International commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has announced the appointment of two new partners to its national corporate team. The hires form the vanguard of a new Birmingham-based presence for the firm, which over the next two months will also see real estate and real estate litigation teams join the office.

It comes as the business confirms it has secured over 2,500 sq ft of office space within the heart of the city, commencing operations in the historic Grade II-listed Louisa Ryland House from 1 February 2024. 

Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired partners Ty'Meka M. Reeves-Sobers and Marcia Hook as it continues to grow the firm's global Energy & Infrastructure team in the US. Reeves-Sobers strengthens the firm's core environmental capabilities with her experience in environmental regulatory matters and transactions, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory work. Hook builds on the firm's energy offering with her energy regulatory, transactional and litigation experience. They join the Houston and Washington, DC offices, respectively.

DLA Piper is expanding its Leveraged Finance Practice with the addition of Alan Rockwell and Heather Waters Borthwick as partners in the New York office.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced that highly regarded intellectual property lawyer Johanna Schmitt has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office.

Global law firm Ashurst has appointed cyber expert Julia Spain to its Risk Advisory business in the UK, as the firm expands its integrated risk, legal and delivery offering in the cybersecurity space.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the hire of debt capital markets specialist Rory Renshaw as partner.

With extensive experience across a number of areas in debt capital markets (DCM), Rory joins the firm on promotion to partner, moving from City firm Linklaters.

Rory brings enduring relationships with clients across multiple sectors and jurisdictions, with his DCM expertise including institutional and retail bond offerings, emerging market transactions, and debt capital markets transactions for funds.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired Corporate Real Estate/M&A partner Jon Blackburn to join its Real Estate sector team in the firm’s London office.

A dedicated corporate real estate specialist, Jon has extensive experience in indirect real estate acquisitions and disposals and on property joint ventures. He has worked on numerous corporate deals involving real estate vehicles, and on property portfolio transactions, across multiple jurisdictions.

International law firm Bird & Bird has continued to grow its intellectual property (IP) practice with the arrival of partner Mario Subramaniam.

Mario is an IP and transactions specialist with extensive experience in the life sciences sector. He advises global life science clients on strategic IP licensing, collaboration and partnering transactions. He also supports those clients with M&A, joint ventures, asset acquisitions and disposals and high value manufacturing, supply and outsourcing arrangements.

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, announces the growth of its Corporate offering with the addition of two new partners, Seema Aggarwal in Toronto and Zaichi Hu in Vancouver.

“We are thrilled for Seema and Zaichi to join our team,” said Kelli Patel, national co-leader of the Corporate group. “Their esteemed reputations align with our dedication to providing innovative advice tailored to our clients' businesses in Canada and around the world. This significant addition further bolsters our existing bench strength across the country.”

Dentons announced the addition of partner Michael Maloff to its Real Estate practice in Louisville. Michael represents borrowers, owners, developers, hospitality companies, operators, private equity companies, institutional investors, restauranteurs and lenders in all aspects of hospitality law and commercial real estate ownership, finance, development, management, leasing, acquisition and disposition.