrastructure Partners

Google LLC

Investments Ltd.

LVMH Moet Hennessy

Lannett Company, Inc

LinkedIn Corp.

MasterCard Inc.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA

Medtronic PLC

MetLife Inc.

Mitsubishi Corp.

Morgan Stanley

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

New Jersey State Bar Association

NextEra Energy Inc.

North American Securities Administrators Association

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Pfizer Inc.

Radisson Hotels International

Red Bull GmbH

Reddy Ice Holdings Inc.

Reverence Capital Partners

Russell Investments Group LLC

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

Sevita

Shell PLC

SoftBank Group Corp.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc.

State Bar of California

Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners

TA Associates Management LP

The AES Corp.

The Boeing Co.

The District of Columbia Bar

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd.

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

United Auto Workers

University of Miami

Valvoline Inc.

Visa Europe

Vista Equity Partners Management LLC

Warburg Pincus LLC

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Advisors LLC

Ahmad Zavitsanos

Akerman LLP

Akin Gump

Alston & Bird

Arnall Golden

Arnold & Porter

Baker Botts

Baker Donelson

Bradley Arant

Bramnick Grabas

Charles Russell Speechlys

Chasan Lamparello

Cleary Gottlieb

Cohen & Gresser

Cole Scott & Kissane

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Crawford Wishnew

DAC Beachcroft

DLA Piper

Davis Polk

Davis Woolfe

Dynamis LLP

Foley Hoag

Fox Williams

Freeths LLP

Freshfields

Gardner Firm PC

Goodwin Procter

Greene Broillet

HSF Kramer

Hance Scarborough

Harris Solicitors

Hill Dickinson

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

Joseph Greenwald & Laake

Kennedys Law LLP

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Knobbe Martens

Kuit Steinart

Lankenau & Miller

Latham & Watkins

Lentz & Gengaro

Logan Vance

MSB Solicitors

McAndrew Vuotto

Memery Crystal

Meritz Reddy

Norton Rose

Paul Weiss

Pinsent Masons

Quinn Emanuel

Reaves Law Firm PLLC

Reed Smith

Reynolds Porter

Ropes & Gray

Rosenblatt Solicitors

Sabatini Law Firm PA

Sidley Austin

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden Arps

Snell & Wilmer

Stephens Scown

Stephenson Harwood

TLT LLP

Veale Wasbrough

Ward Hadaway

Weil Gotshal

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

California Public Employees' Retirement System

Competition Appeal Tribunal

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

Texas Attorney General's Office

Texas House of Representatives

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

UK High Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado