Weightmans has welcomed a new partner to its litigation team in Glasgow.

Carolyn Morgan, formerly of Harper Macleod LLP, specialises in litigation work and covers a wide range of commercial and contractual disputes with a particular focus on contested executory estate and real estate litigation. As well as being a qualified mediator, Carolyn is dual qualified in Scotland, England and Wales, so will bolster the firm’s service offering in Scotland and firm wide.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that David C. Hepp and Matthew B. Collin, two of the nation’s leading asset management M&A lawyers, are joining the firm in New York as partners in the Asset Management M&A practice within the Corporate Department. Hepp and Collin advise public and private acquirers and target companies, investment funds, management teams and investment banks on complex transactions involving asset management, broker-dealer, wealth management and other financial services firms.

Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Alex Martin has joined the London office as a partner in the Alternative Investments practice. He joins the firm along with a significant team, including Kristine Kozicki, who joins as special counsel.  

Mr. Martin has built a leading collateralized loan obligation (CLO) practice and represents a number of top-tier CLO managers, arrangers, credit funds and asset managers.

King & Spalding announced that Andrew Calica has joined the firm as a partner in its Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group. Calica is based in the firm’s New York office.

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that John Guccione has rejoined the London office as a partner in the Corporate Department and the Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group. Guccione has substantial experience advising funds and direct investors with a particular focus on digital and transportation assets.

McGuireWoods continues to grow its nationally recognized healthcare and life sciences counseling and enforcement capabilities with the addition of Washington, D.C., partners Kevin Madagan and Clint Narver, who bring extensive private practice and government experience in matters affecting U.S. Food & Drug Administration regulated industries.

Experienced private client Partner Suzanne Porter has joined Knights in Sheffield as the business gets ready for further growth from a new city centre office.

Suzanne brings more than 20 years’ experience in wealth management and asset protection – helping clients with tax relief, wills and establishing trusts and settlements.

She specialises in supporting high-net-worth individuals, farming families and those with significant inherited wealth or commercial interests across South Yorkshire, the Peak District and Derbyshire.

A leading real estate lawyer has joined Knights in Oxford as the business continues its growth.

Partner Paul Murray specialises in residential and commercial property development, working alongside high-profile real estate companies and house builders.

With expertise in the drafting and negotiation of complex joint venture and collaboration agreements, Paul advises clients on specialised funding structures for property transactions and all aspects of acquisitions and sales.

Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Carl L. King has joined the firm’s Charlotte office as a partner in the Private Wealth Sector. King has over 25 years of experience helping high-net-worth clients reach their family’s tax, estate planning, and philanthropic goals. A careful listener, he tailors sophisticated planning approaches to each family’s unique needs.

Global law firm Clyde & Co announces the appointment of Jenny Thornton as Perth office Managing Partner. Jenny re-joins the firm, having been one of Clyde & Co’s founding partners when the firm first entered the Australian market in 2012. She left in 2017 to join Quayside Chambers and is now returning from the Bar to private practice. 

Focus on global clients and key sectors of Australian economy.