O’Melveny announced that experienced public company advisor and capital markets lawyer Andra Troy has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Public Company Advisory Practice. Her arrival bolsters the team’s East Coast capabilities and expands its formidable nationwide roster of trusted corporate practitioners.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that David Pratt, one of the nation’s most respected private client lawyers, has joined the firm as a partner based in Boca Raton, Florida. David previously chaired the nationally ranked Private Client Services group at Proskauer and is the only lawyer in Florida, and one of just four nationwide, ranked as a “Star Individual” by Chambers High Net Worth.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its State and Local Tax (SALT) Practice with the addition of Breen M. Schiller as a shareholder in its Chicago office.

A nationally recognized attorney in SALT, Schiller brings deep experience in multistate tax planning, audit defense, and complex litigation. She has handled a wide range of SALT matters across various tax types, including income, franchise, gross receipts-based taxes, and sales/use taxes. Her clients range from mid-sized private companies to Fortune 100 multinationals.

Dechert LLP announced that Joseph Dennis has joined the firm as a partner in London in its corporate and securities practice group to bolster the firm’s global M&A and private equity capabilities.

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has announced that Benjamin Kelly has rejoined as a Partner in its Intellectual Property Practice in Dallas.

Addition of Ranajoy Basu continues recent transatlantic financial services expansion across private capital, funds, financial regulation and debt finance specialties.

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Ranajoy Basu will join the firm’s London office as partner in the Financial Services Practice Group where, he will serve as Global Head of Structured Finance and Head of the firm’s India practice. He joins from McDermott Will & Emery where he was Head of Structured Finance and Chair of the India practice.

Global law firm Freshfields announced that Agnès Dunogué joined as a partner and co-head of the U.S. Securities and Shareholder Litigation practice.  She’ll join co-head Meredith Kotler in leading the practice group.  

Based in New York, Agnès has a long and successful track record of representing both issuers and global financial institutions in some of the most complex and high-stakes securities matters. She is a leading litigator whose practice spans high-stakes securities class actions, complex commercial litigation, and regulatory investigations.

DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Colin D. Andrews has joined our Toronto office as a partner in the Real Estate group. Colin’s practice covers a broad range of transactions including land development, acquisitions and dispositions, lending, and secured transactions.

Charles Russell Speechlys announces the appointment of Mark Dewar as Partner in the Commercial team, and Greg Stonefield, Partner in the Corporate team, both based in London.

Mark joins from DLA Piper, where he served as Partner and Head of its Commercial Contracts practice, as well as a member of its Global Commercial Contracts Team. He has in recent years also been involved with DLA Piper’s ESG practice.

International law firm BCLP announced the addition of Partner Sarah Kaehler to the firm’s Corporate Transactions Practice, part of its broader Corporate & Finance Transactions Department. Sarah, recognized for the depth of her work across private equity transactions, joins the firm’s New York office.