Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Douglas Heitner has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Heitner advises clients on the full spectrum of real estate transactions, including joint ventures, financings, investment sales and acquisitions, secondary market debt acquisitions and dispositions, developments, leasing, loan workouts, and public and private projects across numerous sectors and asset classes.

National law firm TLT has appointed Jacob Cork as a partner in the trusts and estates team, strengthening the firm’s UK-wide expertise in private wealth and adding to the firm’s international capabilities. Jacob will be based in TLT’s Birmingham office.

Joining TLT from Mills & Reeve, Jacob brings nine years’ experience advising on a wide range of estate planning and taxation issues, helping protect family wealth across generations. Jacob’s practice typically includes advising on wills and trusts, and succession planning for family business owners.

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Emil R. Infante into the firm’s global Financial Services Practice resident in Miami. He joins from a boutique law firm he started after serving as head of the Latin America Practice at Polsinelli.

Global sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its global construction practice and its fast-growing Asia Pacific offering with the hire of a leading construction, projects and infrastructure team in Hong Kong, headed by partners Steven Yip and Malcolm Chin.

Steven and Malcolm who co-head MinterEllison's Construction, Infrastructure, and Projects team in Hong Kong, joined HFW's existing Hong Kong construction team led by partner Martin Downey along with three Senior Associates and two Associates from MinterEllison.

Kennedys has appointed Ignacio Figuerol, Ricardo Garrido and Susana Martinez as partners in Madrid. They join from Clyde & Co and are accompanied by a team of 10.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced that ERISA litigator and labor lawyer Gregory Ossi joined the firm in the Washington, DC office as a partner.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced that Tim Cornell will join its Washington, D.C., office as partner in the Antitrust Group, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in a key regulatory area. In his new role, Mr. Cornell will advise a broad range of clients, including public companies and private equity sponsors, on a range of complex antitrust matters, including for M&A, corporate compliance, litigation and government investigations.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Timothy (Tim) Spangler to its Transactions Practice Group as a partner in the Orange County and Silicon Valley offices. Joining from Dechert, Tim represents global clients at the intersection of investment management and disruptive financial technologies.

Gowling WLG is delighted to welcome Andrea Pitts as a partner in the firm's Trademark, Brands & Design Group in Ottawa.

A World Trademark Review-ranked lawyer and trademark agent, Andrea has been helping clients grow, protect and monetize their intellectual property assets for more than a decade. She does so through thoughtful full-lifecycle strategies that carefully managing risk and reward while adapting to market forces.

Perkins Coie announced the launch of a new London office with a technology-focused corporate practice. The office in the world’s second-largest financial center will launch with six lawyers, led by Ian Bagshaw, a renowned corporate lawyer who previously built one of London’s leading private equity practices.