William (Bill) Weinreb joined the firm as a partner based in the Boston office on Tuesday, May 8. Mr. Weinreb served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and also as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. He is a 20-year veteran of Boston’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. Mr. Weinreb specialized in national security, organized crime and white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions. He has tried dozens of felony jury trials, including the Marathon Bombing case, health care fraud, and off-label marketing cases, and many counterterrorism, violent crime, and narcotics matters.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added arbitration and dispute resolution partner Jonathan Sutcliffe to its Dubai office. He has been based in Dubai for over eight years and joins K&L Gates from Baker Botts LLP.
 

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie continues to expand its London transactional practices with the appointment of Kathy Honeywood to the Corporate practice. Kathy joins from Clifford Chance where she was a partner.

Kathy is a highly experienced Corporate deals lawyer and specialises in complex M&A transactions, corporate finance and joint ventures. Kathy has advised on a number of high profile deals across a range of sectors, with some recent matters including acting for Shell and S&P Global.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce Abbe David Lowell, one of the country's most successful and recognized white collar defense and trial attorneys, is joining the firm in its Washington, D.C. and New York offices. Abbe will join Winston from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he served as Co-head of the U.S. Regulations, Investigations, Securities and Compliance practice.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Global law firm Reed Smith has announced the addition of a 15-person team from Norton Rose Fulbright to its Life Sciences Health Industry Group (LSHI). As part of this expansion, Reed Smith will open an office in Austin, Texas, its second in Texas and 28th worldwide.

Continuing a recent wave of high-profile lateral hires in support of clients around the globe, Pillsbury has recruited noted international arbitration practitioner Robert L. Sills to join its New York office as partner. Sills, who has more than four decades of experience litigating complex cross-border matters before arbitration tribunals and in state and federal courts, joins the firm from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

Chicago — Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced that Robert Unikel, a patent and trade secrets litigation lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice, based in Chicago. He joins from Arnold & Porter, where he was a partner.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced that preeminent M&A partner Roger Barron will be joining the firm in London, having been a partner at Linklaters for more than 17 years.

“Roger has an outstanding market presence, with considerable experience and a formidable track record with a number of blue-chip clients,” said Seth Zachary, chair of Paul Hastings. “This significant appointment underlines our focus and commitment to accelerate the growth of our M&A practice in London, and enhance our offering to the firm’s global clients,” he added.

Munich - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes intellectual property procurement and portfolio management partner Dr. Bojan Savic in the Munich office. He joins K&L Gates from Jones Day.

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has recruited competition partner Andrij Jurkiw from Mishcon de Reya where he was Head of Competition. Andrij specialises in UK & EU Competition Law and works across all sectors with particular experience of the FMCG, food, building materials, basic chemicals, recruitment, pharma, real estate, technology and transport sectors.