Global law firm Ashurst has appointed product safety and liability partner Sarah-Jane Dobson in its Disputes & Investigations practice based in London. Sarah-Jane, joined by a team of associates, will build out Ashurst's product litigation and product risk (safety and regulatory) practice area. The practice will further strengthen Ashurst’s class action speciality and add complementary contentious and non-contentious expertise in respect of all matters related to consumer products.

In a move that further strengthens its Chambers-ranked premier global compensation, benefits, and ERISA practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced that executive compensation lawyer Jason Ertel has joined the firm as a partner in New York.

Ertel has more than 17 years of experience counseling public and private companies, private equity sponsors, management teams, and corporate boards on complex executive compensation, employee benefits, and corporate governance issues.

Alston & Bird has further enhanced its Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team with the addition of partner Jennifer Everett to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. With a focus on health care and emerging technologies, Jennifer advises clients on data privacy and complex cybersecurity.

A leading disputes lawyer has joined Knights as our growth continues in Newcastle upon Tyne.  

Partner Mark Reeves is a specialist litigator who has handled all manner of complex and high value claims. His experience spans both commercial and property disputes, working for several high-profile and publicly listed clients.

A leading banking lawyer has joined Knights as our growth continues in Teesside.

Partner Kerry Gibbons has a broad range of finance experience, including general banking transactions, and has worked alongside major banks, real estate developers and borrowers.

Kerry's experience spans acquisition finance, structured finance and real estate finance transactions. Her arrival adds to the comprehensive range of expertise Knights has to offer as the largest regional legal services business in the UK.

Dentons announces today that Warren Margolies has joined the Firm’s Real Estate practice as a partner in its Washington, DC, office. Margolies offers clients more than a decade of extensive transactional experience in the commercial real estate sector, with a particular focus on commercial leasing.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its Litigation Practice Group, welcoming Amy Bentsen (Boring) as a partner in Atlanta. Amy advises clients, primarily in the healthcare space, in white-collar criminal defense matters. She counsels corporations and individuals facing complex civil disputes and provides strategic crisis management and compliance counseling. Amy joins from King & Spalding.

Fieldfisher Expands Its Brussels Office with the Addition of France Englebert as New Partner and the Launch of a Real Estate Practice Group

Fieldfisher is delighted to announce that as of 1 June 2024, France Englebert has joined the firm as a partner in our Brussels office. France, formerly of Linklaters, brings a wealth of experience in real estate law and will head the newly established Real Estate Practice Group.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft is delighted to welcome partner Stuart Craig to its Employment, Pensions and Immigration (EPI) Group in Newcastle.

Stuart is a Legal 500 named employment lawyer with a diverse respondent practice, regularly providing advice to PLCs, limited companies and public sector employers.  He has over 20 years' experience, most recently with Ward Hadaway, where he was a partner in their employment department since 2015 and led their Healthcare Employment practice in the North East since 2018.

Global law firm DLA Piper announces the appointment of Michal Stepien as Principal and head of the newly established Transfer Pricing practice in Luxembourg. Michal brings nearly 20 years of experience in the field and will be instrumental in broadening the firm's service offerings and strategically positioning the Luxembourg office as a key player in transfer pricing.