Morgan Lewis welcomes back David C. Schwartz, a lawyer who focuses on capital markets and corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law matters primarily in the life sciences, healthcare, and technology industries. He is resident in the firm’s Princeton office. Before rejoining Morgan Lewis, David was as a partner at another global law firm, resident in Short Hills, NJ.

Global law firm Goodwin announced that Dr. Wenseng “Wendy” Pan has joined its Life Sciences practice as a partner in the Hong Kong office.

Pan regularly advises Chinese, U.S. and multinational life sciences and technology companies, as well as venture and private equity firms in structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions, private and public investments, and complex IP-based transactions. She is active in the U.S.-China life sciences community and is a recognized deal maker and opinion leader.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Johannes Jurgen 'Jurg' Van Dyk as a projects partner in the firm's Johannesburg office.

Jurg is highly regarded within the South African market and has a strong profile advising on a broad range of energy and infrastructure matters, as well as extensive experience advising on transactions in other African countries.

Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of Matthew Shanahan as Partner in its global Regulatory & Investigations practice. Matthew will be based in Dubai and will head up the practice across the Middle East.

New commodities partner brings market-leading CFTC and regulatory experience to expanding Commodities, Energy, FinTech, Blockchain, Financial Services and Cryptocurrency practices

Christine Trent Parker has joined Reed Smith as a partner resident in the firm’s New York office. Parker joins from Sullivan & Cromwell, where she was a member of its Commodities, Futures and Derivatives, and Capital Markets groups.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Loretta Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States from 2015 to 2017, is joining the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. Ms.

Orrick announced that Jonathan Rosen has joined the firm as a partner in our Tax Group in London. He joins the firm from Akin Gump. Jonathan’s arrival follows the addition last fall of Daniel Wayte from Milbank and James Connor from Simpson Thacher to our PE and M&A team in London and Ali Ramadan to our Tech Companies Group earlier in the year.

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of David Momborquette as partner in the Litigation Practice Group in the Firm’s New York office. The fifth litigation hire this year, David continues the McDermott’s strategic expansion to advise financial services clients. His experience strengthens its growing hedge fund and private equity capabilities.

Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Rizwan H. Kanji has joined the firm as a partner in its Dubai office. He comes to Akin Gump from another large international law firm in Dubai, where he served as the lead of that firm’s global capital markets working group and as one of the deputy heads of its financial services industry focus group.

International law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that David Simonds has joined the firm’s Business Restructuring and Insolvency (BRI) practice as a partner based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

""I am very excited to expand my practice both nationally and internationally at Hogan Lovells,"" said Simonds. ""I’ve worked with members of the Hogan Lovells BRI practice over the years and am looking forward to offering the firm’s broad array of services to my clients and strengthen the already established BRI platform in Los Angeles.""