{"id":161096,"date":"2026-08-20T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/20\/the-first-big-yes-in-private-equitys-slow-march-into-law-see-also\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:16:01","slug":"the-first-big-yes-in-private-equitys-slow-march-into-law-see-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/20\/the-first-big-yes-in-private-equitys-slow-march-into-law-see-also\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Big \u2018Yes\u2019 In Private Equity\u2019s Slow March Into Law \u2014 See Also"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Private Equity\u2019s Law Firm Takeover Isn\u2019t Here, But It Just Got A Lot Closer:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/private-equity-found-a-law-firm-that-said-yes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The reported $700 million Charlesbank deal for Wood Smith Henning &amp; Berman gives PE a toehold in the industry.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Todd Blanche\u2019s Potential Successor Has A Slush Fund Problem Too: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/the-anti-weaponization-fund-is-supposed-to-be-gone-one-of-its-architects-wants-to-be-the-next-deputy-attorney-general\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Senate is going to love this.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Federal Judges Say The Darnedest Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/federal-judge-calls-arab-head-covering-a-terror-scarf-as-part-of-persistent-anti-muslim-rhetoric\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judicial complaint compiles judge\u2019s media hits and there\u2019s just a whole lot of bigotry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Texas Says \u2018No Thanks\u2019 To The Constitution<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/tx-gov-opts-out-of-constitution-thanks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Well, at least its Governor did.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>That\u2019s One Way To Get Out Of A Hearing<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/hearing-adjourned-after-lawyer-suffers-shock-bar-association-election-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Condolences on losing the election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/the-first-big-yes-in-private-equitys-slow-march-into-law-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The First Big \u2018Yes\u2019 In Private Equity\u2019s Slow March Into Law \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Private Equity\u2019s Law Firm Takeover Isn\u2019t Here, But It Just Got A Lot Closer:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/private-equity-found-a-law-firm-that-said-yes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The reported $700 million Charlesbank deal for Wood Smith Henning &amp; Berman gives PE a toehold in the industry.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Todd Blanche\u2019s Potential Successor Has A Slush Fund Problem Too: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/the-anti-weaponization-fund-is-supposed-to-be-gone-one-of-its-architects-wants-to-be-the-next-deputy-attorney-general\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Senate is going to love this.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Federal Judges Say The Darnedest Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/federal-judge-calls-arab-head-covering-a-terror-scarf-as-part-of-persistent-anti-muslim-rhetoric\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judicial complaint compiles judge\u2019s media hits and there\u2019s just a whole lot of bigotry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Texas Says \u2018No Thanks\u2019 To The Constitution<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/tx-gov-opts-out-of-constitution-thanks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Well, at least its Governor did.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>That\u2019s One Way To Get Out Of A Hearing<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/hearing-adjourned-after-lawyer-suffers-shock-bar-association-election-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Condolences on losing the election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/the-first-big-yes-in-private-equitys-slow-march-into-law-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The First Big \u2018Yes\u2019 In Private Equity\u2019s Slow March Into Law \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private Equity\u2019s Law Firm Takeover Isn\u2019t Here, But It Just Got A Lot Closer: The reported $700 million Charlesbank deal for Wood Smith Henning &amp; Berman gives PE a toehold in the industry. Todd Blanche\u2019s Potential Successor Has A Slush Fund Problem Too: The Senate is going to love this. 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