Fried Frank announced that Amy Johnson has joined the firm as a partner in the Private Equity Funds Group and the Asset Management Practice in New York. She joins from Goodwin, where she was a partner in the private equity group and a member of the private investment funds practice.

Linklaters is thrilled to announce a significant expansion of its Greater China corporate and capital markets practices with the addition of: Christine Xu as partner and Head of Greater China ECM, Oliver Zhong initially as Special Senior Adviser and New Economy Team Leader (Greater China), as well as Queenie Tong and Samson Chan as counsel. 

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has continued its growth and expansion in the Spanish market with the hire of Emma Morales as partner.

With more than 20 years of experience in the legal sector, Emma will join Simmons in September, moving from the Madrid office of a London-headquartered international law firm, where she held an Of Counsel position.

International law firm Withers has grown its real estate team across Asia by welcoming partner Chau Hwei Lee to its Singapore office and promoting Akinari Nakano to partner in Tokyo. Chau Hwei joins the firm from Shook Lin & Bok, alongside associate Cheryl Lee.

Paul Hastings LLP announced that Adele Maloney has joined the firm as general counsel, based in the firm’s New York office. 

Maloney joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she served as deputy assistant general counsel. She assumed her role in the general counsel’s office in 2018 and, prior to this, was a partner in the Corporate Department.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced the addition of Katherine Erbeznik as a partner in the firm’s New York office and as a member of the firm’s Transactions Department and Tax Practice.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced that Brandon Gantus has rejoined the firm as a partner and co-leader of the employee benefits and compensation practice. Based in San Francisco, Gantus focuses on representing public and private companies on benefits and compensation matters.

Akin is excited to announce the addition of a leading three-partner transactions team in London. Justin Stock, Stephen Rosen and David Bresnick all join from Cooley, where Justin was managing partner of the London office and Stephen headed the London corporate practice. Justin will join as Akin’s international head of the technology practice, and will, with Stephen and David, build on Akin’s top tier technology transactions platform.

Alston & Bird has boosted its Finance Group and Structured & Warehouse Finance Team by adding partner Boong-Kyu (B.K.) Lee in New York. B.K. focuses his practice on advising issuers, underwriters, and financial institutions on a wide range of structured finance transactions, including public and private securitizations across key asset classes.
 

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expands its Tax-Exempt Organizations & Philanthropy Practice with Shareholder Erika Mayshar, who will chair the group. She will be based in the firm’s Orange County and Los Angeles offices.