O’Melveny announced that two acclaimed, experienced private equity lawyers—David Carter and Braeden Donnelly—have joined O’Melveny’s London office as partners in the firm’s fast-growing Private Equity Group, strengthening O’Melveny’s cross-border capabilities while expanding the firm’s capacity in London and across the European market. 

Alston & Bird has expanded its Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team with the addition of partner Kelly Hagedorn in the firm’s London office. With extensive cyber incident response experience, Kelly advises clients on data protection, regulatory enforcement, and privacy litigation.

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced that Derek Cohen has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in the New York office.

Jeremy Morrison has joined Cooley as an antitrust and competition partner based in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. His arrival strengthens Cooley’s antitrust merger control capabilities and adds to the firm’s rapidly expanding bench of former government agency attorneys. Morrison brings extensive experience from private practice and in government handling a broad range of complex antitrust issues across the US and Europe. He joins from Jones Day where he was a partner.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Justin P. Hedge as a shareholder in the Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice, resident in the Washington, D.C., office.

Hedge’s nearly two decades of experience in complex antitrust matters will add significant depth to the firm’s growing global Private Equity and overall Corporate strength. He joins from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.

Kristian Bradshaw, an internationally recognized energy attorney who advises clients in Japan and around the world on complex project developments and financings, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in Tokyo.

Bradshaw focuses his practice on energy, infrastructure, and the energy transition, with particular emphasis on LNG, hydrogen and ammonia, clean fuels, solar, wind, geothermal, carbon capture and storage, and cleantech matters.

The global law firm Jones Day announced that Pim van Leersum has joined the Firm as a partner in its Financial Markets Practice and is based in Amsterdam.

Mr. van Leersum has over 16 years of experience advising clients on corporate finance, restructuring, and capital markets matters, with a particular focus on leveraged or complex transactions. He regularly counsels both borrowers and lenders worldwide on their strategic finance and treasury requirements, acquisition finance, project finance, and real estate finance projects and restructurings.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes John Bender as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Bender joins the firm’s Seattle office from Corr Cronin LLP.

Penningtons Manches Cooper is delighted to announce the appointment of three new partners who will all play an important role in developing the firm’s work across three strategic sectors.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Edinburgh-based partner Walter Clark to join its UK financial services corporate team.

Walter joins from Scottish law firm Burness Paull, where he was a partner in the M&A team, having joined as a trainee in 2000. As part of his role, he also headed up the governance and company secretarial team.