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Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that partners Marisa White and Rena Andoh have joined its New York office, continuing the firm’s strategic growth in the market. White joins the Transactions Practice Group, while Andoh joins the Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to welcome its 2026 new associate class, a group of 64 recent law school graduates and judicial clerks. Representing 18 offices and 17 practice areas across the firm, the new class underscores Foley's firmwide investment in cultivating the next generation of legal talent.

Foley & Lardner LLP released today its 2026 State Attorneys General Election Report, a special report examining why the upcoming attorneys general (AG) races matter and how this election cycle may affect the state enforcement, regulatory, and litigation landscape for businesses across the country. In light of the 33 attorneys general elections (30 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands) in November 2026 there will be, at a minimum, 11 new attorneys general in January 2027.

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal adviser to Equity Medical, LLC, a physician-owned, integrated national site network conducting Phase IA–IV clinical research, in its acquisition of a majority stake in Skylight Health Research, Inc.

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Wabi, a new kind of personal AI assistant built for life together, in their $55 million funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.25 billion.

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Lewis & Ellis, Inc., a leading full-service actuarial consulting firm backed by private equity firm Novacap, in its acquisition of Alan Gray LLC and its subsidiary, A.G. Risk Management, Inc., from Premia Holdings Ltd.

Foley & Lardner LLP partner James Lundy was quoted in Bloomberg Law’s article, “Binance Hack Raises Prospects of Legal or Regulatory Actions,” examining legal and regulatory consequences arising from the Binance.com cryptocurrency platform hack.

Foley & Lardner LLP attorneys Lori Garber, Daniel Kaplan, and Kara Sweet authored American Bar Association's Health Law Today article, “Federal Contractor DEI Settlements: Why Healthcare Providers Should Pay Attention,” analyzing recent DOJ enforcement of DEI-related employment practices under the False Claims Act (FCA).

Foley & Lardner LLP of counsel Eli Mazour is featured in The Center for IP Understanding episode, “The Podcast Trio: Changing How IP Industry Looks at Itself.”

Foley & Lardner LLP associate Kelsey Finn was selected as a nominee at the Los Angeles Times’ Inspirational Women Forum & Leadership Awards.

Foley & Lardner LLP attorneys Pamela Brown, Laura Ganoza, and Rachel Goodman have been named Notable Women Leaders in Law by Florida Trend.

Foley & Lardner LLP partner James De Vellis was recognized as a 2026 Specialist Mentor of the Year during Cleantech Open's first East Coast-based Global Forum Showcase and Awards.