Sidley is pleased to announce that Jason Kropp and Craig Hilts have joined as partners in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) and Capital Markets practices in Sidley’s office in Boston. They join from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, where Mr. Kropp was chair of the Corporate Practice Group. Mr. Hilts was a partner in WilmerHale’s Corporate Practice Group.

Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to welcome Alexandra (Ally) de Padua and Frank Oliver as partners in its Global Finance practice in New York. Ally and Frank represent investment banks and private credit lenders in connection with acquisition financings, leveraged lending transactions and various complex financing structures across a broad range of industries and sectors.

Paul Hastings LLP announced that energy and infrastructure lawyer Ibaad Hakim has joined the firm as a partner in Abu Dhabi, further strengthening the transformative international energy and infrastructure team spanning Abu Dhabi, London and Paris that was announced in April.

Former North Carolina Solicitor General Ryan Park has joined McGuireWoods’ national litigation and appellate practices as a partner. He is based in Raleigh and co-leads the firm’s North Carolina appellate practice.  

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Craig Garvey to its Transactions Practice Group as a partner based in Chicago. Craig has extensive experience advising global public and private companies, including leading private equity funds and their portfolio companies, on multibillion-dollar equity offerings, bond issuances, liability management transactions, and acquisition financings. He joins McDermott after a distinguished career as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.

Mayer Brown announced that Ella-Marie Smith has joined the firm’s Real Estate Markets practice as a partner in Charlotte. She was previously at Dechert LLP.

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, welcomes back Richard Kienzler, who returns to the firm as a shareholder in the Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Practice Group. Kienzler, who was previously a shareholder with Littler, rejoins the firm’s Chicago office after serving as general counsel for RHM Staffing Solutions.

Katten announced that Karen Anzalone has joined its Structured Finance and Securitization practice as a partner, expanding the group's nationally recognized commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) capabilities.

Karen has fresh energy, standout skills and experience in all aspects of CMBS finance. She has led transactions as issuer’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel and transaction counsel, with notable experience in single-asset single-borrower (SASB) deals, said Howard Schickler, New York-based co-chair of Katten's Structured Finance and Securitization department.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added prominent antitrust litigator Bill Katz as Global Co-Chair of the Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice. He will be based in Dallas and Washington, D.C., and joins from Holland & Knight.

Edward Loya has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP as a Partner in the Commercial Litigation group in Dallas, the international law firm announced. A seasoned lawyer and former federal prosecutor, Edward will serve as the Head of the Trial Practice Group in Dorsey’s Dallas office.