National law firm Bevan Brittan has boosted its health and social care expertise with the appointment of an experienced new Partner to the Health & Care Regulatory team in its London office.

Amrita Hurst has extensive experience of working with local authorities, the NHS, central government departments and health and social care providers in the independent and third sectors. She specialises in a range of key issues, from safeguarding and education to mental health and human rights law, for both adults and children.

Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced that a duo of experienced, decorated litigators—Travis Sales and John Anaipakos—has joined O’Melveny’s Houston office as partners in the firm’s acclaimed General Litigation Practice Group.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Elai Katz to its Regulatory Practice Group as a partner in New York City. Elai is a highly sought-after advisor to Fortune 100 companies navigating significant antitrust hurdles.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Vlad Maly to its Transactions Practice Group in London.

“We have long wanted to broaden the scope of our corporate derivatives offering in London and strengthen our global finance offering,” said Harris Siskind, Global Head of the Firm’s Transactions Practice Group. “The type of products Vlad advises on are often used by private equity funds and family offices, which will be invaluable to our international clients looking to do business in Europe and the United States.”

Kirkland & Ellis announced that leading private equity lawyer Alvaro Membrillera will join the Firm as a corporate partner in the London office. Mr. Membrillera represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies on a broad range of complex, cross-border M&A and leveraged transactions across Europe.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes James Wyatt to its Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice area. He joins K&L Gates’ London office from Avonhurst, a boutique advisory business he co-founded in 2019 after practicing in the energy and infrastructure groups in the London offices of two Magic Circle law firms.

Travers Smith LLP has bolstered its Asset Management client offering with the hire of Tosin Adeyeri as a partner in the Funds group, further strengthening its expertise in private funds formation and secondaries work.

Alasdair Dick joins Mills & Reeve to continue the development of their insurance practice in the City

Alasdair joins the firm from Plexus Law where he was a partner in the professional indemnity and financial risk team. He specialises in defending, and dealing with coverage issues arising from, Directors and Officers claims as well as those arising from Warranty and Indemnity policies.

He will work alongside Tom Filby, partner at Mills & Reeve’s London office, to enhance the strong reputation which Mills & Reeve already has in these fields.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has launched a new office in Argentina, continuing its global expansion at pace.  With this latest international office, in Buenos Aires, the firm now has a Latin American presence in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, as well as an office in Miami and a wide network of associations in more than ten other countries in the region.  

Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the hire of corporate lawyer Elias Matni as a partner in its Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Elias will be based in the firm's Doha office and is joining Clyde & Co's Global Corporate & Advisory practice.