Steptoe LLP has expanded its National Security, International Trade and Regulatory Compliance, and Litigation practices with the addition of Michel Paradis, a recognized international scholar and appellate litigator. Michel joins Steptoe from the US Department of Defense and another international firm, as a partner in New York.

Paul Hastings LLP announced that elite corporate M&A lawyer Eric Schiele has joined the firm as a partner in New York and global co-chair of M&A.

One of the leading corporate M&A lawyers of his generation, Schiele joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP following nearly two decades at Cravath, Swaine, & Moore LLP. Schiele has announced well over $1 trillion in deals — among the youngest M&A partners in the world to have done so.

McGuireWoods continues to grow its national employment litigation practice with the arrival of partner Timothy M. Rusche, who has over two decades of experience advising employers in wage-and-hour litigation and compliance matters. Rusche joins the firm’s downtown Los Angeles office, strengthening the firm’s California labor and employment capabilities.

Rusche defends employers in wage-and-hour class and collective actions, as well as matters involving alleged workplace harassment, wrongful termination, employment discrimination, retaliation and breach of employment contracts.

King & Spalding announced that Benjamin Softness has joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice group as a partner in its San Francisco office.

Andrew M. (Andy) Luger has returned to the Firm's Minneapolis Office as a partner in the Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. Mr. Luger, who was previously a partner at Jones Day from 2017-2022, served as the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from March 2022-January 2025.

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced that it has expanded in California with the hire of Margaux Poueymirou as partner in the firm’s San Francisco office.
Margaux is an experienced litigator who has represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation disputes involving antitrust, intellectual property, and AI issues. Her work on cases over the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models has given her a deep understanding of the technical aspects of how AI platforms are developed.

National law firm TLT has appointed former head of pensions at Mills & Reeve, Clare Grice, as partner. Clare will be joining the firm's Birmingham office alongside senior associate, Fiona Goodman.

Clare brings over 20 years of experience advising pensions clients, with expertise in public sector pensions, strengthening the breadth and depth of TLT’s national pensions team.

The Dublin office of international law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the expansion of its funds practice through the hire of partner Declan O’Sullivan.

Joining Simmons from the Dublin office of a US-headquartered international law firm, Declan brings three decades of experience advising leading domestic and global clients on the establishment and authorisation of multiple investment funds – including hedge funds, private equity funds, UCITS, and property funds and management companies. He is also a member of the AIMA Council.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the appointment of Jessica Li as a partner in its banking and finance practice in Hong Kong.

Jessica, who was formerly a partner at Ashurst, primarily advises Chinese and international financial institutions, as well as corporate entities, on debt capital markets (DCM) in the Greater China region.

European law firm Fieldfisher has announced the appointment of Victoria Bentley as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice, expanding the firm's unparalleled expertise in software and emerging technology litigation. Victoria joins the firm from Shoosmiths on 3 March 2025 and will be based in the firm's Birmingham and London offices.