King & Spalding announced that Haifa Bahaian, former Chief Legal Officer of the Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC), has joined the firm as a partner. She joins the firm’s Real Estate and Funds practice group and is based in the Riyadh office.
Further strengthening its premier global investigations and white-collar defense practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced that former federal prosecutor and accomplished trial lawyer Renato Mariotti has joined the firm as a partner in Chicago.
Joanna Rosen Forster has joined Crowell & Moring’s San Francisco office as a partner in the Litigation Group, bringing nearly two decades of experience ranging from first-chairing government litigation to serving as a trusted advisor to boards of directors.
Forster’s practice will focus on domestic and cross-border complex commercial litigation matters, as well as advising technology and e-commerce companies on matters related to internet platforms, product launches, market campaigns, new vertical lines of business, and foreign and domestic laws that regulate online content.
A leading private client lawyer has joined Knights’ growing team in the Midlands as our growth continues.
Partner Tom Evans is an experienced Estate and Tax planning solicitor with particular expertise in Inheritance and Capital Gains Tax planning. Tom is STEP qualified demonstrating his knowledge and commitment to assisting families on a broad range of private wealth matters including the preparation of wills, powers of attorney and lifetime settlements and the administration of trusts and estates.
International law firm, Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Kenneth Hui as Head of Hong Kong Regulatory, Greater China.
With over fourteen years of experience in the financial services industry, Kenneth's addition marks a strategic enhancement of Simmons' regulation advisory services in the Asia Pacific and Greater China region.
Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of Tom Bedford as partner in its Bristol office. His hire is the latest expansion of Clyde & Co’s UK insurance practice.
Tom joins from DAC Beachcroft and brings with him significant experience in the professional indemnity (PI) market. His practice focuses on defending solicitors from PI claims, as well as handling disciplinary investigations and proceedings. His work also extends to policy coverage.
DLA Piper is pleased to announce former Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane has rejoined the firm to lead the US Insurance Regulatory Practice, adding to the firm’s robust artificial intelligence and insurance regulatory capabilities. Ms. Birrane will be based in the firm’s Baltimore office.
Global law firm Goodwin announced that Crystal Kaldjob joined the firm’s Financial Services practice as a partner, resident in the Washington, DC office.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Brian Glennon as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group in Los Angeles. As an experienced trial lawyer, Brian brings a wealth of knowledge in complex commercial litigation, including securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions. He has also represented all of the major accounting firms, including Deloitte and KPMG, in auditor liability matters, including administrative proceedings and at trial.
Milbank LLP is pleased to announce the addition of former senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) official Joshua (Josh) Sterling as a partner in Washington, DC. Mr. Sterling will guide the growth of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration and Derivatives practice areas, as well as strengthen the White Collar Defense & Investigations practice. His practice will focus on regulatory and enforcement matters relating to derivatives, financial market infrastructure and cryptocurrency issues.