TLT has appointed Michelle Sally as a partner in the technology, intellectual property (IP) and data team to support clients in the digital sector. Working from the firm’s London office, Michelle’s appointment boosts TLT’s national growth and strengthens the breadth of experience available to clients.

Michelle has joined TLT from Ashurst, where she advised on commercial contracts and corporate transactions for clients in the digital sector, with a focus on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), advertising technology, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Web3.

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Sarah Mirza to its global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. She joins the firm from the Silicon Valley IP boutique Artegis Law Group.

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has added Solicitor Advocate, Laura McCabe, as partner to its Scottish Litigation team.

Specialising in advocacy, Laura McCabe joins DWF after almost 5 years at Anderson Strathern. She brings 14 years of expertise in appearance work to her new role and has broad experience in most aspects of civil and commercial litigation. From fatal accident inquiries and enforcement notice appeals to Court of Session commercial actions, she appears in the sheriff courts and tribunals of Scotland regularly.

DLA Piper has appointed Andrew Sackey to its Corporate Crime and Investigations (CCI) team in London. The CCI team, led by Laura Ford, sits within the firm’s Litigation and Regulatory practice.

Andrew joins from Pinsent Masons where he was Head of the firm’s Global Investigations practice and, more recently, Head of Office for London. His past experience also includes working in senior legal and operational roles within the UK’s HMRC and Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

Cooley continues to bolster its exceptional commercial litigation and class action practices with the addition of partner Teresa Michaud, who joins the firm’s growing downtown Los Angeles office. She arrives from Baker McKenzie, where she served on the global steering committee of the technology, media and telecommunications industry group and co-chaired the firm’s North American class action team. Michaud’s practice centers on advising clients in all aspects of dispute resolution, including complex business disputes, class actions and privacy litigation.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Michal Berkner as a partner in its transactions practice in London. Michal is one of Europe’s preeminent M&A practitioners within the life sciences, healthcare and technology sectors.

WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Neena Shenai has joined the firm as a partner, bringing her wide-ranging private sector and federal government experience to the firm’s International Trade, Investment and Market Access Practice group. She joins from Medtronic, the world’s largest medical technology company, where she was senior legal director and chief counsel for global trade. Shenai is based in WilmerHale’s Washington office.

DLA Piper has appointed three new partners who will bolster both its Energy and Infrastructure sectors:

Sidley is pleased to announce that Randi Singer has joined as a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Disputes group in New York. She joins Sidley from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where she was a litigation partner and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property/Media practice. She also led its Privacy & Cybersecurity group.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global White Collar and Fintech Practices with the addition of Rachel Rodman as a partner in Washington, DC.