Bracewell LLP announced that Michelle T. Boudreaux has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the energy regulatory group. She joins Bracewell from Baker Botts L.L.P., where she was a partner in the energy projects and transactions group.

“We are excited to welcome Michelle to the firm,” said Bracewell Managing Partner Gregory M. Bopp. “She’s one of the nation’s most highly regarded energy regulatory lawyers and is a terrific addition to our market-leading energy regulatory practice.”

We are delighted to welcome Madhur Verma as Partner in the Firm’s Banking and Finance practice at our GIFT City office in Gandhinagar.

Madhur brings with him over a decade of invaluable experience in Banking and Finance, specializing in Infrastructure transactions.

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We are delighted to share that Nayona Roy has joined us as Partner in our Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice at our Mumbai office.

With over a decade of extensive experience, Nayona brings deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate litigation, regulatory compliance, data privacy, AI, and intellectual property. Her strong background and diverse skill set will be invaluable as we continue to innovate and serve our clients in the dynamic TMT sector.

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Deniz Tschammler will join the firm’s Frankfurt office as a partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. Tschammler advises pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, investors, and digital health providers on a variety of complex regulatory, transactional, and sector-specific compliance matters. 

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced that Shawn D’Aguiar has now joined its London office as a partner in the Funds/Investment Management Group. Mr. D’Aguiar’s arrival, originally announced on 16 April, further builds the firm’s market leading funds capabilities in the UK and internationally.

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired TMT lawyers Emmanuel Ronco and Vincent Denoyelle as partners in the firm's Corporate practice, based in Paris.

Emmanuel and Vincent will join from Eversheds Sutherland where they are partners in the IP/IT & Data Privacy group. Emmanuel is also the co-head of the global IP group while Vincent is the international head of media at Eversheds.

Global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that leading Banking & Finance lawyers Phetole Modika and Pitso Kortjaas have joined the Firm as Banking & Finance partners in Johannesburg, augmenting Baker McKenzie's transactional capabilities. The pair were previously partners (directors) in the Finance & Banking Practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in South Africa. They are joined by their team Director Designate Sabelo Goma, Senior Associate Koketso Maake and Associate Nyameka Nkasana.

Ricardo Zimbrón, a Director of Mergers at the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is returning to Cleary Gottlieb as a partner.

As a member of the firm’s leading global antitrust practice, Ricardo will focus on UK and EU competition law, including merger control, anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and digital regulation.

The global law firm Jones Day announced that Katherine Blair has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Financial Markets Practice. She is based in Los Angeles.

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Kristine M. Koren has joined the Firm as a partner in the Private Funds practice, based in the New York office.