Bracewell LLP announced today that Nicole Boeckmann, a former First Assistant United States Attorney of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), has joined the firm’s renowned government enforcement and investigations practice.

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Matthew Epp as a partner in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group in Calgary. Matthew is a highly skilled litigator with more than 25 years of experience with complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, class actions and white-collar crime matters.

DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Judy Krieg, former Joint Head of the Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Division at the Serious Fraud Office in the United Kingdom, as a partner in the White Collar, Investigations, & Government Enforcement Practice. She will be based in the Washington, DC office.

Global law firm Clifford Chance is expanding its global Restructuring & Insolvency law practice with the hiring of two market leading and highly experienced partners in Germany: Patrick Schulz and Andreas Steiger will be joining the firm on June. The hire of two top tier restructuring partners will strengthen the Restructuring & Insolvency team in Germany, led by Managing Partner Stefan Sax, and further enhance Clifford Chance's global capabilities in this area. Both partners join from American law firm Sidley Austin.

The international law firm Gianni & Origoni grows with the arrival of a team of 5 professionals led by Massimo Tesei. The additions, expected in the Milan office, will strengthen the Corporate Law/M&A and Litigation and Arbitration departments.

In particular, Massimo Tesei will join the M&A Department as Equity Partner together with Carlo Mecella (Non Equity Partner), Davide Ravasi and Federica Della Monica (Associate); Elena Tomanelli, as Senior Associate, will join the Litigation team.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Tax Practice with the addition of Guilhèm Becvort as a partner in Luxembourg.

Arnold & Porter announced that Eva Temkin, former FDA Counsel and Acting Director for Policy at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars, has joined the firm’s Life Sciences & Healthcare Regulatory practice as a partner, resident in Washington, D.C.

James Schneider has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm’s emerging companies and venture capital practice in Boston. Schneider, a former Cooley associate, most recently served as deputy general counsel for RA Capital Management, a premier life sciences-focused venture capital firm.

“James is an exceptional lawyer, and we are thrilled to welcome him back to Cooley,” said Sonya Erickson, chair of Cooley’s global business department. “His arrival will be a major benefit to our market-leading life sciences practices and a fantastic addition to our Boston office.”

Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Young Seok Koo has joined the firm as a partner in the Patent Prosecution & Litigation Practice Group. A registered patent attorney, he focuses his practice on US and foreign patent prosecution, opinion work, and due diligence. 

DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Venera Ziegler as a partner in the firm’s Investment Funds practice. She will be based in the firm’s New York office.

“Venera’s impressive skillset, depth of experience, and highly client-centric approach will enhance our investment funds offering and further enable us to deliver the highest quality service to our clients,” said Nicole Brennig, US co-chair of the Investment Funds Practice. “Venera’s mix of sponsor side and investor side clients fits very nicely with our strategic vision for our growing Investment Funds practice.”