Craig M. Warner has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its Dallas office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Warner was a partner at Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Craig to Duane Morris,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor. “His experience in both government and private practice gives him a unique skill set that translates well onto the Duane Morris platform.”

Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its expansion of its White Collar Defense & Investigations and Litigation practices with the addition of Thomas P. O'Brien as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. O’Brien previously served as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California and joins the global law firm from litigation boutique Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien LLP.

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Chloe Cina as a partner in the National Security Group, based in London. Cina, a globally renowned leader in international and UK financial sanctions and export controls, brings over 18 years of legal and banking compliance experience to Morrison Foerster gained in the public and private sector.

O’Melveny announced that leading restructuring lawyer Julian Gurule has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Restructuring Practice Group, bolstering the team’s West Coast roster and expanding its formidable national-level restructuring capabilities.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP announced that restructuring expert David Ereira is joining the firm as a partner. David was previously at Paul Hastings where he was a partner specialising in restructuring and insolvency.

Further strengthening the firm’s European and global tax practice, Paul Hastings LLP is pleased to announced that the firm has hired Charles Filleux-Pommerol as a partner in Paris.

In addition to focusing on the tax aspects of private equity and M&A transactions, Filleux-Pommerol has strong experience in structuring management packages, tax audits and tax litigation.

Evan Parness has joined Covington as a partner in the firm's Employment Practice Group in New York.

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has announced that highly regarded litigators David Baay, Jack Massey, Kelsey Machado, Ian Shelton and Matthew (Matt) Rawlinson have joined the Firm in Houston. The team advises clients on a range of commercial disputes and investigations, bringing decades of experience defending multinational companies on major claims, particularly in the energy sector. The group will join the Firm’s North America Litigation and Government Enforcement Practice and its Global Disputes Practice. 

Global law firm K&L Gates has further bolstered its Real Estate practice with the appointment of Justin O'Callaghan as a partner, based in Brisbane. O'Callaghan joins K&L Gates from McInnes Wilson Lawyers, where he was a principal in the firm’s construction and infrastructure practice.

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.