Cadwalader has added Edward Holmes, a leading leveraged finance lawyer, as a partner in the firm’s London office.

“We’re delighted to welcome Ed to our firm,” said Cadwalader Managing Partner Pat Quinn. “Ed’s broad-based cross-border financing experience, including his significant background in high-yield bonds, will be valuable to our clients and further strengthen our related corporate and restructuring practices in London.”

International law firm, Trowers & Hamlins, has expanded its team with the addition of Brian Hitchcock as Partner in the Projects and Construction team.

Brian brings 18 years of experience as a transactional infrastructure and project delivery lawyer, advising across a full spectrum of infrastructure, energy and real estate development projects in the UK.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has further strengthened its GCR Global Elite antitrust and competition practice with the appointment of two new partners in Brussels.

Jean-Nicolas Maillard and Yves Botteman, who both join from Dentons, have worked together since 2014. They will work closely with the firm’s existing Brussels team, led by its Head of Brussels Alexandra Rogers, and its global network of more than 150 antitrust and competition lawyers across 20 countries.

Linklaters has further strengthened its Paris office with the elections of Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly and Shirin Deyhim as partners in the firm’s Leveraged Finance practice.

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has appointed Liam Harnett as a partner in its Dublin office & Global Risks team.

Liam joins DWF with extensive experience in complex commercial disputes, having previously practised at Clyde & Co, Arthur Cox and A&L Goodbody. Liam spent five years in Clyde & Co’s London office before returning home to Dublin, where he has spent the last four years advising clients on high-value and high-profile matters.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Lawrence (“Larry”) Natke has joined the Firm’s New York office as a Partner in the Fund Transactions Practice, where he will focus on alternative asset management M&A transactions, including GP stakes, change of control transactions and other strategic transactions in the asset management industry.

Proskauer is pleased to welcome GP solutions partner Stefan Paulovic in the Firm’s New York office. Stefan is one of the leading strategic and innovative advisors in the GP solutions space over the last decade and brings deep expertise and market knowledge in GP stakes and other complex asset management transactions.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Tara McGrath, the most recent former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, is joining the firm’s Litigation practice as a White Collar & Investigations partner in the San Diego office. Tara is a highly experienced litigator, a nationally recognized federal prosecutor, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, announced that Ted Posner and Marisa White have joined the firm as partners. Ted joins the Global Projects group within the International Trade section and will serve as Head of National Security and Trade Risk Mitigation in the Washington, D.C. office. Marisa joins the Corporate Department in the New York office.

HEUKING is significantly expanding its Health Care & Life Sciences practice with the addition of three new Equity Partners at its Munich office. Dr. Manja Epping, Dr. Stefanie Greifeneder, and Dr. Sonja Ackermann will join the firm by the beginning of 2026 at the latest, bringing with them a team of Associates. The group is joining from Taylor Wessing and will strengthen HEUKING’s advisory capabilities in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device sectors.