Global law firm Kennedys continues to deepen its coverage practice bench with the addition of Partner Chad Pasternack who joins the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, along with Special Counsel Kimberly Heifferman and Associate Sara Ruiz.

Chad focuses his practice on complex insurance coverage and bad faith disputes and has significant experience representing insurers on high exposure commercial property claims. Chad was previously a partner with an AmLaw100 firm.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Corey Roush has joined the firm’s Antitrust and Competition practice as a partner in Washington, D.C. He joins Sidley from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where he was the global co-chair for the Antitrust and International Competition practice and headed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-facing Consumer Protection practice.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice, Global Energy Industry Group and US Construction Practice with the addition of Peter Berg as a partner in Houston.

Cooley welcomes Elliot Kaye, former chair of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), as a partner in the firm’s global product safety, compliance and litigation group in the Washington, DC, office. Kaye previously spent more than a decade at the CPSC, creating an unmatched leadership record there across three different presidential administrations. At Cooley, Kaye’s practice will focus on regulatory and enforcement challenges faced by companies making and selling an array of products – ranging from household goods to new technologies powered by artificial intelligence.

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Delia Deschaine into the firm’s global Corporate Practice, resident in Washington, DC. She joins from Epstein Becker & Green.

Weightmans has welcomed new partner, Deepak Purushothaman to its nationwide financial services team.

In the role, Deepak will advise banks, financial institutions, and borrowers on a range of asset-based lending, invoice finance, leveraged finance, general banking, restructuring, regulated consumer finance and real estate finance matters.

Formerly of Hill Dickinson and having previously worked at DLA Piper and Jones Day in London, Deepak brings with him 20 years of experience and expertise to his new role at Weightmans.

Dentons New Zealand has continued to strengthen its national financial markets team with Tom McLaughlin rejoining the firm as a Partner in Auckland.

Tom brings significant expertise to Dentons’ already market leading team, with over 12 years of New Zealand and international experience.

Most recently, Tom worked in the Cayman Islands as a vital part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary private equity team. Tom previously worked at a leading New York law firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. He holds a Master of Laws from Stanford University.

Leading international law firm Hill Dickinson has announced the hire of Blair Adams, joining the firm’s London City office as an employment partner. 

With over 17 years’ experience at partner level, Blair brings a cross-sector business advisory services practice, advising businesses on compliance, litigation, transactions and labour relations. He joins the firm’s business services group to strengthen its City offering. 

O’Melveny announced that a trio of experienced finance lawyers specializing in private credit transactions—Glen K. Lim, Brian S. Stern, and Daniel C. Tola—have joined the firm’s Los Angeles and Century City offices as partners in the Corporate Finance Practice.

Akin is pleased to announce that capital markets partner Bryan Flannery has joined the firm’s Houston office. He joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner.