Hogan Lovells announced that Gary Orseck, William Trunk, Jennifer Windom, and Matthew Madden have joined the firm as litigation partners in the Washington, D.C. office. The partners join from Kramer Levin, where they represented clients in some of the country’s largest and most significant commercial litigation matters across sectors that include health care, financial institutions, private capital, and professional services.

Osborne Clarke announces Luca Saraceni's arrival as part of its Corporate team in Italy.

Knights, the national legal services business, has strengthened its Family team in Lincoln with the appointment of Samantha Barrett as a Partner.

Samantha brings years of experience in family law. She has built a strong reputation for delivering pragmatic, clear, and commercially-focused legal advice to her clients

Samantha works with clients on a wide range of challenges, including divorce and financial remedy, grandparent rights, domestic abuse cases, and specialist advice on the Children's Act.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Intellectual Property Practice and Global Technology Industry Group with the addition of Dan Reavill as a partner in London.

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Tom Hashagen has returned to the Firm as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice, based in the New York office.

“We are thrilled to welcome Tom back to Weil,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “His knowledge of the Firm, his extensive experience at a leading global financial institution and his expertise advising on financing transactions of all types make him an ideal addition to our partnership.”

Mayer Brown announced that Ken Wainstein has joined the firm in Washington DC as leader of its Global Investigations & White-Collar Defense practice and member of its National Security and Congressional Investigations practices. Ken has served in senior roles across both Republican and Democratic administrations, including US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor, and most recently Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security.

King & Spalding announced that Jonathan Swil has joined the firm’s International Disputes practice group as a partner. He is based in the firm’s London office.

Haynes Boone is delighted to welcome Michele “Miki” Navazio, who will join Brian Sung as co-chairs of the firm’s Derivatives Practice Group, as the firm continues its strategic growth in the New York finance space. Navazio joins from Seward & Kissel LLP, bringing more than two decades of experience advising high-profile clients on derivatives and structured finance transactions.

Goodwin announced that Patrick Sandor has joined the firm’s Private Equity practice, as a partner in its San Francisco office.

As deal activity increases in AI, healthcare, and technology, Patrick brings deep transactional expertise that will help us deliver more sophisticated counsel to our clients,” said Brian McPeake, co-chair of Goodwin's Private Equity practice. “His addition strengthens our global private equity practice, which advises leading financial sponsors in the technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer, and real estate sectors across our key markets.

Philip Maier has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP as a Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions group in Boise, the international law firm announced.