International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Jared Gerber has joined the Firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group in New York. Jared focuses his practice on securities litigation, specifically securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions, appellate litigation, and other complex commercial litigation. He joins from Cleary Gottlieb.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP grew its Life Sciences & Medical Technology Practice with the addition of Shareholder Can Cui in its Austin office. Cui joins the firm from Goodwin, where he served as co-leader of the firm’s Life Sciences practice in Asia.

Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Matthew D. Pearson has joined the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group as a partner in Irvine. Pearson litigates a wide range of class actions nationwide, representing clients across media, automotive, healthcare, financial services, retail, and technology industries.

Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that partner John Woodruff has joined the firm’s Tax Practice. He was previously a shareholder at Polsinelli.

“John is a terrific addition to our firm and complements the diverse range of services we provide across our global tax practice,” said Tax Strategy & Benefits Practice leader Mitch Thompson. “John’s arrival helps us meet growing client demands across our transactional practices and adds important expertise for our growing energy, oil & gas work.”

Global Law Firm Clifford Chance is delighted to announce that Patrick Scott will be joining the global Private Capital team as a Partner, based in London.
Patrick brings extensive experience from his role as European Counsel at KKR, where he has been since 2019, with primary responsibility for overseeing all private equity, impact, tech growth, and healthcare growth transactions across EMEA. Patrick was formerly at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

Skadden is pleased to welcome Steven J. Porzio to the firm as a partner in our Labor and Employment Law Group in New York.

Mr. Porzio focuses his practice on traditional labor matters, advising both unionized and non-unionized employers. He is a respected labor strategist and negotiator as well as an accomplished litigator. Mr. Porzio joins Skadden with extensive experience advising numerous employers in different fields, including health care, higher education, sports and entertainment, retail, real estate, and construction and manufacturing.

In a move that enhances the corporate capabilities of its preeminent, full-service Real Estate practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced that Brian Ashin and Alan Noskow have joined the firm as partners in its Washington, D.C. office.

Sage Revell will join Jones Day as a partner in the Corporate Practice. She will be based in the Firm's London Office.

Ms. Revell advises on venture capital, M&A, and private equity transactions, particularly in the life sciences and technology sectors. She has extensive experience advising clients in the women's health space. Ms. Revell represents companies throughout their entire life cycle, as well as the investors who support those companies.

Dechert LLP announced the addition of Nick Tomlinson as a partner in its corporate and securities practice group, further enhancing the firm’s global private equity and corporate M&A capabilities. Mr. Tomlinson will be based in the firm’s London office.

“Nick’s arrival to Dechert underscores our commitment to continued targeted growth in private equity and major money centers worldwide, further enhancing our ability to support sponsor and alternative asset managers on their global investment strategies,” said Mark Thierfelder, co-chair of Dechert.

Kristie Gurley, most recently with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of General Counsel, will be rejoining Covington as a partner in its Health Care Practice and Life Sciences Industry Groups, and will be based in the Washington office.