Global law firm Reed Smith announced that Timothy Rupp has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Corporate Group, the latest addition to the firm’s Orange County office, which opened in January 2023. Rupp brings to the firm sophisticated private equity and M&A experience. He joins Reed Smith from Morgan Lewis LLP.

Global law firm Reed Smith announced that seasoned capital markets attorney Anthony J. Marsico has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Corporate Group.

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has announced that Arturo Carrillo, Michael Fitzgerald and Joy Gallup have joined as transactional partners in the New York office. Widely recognized as leading global capital markets and finance lawyers, the team advises clients on a mix of equity and debt offerings, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring matters. They have extensive experience working on Latin America-focused transactions and bring additional depth to complex cross-border deals.

Stewarts welcomes new partner Matthew Greene to the Tax Litigation and Resolution department in London.

Matthew has over 15 years’ experience in resolving complex tax disputes for corporate and high net worth individual clients. He specialises in resolving high value, complex tax disputes through negotiation, ADR and litigation before the Tax Tribunal and appellate Courts with a particular emphasis on direct tax disputes.

International law firm Bird & Bird welcomes back Tax expert Etienne Guillou who returns to the firm as a partner in Paris. 

Etienne started his legal journey at Bird & Bird in the firm’s Tax team in Paris back in 2004 and was with the firm for 7 years. Etienne has since worked in various international and French firms, including Dentons and King & Wood Mallesons. Most recently, he was a counsel in the Tax team of a well-regarded French law firm, Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats. 

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced that four leading crisis and regulatory risk management, cybersecurity, investigations and enforcement lawyers – Beth George and Megan Kayo in Silicon Valley, Janet Kim and Andrew Dockham in Washington DC – have joined the firm’s unparalleled global network of top tier litigators and regulatory lawyers. George will lead the strategic risk and crisis management practice.

Arnold & Porter announced the continued expansion of its Complex Litigation practice in Houston with the arrival of Allissa Pollard as a partner.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Ramy Wahbeh and Kaisa Kuusk have joined Sidley’s global M&A and Private Equity practice. Mr. Wahbeh will be a co-leader of Sidley’s global Private Equity practice group. They will be based in Sidley’s London office.

Mr. Wahbeh and Ms. Kuusk’s work is international with a global practice focused on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the private equity space. They join Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in London where Mr. Wahbeh was deputy head of the London office.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Jennifer Saulino has joined the firm’s Product Liability and Commercial Litigation group as a partner in Washington, D.C. She joins Sidley from Covington & Burling LLP, where she was a partner in its Litigation and Investigations Group.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Justin Rosenberg has joined the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice as a Partner in the New York office.