Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Daniel L. Fitzgerald has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities Group as a partner in Baltimore. Daniel concentrates his practice on corporate transactions, including buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, liquidation and exit strategies, and general corporate governance matters. As a Delaware-barred attorney, he has extensive experience representing clients in transactions involving companies formed in Delaware and those governed by Delaware law.

Gowling WLG is pleased to welcome Robin McKechney to its Toronto office as a partner in the firm’s White Collar Defence & Investigations Group.

With over two decades of experience in white-collar investigations, regulatory proceedings and high-stakes criminal defence, Robin’s addition reinforces the firm’s commitment to delivering strategic and effective representation to clients facing complex allegations of financial crime or regulatory non-compliance.

CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Cane as a partner in its Insurance and Reinsurance Group (IRG) in London. Her appointment strengthens the firm’s insurance and reinsurance capabilities and supports the group’s continued growth.

CMS Wistrand is recruiting two leading lawyers, Jennie Nilsson and Katrin Salwén, as partners and counsel in two key regulatory areas; Digital/Technological legislation and EU and competition law.

The Paris office of Simmons & Simmons has announced the arrival of Partner Pascal Jouannic in its Financial Markets practice in Paris. The recruitment highlights Simmons’ French office’s intention to deepen its expertise in a competitive market and to enhance its services to financial institutions, furthering the growth of one of its four historic key sectors.

Schulte Roth & Zabel announced that Jacob Preiserowicz, a leading authority on Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regulation, is rejoining the firm’s Investment Management practice as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.

International law firm BCLP announced the addition of Partner Matt Sides to the firm’s Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure practice group and our Energy Transition Sector — a priority sector for the firm. Matt joins the firm’s Charlotte office.

International law firm BCLP announced the addition of Partner Josh Hess to the firm’s Financial Disputes and Investigations practice. Josh joins the firm’s Atlanta office.

Brown Rudnick announced it has grown its international litigation practice with the addition of an eight-person IP Litigation group led by three partners based in the firm’s Houston office.

The group is led by patent litigation partner Erick Robinson and includes partners Jayme Partridge and Jayne Piana, and counsel Patrick Dunn. The move deepens the bench of talent on Brown Rudnick’s highly regarded IP Litigation team.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its global Capital Markets capabilities with the addition of Fritz Ernemann as a shareholder in London. Ernemann, who joins from Latham & Watkins where he was a partner, is the London office’s ninth new shareholder this year.