Mayer Brown announced that Kimberly Hamm has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Public Policy, Regulatory & Government Affairs practices. A former chief counsel to both former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton and US Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, and a four-year veteran of the House of Representatives’ Office of General Counsel, Kim will lead the firm’s Congressional Investigations group. She will reside in the firm’s Washington DC office.

Charles Russell Speechlys announces the appointment of Giles Dennison as a Partner within the Firm’s Corporate team. He will be based in the Firm’s London office and, prior to joining Charles Russell Speechlys, Giles was a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland and Head of its International TMT M&A Group.

Charles Russell Speechlys announces the appointment of Corporate Partner, Alexis Karim. Alexis joins the Firm’s London office from DWF, and his arrival earmarks the division’s growth strategy for the year ahead.

Two Partners and a Legal Director are among a high-calibre quintet of senior hires to join Bevan Brittan’s experienced Housing team. The appointments represent a strong start to the year and will enable the specialist team to continue expanding its full range of services across public and private sectors.

Katie Dyer is the latest recruit and joins as a Partner from Trowers and Hamlins in London, where she co-led its national Real Estate Security team. 

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced the appointment of leading funds practitioner Mary Lavelle as a partner to its Private Capital team and Global Transactions practice in London. Lavelle will be appointed as Global Co-Head of the firm’s Private Funds & Secondaries (PFS) group alongside Tim Clark in the US.

International law firm BCLP announced that R. Nelson Williams has joined the firm as a Partner in the St. Louis office. Nelson joins the Employment & Labor Practice.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Commercial Litigation Practice with the addition of Darryl Bernstein as a partner in Johannesburg.

Davis Polk announced that Raul Yanes, formerly the Head of Non-Financial Risk at Morgan Stanley and a former senior White House official, will rejoin the firm next month as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations practice in New York.

Dechert announced the addition of Cynthia Beyea as a partner in its global financial services group, further bolstering the firm's capabilities in registered funds. Ms. Beyea will be based in Dechert's Washington, D.C. office.

James Caserio has joined the Firm as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. He is based in the Chicago Office.