Corporate Counsel Business Journal

Global law firm Reed Smith announced the addition of Brian Rogers as a partner in its Energy & Natural Resources Group in its New York office. Rogers focuses on debt finance and structured commodities transactions across the energy and natural resources sectors.

Segal McCambridge is pleased to announce that Jason P. Eckerly, the firm’s Managing Shareholder, and Shareholder Joseph L. Kish have been recognized in the 2026 Legal 500 U.S. City Elite Chicago rankings. The U.S. City Elite Guide is part of The Legal 500’s rankings platform and spotlights leading lawyers at regional firms and companies across major U.S. business centers.

Luminance, the global leader in Legal-Grade™ AI for the enterprise, today announced that Bulla Dairy Foods, Australia’s oldest and largest family-owned dairy company, has adopted its AI platform to enhance contract negotiation, improve visibility across agreements and drive efficiency across its legal and procurement functions.

Epiq Advisory for Law Firms, a global team of legal technology and knowledge experts, and Simplexico, a specialist legal AI consultancy, announced a partnership to provide law firms with the educational initiatives needed, including governance and change management support, to expand AI adoption. The partnership supports firms in the US, Canada and the UK.

Cornerstone Research, a leading provider of economic and financial consulting and expert testimony, announced that Ryan Williams has joined the firm as a principal. Dr. Williams strengthens the firm’s extensive work in international arbitration, valuation, regulatory analysis and competition. “Ryan’s range sets him apart,” said Ronnie Barnes, head of Cornerstone’s International Arbitration and Litigation practice and cohead of the firm’s valuation, M&A and bankruptcy practice.

Christopher Raidy has joined BakerHostetler’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s Business Practice Group and a member of the Debt Finance team. Raidy, who joins from an Am Law 50 firm, advises borrowers and lenders on complex private equity, private credit and other financing transactions. He is the fourth lateral arrival on the West Coast this year, advancing the firm’s efforts to enhance its full-service platform across Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and Seattle.

Stinson LLP is pleased to welcome Ogbo Ossai as of counsel in the firm’s International Practice Group. Based in the firm’s Dallas office, Ossai brings more than 20 years of experience advising companies on international trade compliance, helping clients navigate complex U.S. import and export requirements while managing risk and supporting global business objectives.

Anthropic may not need the credit. It will need the banks. Anthropic is in talks to arrange several billion dollars in additional credit, building on the $2.5 billion, five-year revolver it secured last year, according to reporting by Valida Pau at The Information. Banks leading the offering are scheduling meetings between the Claude maker and public investors in the coming weeks—a step Bloomberg first reported—as the company weighs a fall listing.

Alchemist Group, the parent company behind a portfolio of brands specializing in sales and leadership execution, announced the launch of its Global Product and Technology function to strengthen how it builds, delivers and scales learning products, intellectual property (IP), digital tools and technology-enabled client experiences.

Buchalter is pleased to announce that John S. Cha has joined the firm as a Partner in the Litigation practice group in the firm’s Orange County office. He will also serve as Head of the firm’s Korea Practice, further expanding Buchalter’s international capabilities. Cha has built a distinguished legal career representing business entities and their owners in a wide range of litigation and transactional matters.