In a move that adds a premier corporate team to its Houston office, Paul Hastings LLP announced that David Elder, Christopher Centrich, and Patrick Hurley have joined the firm.

With broad corporate experience across numerous sectors, Elder, Centrich, and Hurley focus on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, corporate governance, and general corporate securities matters for clients in the energy, oil and gas, sports, entertainment, and telecommunications sectors.

Baker Botts a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced that David Applebaum has joined the firm as a partner in the Energy Litigation practice group in Houston.

Kirkland & Ellis is excited to announce that Alex Amos will join the Firm as a partner in the Investment Funds Group.

“Alex’s focus on credit funds is a perfect fit for our investment funds group, which is recognized as a market-leader within Europe and globally,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “Credit focused strategies are growing rapidly, and we are excited to add talented lawyers like Alex to meet our clients’ needs in this space.”

Michelmores is pleased to have welcomed Employment specialist Robert Forsyth as a Partner in its Employment team. Robert joins from Shoosmiths.

Having been a Legal 500 listed lawyer, Robert guides clients on all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious, and has particular experience in the banking, manufacturing, retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.

Global law firm Hogan Lovells announced that Rupa Briggs has joined as a capital markets partner in the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice group in the New York office. Rupa joins from Cooley, where she represented issuers and investment banks in capital markets transactions.

Global law firm Hogan Lovells announced that Nicola Lemay has joined the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice as a partner in the Boston office. Lemay joins the firm from Foley Hoag where she chaired the Tax practice group.

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced that a group of over 30 people from Orrick including 23 Finance and M&A lawyers, trainees and staff will be joining the firm.

The team, led by partner Patrizio Messina, also includes the following five partners (one of which will join as a new partner at Hogan Lovells):

Annalisa Dentoni-Litta
Madeleine Horrocks
Alessandro Accrocca
Paola Barometro
Sabrina Setini
The team also includes three Counsel, and a number of Senior Associates, Associates, trainees, and Business Services team members.

CCMS Grau announced the addition of María Cristina Alva as a new partner in the Mining - Natural Resources and Sustainability department, thus reinforcing its multidisciplinary approach and solidifying its commitment to the current challenges in the mining sector, which demands highly skilled professionals with a comprehensive vision of the industry.

María Cristina Alva is an executive with over 12 years of experience in the mining sector, extending to the realms of sustainability and corporate social responsibility, crucial aspects for CMS Grau.

Gide is delighted to announce the arrival of a new partner: Olivier Loizon. Olivier will be joining the firm’s Criminal and Commercial Litigation team, alongside partners Bruno Quentin, Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry, Sophie Scemla and Jean-Sébastien Bazille. He brings with him Laure-Anne Montigny, of counsel, and Max de Castelnau, associate.

Michelmores is pleased to have appointed four new lawyers into its South West offices as it continues to strengthen its growing national Corporate team.

The new hires include Partner Adam Kean, Associate Ben Adams, Solicitor Harry Jones and Paralegal Philippa Kean, continuing the expansion of the Firm’s Corporate capability across its Bristol and Cheltenham offices.

These appointments build on last year’s arrivals to the Firm’s Corporate team, which included Cathy Bryant as a Partner.