DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Seattle-based partner Lindsay MacLeod to the firm’s Finance group as a member of its Energy sector.

MacLeod has extensive experience in renewable energy and sustainability, including energy procurement, project development, project finance, M&A, and compliance. Between her roles at both law firms and as in-house counsel representing both major corporate purchasers and project developers, she has a deep understanding of corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs), carbon offsets and credits and other areas of energy sustainability.

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Renée Dailey has joined the US Finance Practice Group as partner. Ms. Dailey advises institutional investors in US, Australian and cross-border debt finance and financial restructuring matters. Her practice also includes advising insurance companies on their front-end investment structures, intercreditor arrangements and workouts.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired data and information law partner Jaya Handa to join the firm’s Technology, Science and Industry (TSI) sector in its London office.

Jaya’s practice focuses on data protection with a particular emphasis on the insurance sector advising a range of clients including managing agents, brokers, reinsurers, cover-holders, risk engineers and loss adjusters. Furthermore, she has significant experience in managing large scale multinational data protection compliance programmes.

Dentons announces the addition of partners Adam Docks, Lindsay Jewell and Jordan McCarthy to its global Hotels and Leisure practice. Docks and McCarthy will join the Chicago office, while Jewell will be based in Phoenix. This trio of hospitality transactional lawyers has a large national practice assisting clients with the acquisition, disposition, development, finance, recapitalization and formation of lodging and leisure-focused investment vehicles and businesses.

Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to welcome Erik Milch as a partner in its Patent Litigation practice, based in its Washington, D.C. office. With Erik’s arrival at Proskauer, the Firm strengthens its position as a leader in intellectual property litigation.

Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced that Natasha S. Hwangpo, a restructuring partner who has guided notable restructurings has joined the firm’s 500-lawyer New York office.

Natasha’s addition continues to enhance Ropes & Gray’s rapidly expanding restructuring and liability management practice.  Natasha has an extensive track record advising equity sponsors, public companies, and private companies in the most complex corporate restructurings in recent years.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Keerthika Subramanian has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Transactions Department and as a member of the Capital Markets Practice.

Katten announced that Ted Huffman has joined the firm as a partner in the Class Action and Consumer Finance Litigation practice in Dallas.

Huffman represents businesses and financial institutions in various legal areas, including cases involving breaches of contract, securities law, corporate fraud, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property disputes, anticompetitive conduct, government enforcement actions and class action proceedings.

Global law firm Goodwin announced that Arvin Abraham will join the firm’s Private Equity practice as a partner, resident in the London office.

“Arvin is the latest addition to our UK private equity team that is now firmly established as one of the leading private equity teams in the city,” said Richard Lever, London-based partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity practice. “His experience advising on transactions in fintech and healthcare will be of immediate benefit to our clients operating in these constantly evolving sectors. We are delighted he will be joining the firm.”

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced that broker-dealer and securities regulatory lawyer Brian Baltz has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Department, where he is a part of the Regulatory and Enforcement practice. Brian is based in Willkie’s Washington, DC office. A former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, Brian has significant experience with regulatory issues across broker-dealer, investment adviser and bank fiduciary businesses of financial institutions.