Sidley is pleased to announce that Kenneth A. Polite Jr. will be joining Sidley after serving two years as Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. In that role, he was the highest-ranking attorney in the DOJ’s Criminal Division. Mr. Polite will join Sidley on October 1, 2023, as a partner and global co-leader of the firm’s White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations practice. He will focus on white collar criminal defense, investigation, and compliance matters.

Dr. Michael Bartosch has joined the Firm as an M&A partner in the Corporate Practice. He is based in the Munich Office.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Scott A. Sher, a nationally preeminent antitrust lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Sher will advise clients on antitrust issues that arise in the M&A process and on antitrust investigations and competition issues.

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Gary Hebert to its global Litigation Practice in Houston.

Mr. Hebert joins from McGlinchey Stafford where he served clients in a wide range of litigation matters, with a special emphasis representing global automobile manufacturers, industrial, consumer products, and construction companies on single-plaintiff and class action product liability lawsuits across the United States. He also regularly advises clients on risk mitigation and trial avoidance strategies.

We have strengthened our marine team with the appointment of partner and shipping expert, Eric Eyo, who joins the our London office.

Eric is experienced in all aspects of commercial shipping and dispute resolution, regularly acting for owners, charterers, P&I clubs, freight forwarders, FMCG companies and commodity traders in relation to shipping, transportation and commercial contract matters.

Leading national law firm Mills & Reeve has recruited Tom Shorten as a partner to boost its Manchester corporate team and expand its private equity offering in the North West.

Tom, who has joined from Pinsent Masons, is a prominent lawyer in the region’s private equity and corporate finance community and has advised on several of the highest profile deals in Manchester in recent years.

European law firm Fieldfisher has announced the appointment of Ciara Burke as partner to lead its Data Protection and Privacy offering at the firm’s Dublin office. The move will support growing demand from clients and the Irish market more broadly in navigating legislation and regulation in this area.

International law firm CMS has welcomed partner Mark Whiteside to the Corporate Tax team.  Mark will be based in Manchester.

The international law firm ADVANT Beiten continues to expand its Corporate/M&A practice group by winning Roy Naor, LL.M. (New York), LL.B. for its Frankfurt office. Prior to joining ADVANT Beiten as Salary Partner in October, Roy Naor has worked for Deloitte Legal.

King & Spalding announced that international arbitration partner Amy Frey has rejoined its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in Paris.