On April 3, 2018, DriveWealth Holdings, Inc., a company founded to democratize investing in the US stock market through a technology that modernizes and simplifies financial services, announced the closing of a $21 million Series B investment.

2018-04-09T00:00:00-04:002018-04-09T17:21:11Z

Professor Maxi Scherer, London-based special counsel and member of WilmerHale's International Arbitration Group, has received the Global Arbitration Review's award for best lecture or speech for her keynote at the Vienna Arbitration Days. 

2018-04-16T00:00:00-04:002018-04-17T18:15:23Z

Gary Born, chair of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's International Arbitration Group, will receive the 2018 “Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession Award” at a Chambers awards ceremony on April 20 in Madrid. 

2018-04-16T00:00:00-04:002018-04-16T14:48:44Z

On April 12, 2018, Zaius, the CRM built for B2C marketers, announced it raised $30 million in a Series B investment round led by Insight Venture Partners. Previous investors Matrix Partners, Underscore VC and Leaders Fund also participated in the round, bringing its total funding to $50.8 million. 

2018-04-13T00:00:00-04:002018-04-13T22:13:58Z

On April 11, 2018, MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced another successful repricing of its existing secured term loan. 

2018-04-12T00:00:00-04:002018-04-12T21:08:23Z

This week, a dozen federal agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing to “a more predictable, transparent, and timely Federal review and authorization process for delivering major infrastructure projects.”

2018-04-12T00:00:00-04:002018-04-12T18:27:15ZRaya B. Treiserhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/raya_treiser/raya.treiser@wilmerhale.comNathaniel B. Custerhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/nathaniel_custer/nathaniel.custer@wilmerhale.com

Tax Transactions & Consulting partner David Burton (New York) is featured in this Q&A.

Reproduced with permission from A Word About Wind, Finance Quarterly Q2 2018. (www.awordaboutwind.com)

Consumer Financial Services partner Melanie Brody (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Consumer Financial Services partner Stephanie Robinson (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Tax Controversy partner Paul DiSangro (Palo Alto) was quoted in this article.

Tax Controversy partner Paul DiSangro (Palo Alto) was quoted in this article.

Consumer Financial Services partner Steven Kaplan (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Paul Hughes (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

A team of WilmerHale litigators recently achieved a major victory when the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the US Department of Labor's highly controversial Fiduciary Rule, giving opponents of the regulations embodied by the rule their first victory after several previously unsuccessful lawsuits.

2018-04-02T00:00:00-04:002018-04-02T14:05:47Z

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP and the Centre for Small States, Queen Mary University of London, held a seminar on 16 March in Brussels on promoting and encouraging trade and commerce in the Pacific region.

2018-03-23T00:00:00-04:002018-03-23T18:48:00Z

Digital Reasoning, a leading artificial intelligence company, announced it has raised $30 million in new funding. International bank BNP Paribas led the funding round and its Global Head of Strategic Investments has joined Digital Reasoning's Board of Directors.

2018-03-23T00:00:00-04:002018-03-23T14:34:51Z

Global Competition Review (GCR) has honored WilmerHale's Antitrust and Competition Practice with the award for Litigation of the Year–Cartel Defence, during the GCR Annual Awards Ceremony on April 10.

2018-04-12T00:00:00-04:002018-04-12T22:04:05Z

Gary Schall, in this article published by The Recorder, shares six critical steps founders can take to forge a strong and open relationship with their new business partners.

2018-04-12T00:00:00-04:002018-04-12T20:59:03ZGary R. Schallhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/gary_schall/gary.schall@wilmerhale.com

On April 10, 2018, Analogic Corporation, a provider of leading-edge healthcare and security solutions, and Altaris Capital Partners, LLC, a leading private investment firm with expertise in Analogic's end markets, announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Analogic will be acquired by Altaris for approximately $1.1 billion on a fully diluted basis. 

2018-04-11T00:00:00-04:002018-04-13T22:50:54Z

Interview with head of the London Tax practice James Hill on tax law, recent cases and challenges to the profession.