Reed Smith announced that Kendra Perkins Norwood, a government contracts lawyer, has joined the firm’s global Regulatory & Investigations practice as a partner based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Braden McCurrach has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice. He will be based in the New York Office.
Mr. McCurrach advises companies on a wide range of complex transactions, including public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, tender offers, spinoffs, and joint ventures, as well as distressed M&A. He also has significant experience advising boards on governance matters, including in connection with proxy contests and shareholder activism, and has advised a number of companies in successful defenses against activist campaigns.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Dr. Daniel Flore as a partner in its Litigation practice. Flore joins K&L Gates from Hogan Lovells LLP.
Leading full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed partner Bukola Obadun-Craigs to its Birmingham real estate disputes team.
Bukola brings with her a wealth of knowledge advising on all aspects of contentious residential landlord and tenant disputes for freeholders, developers, leaseholders and registered providers of social housing. Her particular interests include leasehold enfranchisement, lease extensions, right to manage, service charges disputes, and lease interpretation.
Squire Patton Boggs has hired private equity and corporate lawyers Norman Wasse as a Partner and Dr. Marion von Grönheim as senior associate in its global Corporate Practice Group, in Frankfurt. Mr. Wasse joins the firm from McDermott Will & Emery where he was partner in its Frankfurt office. Ms. von Grönheim was associate at McDermott Will & Emery.
Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Anthony Patten as a corporate partner focussed on energy in Singapore.
Anthony adds bench strength to the firm's respected Asia energy team through his understanding of the energy industry and sector-wide experience, particularly in energy transition investments.
Anthony adds deep energy expertise to the team, from traditional projects to the new energy technologies that will drive the energy transition, said Asia head of Corporate Andrew Blacoe.
International law firm CMS has bolstered its market leading Financial Services practice with the addition of new partner Mike Ringer, who joins the Financial Services Regulatory team in London.
Mike was previously the Head of Legal (Europe & CIS) at a leading digital assets exchange, where he spearheaded the navigation of the regulatory challenges surrounding crypto and helped the business to secure regulatory approvals in multiple jurisdictions.
The international corporate law firm ADVANT Beiten strengthens its Hamburg office and wins Oliver Korte as Equity Partner. Together with Associate Helena Thiel, Mr Korte joins from SKW Schwarz as of October 2023.
Arnold & Porter announced that it has opened an office in Boston with a focus on life sciences and health care transactions, litigation, regulatory counseling, and government investigations. Arnold & Porter is globally renowned for decades of excellence in its legal work for the life sciences industry, including numerous Boston-based biotech companies. The Boston office will strengthen the firm’s ability to provide the most comprehensive and innovative services to clients in these dynamic practice areas.
Leading full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed partner Mark Taylor to its Birmingham education team.
Mark advises further and higher education institutions on commercial issues, mergers, corporate transactions and constitutional reviews. Having drafted part of Universities UK’s guide to international collaborations, Mark has particular expertise advising UK-based institutions on overseas partnerships.