Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is expanding its Band1/Tier1 corporate insurance team with the appointment of Adriana Cotter as a partner in London.

Adriana, who joins the firm from Eversheds Sutherland, focuses on regulatory, commercial, and transactional work for UK and international (re)insurers and intermediaries across the insurance market.

Squire Patton Boggs is further strengthening its UK Litigation Practice with the addition of Victoria Callicott, who joins the firm in Birmingham as a partner from Eversheds Sutherland. Ms. Callicott is the latest partner to join the Litigation Practice following the arrival of Ellie Pinnells, who joined the firm in May to lead the Birmingham team.

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, welcomes Ioana Jurca as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Based in Montréal, and with more than a decade of experience handling complex domestic and international litigation and arbitration matters, Ioana has a broad practice that encompasses civil and commercial litigation, class actions, commercial arbitration, professional liability and insurance litigation.

CMS has appointed partner Robin Balmer to support the growth of the firm’s Banking and Finance practice in the Middle East. Robin joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he led the firm’s Banking and Finance practice in Saudi Arabia. This marks the fifth partner appointment by CMS in the Middle East in 2024 alone, following the hires of Ken Wong (July), Rizwan Osman (June), Keith Bullen (May) and James Abbott (January), reflecting the firm’s strong commitment to the region.

Global law firm Ashurst is adding to its Disputes & Investigations offering in the UAE with the appointment of partner Shane Jury, who joins in Dubai, in the latest addition to Ashurst's Middle East team. Shane is joined by senior associate Emma Tormey.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its global disputes practice with the addition of Shinsuke Yakura as a partner in Tokyo.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Real Estate Industry Group and Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice with the addition of Alicia Albury as a partner in Sydney.

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Melanie Howard has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences and Fintech Industry Groups. Howard advises companies, private equity firms, and investment banks on a variety of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including M&A, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and disposals.

Morgan Lewis welcomes as partners in London Hiroshi Sheraton and Luciana Griebel, two accomplished lawyers focused on the life sciences industry. A veteran intellectual property (IP) litigator, Hiroshi arrives from Baker McKenzie, and Luciana, a transactional lawyer, will arrive from Covington & Burling on September 6. Both will continue to assist companies in the life sciences sector on high-stakes IP, patent, and brand matters, and with global acquisitions and divestitures, private equity transactions, and strategic investments, respectively.

Akin is excited to announce the addition of a leading three-partner transactions team in London. Justin Stock, Stephen Rosen and David Bresnick all join from Cooley, where Justin was managing partner of the London office and Stephen headed the London corporate practice. Justin will join as Akin’s international head of the technology practice, and will, with Stephen and David, build on Akin’s top tier technology transactions platform.