International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of energy and renewables specialist Chris McGarvey, who joins the firm on 1 May. Chris arrives from Pinsent Masons and will be based in the firm's Glasgow office.

International law firm Bird & Bird expands its Energy & Utilities sector group with the appointment of Sibylle Weiler as a partner in its Corporate practice, based in Paris.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has announced that UK solicitor Jane Scobie is joining the firm as a partner in the Tax Department in the London office. She was previously a partner at Dechert LLP in London.

Ms. Scobie advises clients on a broad range of complex corporate and commercial tax matters with a particular focus on private equity transactions including investments, private and public company takeovers, private fund formation and restructurings as well as other private funds issues. She also assists clients on employment taxation and share incentive arrangements.

New York – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Tai-Heng Cheng and Simon Navarro have joined the firm as partner and counsel, respectively, in its New York office. They join from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, where Dr. Cheng chaired the New York International Arbitration practice. As a leading arbitration practitioner, Dr. Cheng will help direct the growth and development of Sidley’s global arbitration practice. He was previously a tenured professor of law at New York Law School and served as co-director of the Institute for Global Law, Justice and Policy. While Dr.

Orange County - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Goodarz (Goody) T. Agahi as a corporate partner in both the firm’s Orange County and Los Angeles offices. He joins K&L Gates from Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic growth of its Minneapolis office with the addition Eric J. Howe as a shareholder in the Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice. Howe joins from Faegre Baker Daniels LLP where he was a partner.

Howe concentrates his practice on debt restructurings, distressed mergers and acquisitions, and related litigation. He advises businesses, indenture trustees, creditors' committees, DIP lenders, and distressed investors in complex restructuring transactions, both in and out of court.

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is delighted to announce that Africa expert Titus Edjua, previously Director of magic circle firm Clifford Chance’s Africa group, has joined the firm’s highly regarded Energy Group as a Partner. Titus will officially be based in WFW’s London office, but will divide his time between there and the firm’s Paris office.

International legal practice Osborne Clarke bolsters its UK IP Disputes Team with new Partner Will James, a high-profile patent litigator who joins from Marks & Clerk Law.

Highly rated in the key legal and IP directories, Will’s particular expertise is in advising on high-value patent litigation. He also advises on strategic freedom to operate issues and commercial patent matters requiring technical due diligence.

Arwen Handley,  most recently Managing Director and global Head of Group Investigations Governance, Reporting and Whistleblowing Management at UBS, is joining Hogan Lovells as a partner on 7 May 2019.

With over 16 years of responsibility for investigations and litigation at three major international banks, she will be part of Hogan Lovells’ market-leading financial services litigation practice and be based in London.  

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Banking Practice with the addition of Fergus Wheeler as a partner in London.