International law firm DAC Beachcroft has appointed catastrophic and fatal injury claims specialist David Spencer as a partner in the Sports Liability practice within its CSG business.

David joins from Clyde & Co, where he was a lead partner in its National Catastrophic Injury Group and also headed its Sports Practice Group, advising on a full range of sports-related issues covering insurance, claims, risk and regulation, particularly in relation to motor sports.

Simone Herbert-Lowe joins the firm’s global Cyber practice, strengthening its Australian presence in Sydney. Simone has 30 years’ experience and is currently the Principal and Founder of advisory firm Law & Cyber.

Global law firm Clyde & Co announces the hire of Simone Herbert-Lowe as Partner. Simone is a cyber risk strategist with 30 years' experience in legal, insurance, and risk management, including eight years in cyber risk, governance, and regulatory strategy.

Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired partner Robert Chung from White & Case, further expanding its Corporate M&A practice in the US.
Chung brings 25 years of experience advising corporations, boards of directors, special committees, financial sponsors and other stakeholders on a wide range of complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.

International law firm BCLP announced the addition of Partner Joy Odom to the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, based out of the Atlanta office.

Reed Smith, a global law firm, announced that Nick Roecker has joined its Financial Industry Group as a partner in its Atlanta office. Roecker brings more than a decade of experience representing financial institutions, private equity sponsors and corporate issuers in complex lending transactions. Roecker’s addition continues the firm’s strategic expansion of its finance capabilities.

Tara Bradley, an accomplished attorney who advises companies ranging from multinational companies to innovative startups in commercial transactions, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Philip Pfeffer will join the Firm as a partner in the Business & Tort Litigation Practice, based in the New York Office.

We're delighted to announce the arrival of James Foster from Wilson Sonsini as a corporate partner focussing on technology and life sciences M&A.

This strategic move is set to give Mills & Reeve’s corporate team a major boost and enhance further the firm’s technology offering.

James Foster, formerly with Wilson Sonsini, one of the world’s leading global technology and life sciences firms, brings with him extensive experience in managing high-value M&A transactions for large global businesses.

Andy joins HSF's real estate practice in Sydney from Corrs Chambers Westgarth. He has 8 years’ partnership experience in the real estate sector advising on complex and varied real estate transactions including property developments, private capital transactions, leasing, joint ventures and asset management.

Real Estate Managing Partner, Luke Simpson said Andy’s appointment is a strategic move to further strengthen the firm’s market-leading real assets and private capital expertise.

gunnercooke continues to expand global operations with 20 key appointments across the UK, Germany, Austria, and the US in the first quarter of the year.

Developments so far in 2025 include an expansion into Chicago, the second US location after New York, and a new sport division headed up by new joiner Steve Kavanagh.  

UK

The UK team saw continued growth, with nine new partners across multiple practice areas.