Davis Polk announced that Thomas J. Malone and David J. Penna have joined the firm as partners. Mr. Malone joins Davis Polk’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice and Mr. Penna joins the firm’s Finance practice.

“We are delighted to welcome Tom and David to Davis Polk as we continue to grow our preeminent M&A and finance teams,” said Neil Barr, Davis Polk’s Managing Partner. “Tom and David are fantastic lawyers at the top of their fields, and there are a number of compelling synergies between their practices and our platform that will be very valuable to our clients.”

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Rahul Vashi has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office, where Rahul will serve as Co-Chair of the firm’s Oil and Gas Practice Group.

The global law firm Jones Day announced that Peter Schwingler has joined as a partner in its Antitrust & Competition Law Practice. Mr. Schwingler will be based in the Firm’s Minneapolis Office.

Watson Farley & Williams is pleased to announce that international arbitration expert Alexis Martinez has joined the firm as Partner in London. He was previously an International Dispute Resolution Partner at Squire Patton Boggs in the same city.

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Nima Fath has joined as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group, based in its Dubai office. Mr. Fath was previously at Jones Day leading its Financial Markets practice for the Middle East.

“I am very pleased to welcome Nima to the firm,” said Dubai managing partner Tom Wilson. “Nima is an experienced and well-connected finance lawyer whose skill-set and knowledge of the market will add considerably to our client offering.”

Law firm Stephenson Harwood has strengthened its regional M&A practice with the arrival of partner Jonathan Goacher.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has expanded its dispute resolution and insurance practice in Spain by hiring Olivia Delagrange as a partner.

Olivia will bring an advanced understanding of the insurance sector to Simmons’s Madrid operation, having worked with leading companies for two decades across diverse industries, including property, construction, energy, product liability, financial lines, marine and aviation. Moving to Simmons from Kennedys Law LLP, she benefits from a triple qualification covering Spain, England and Wales, and Belgium.

International law firm Bird & Bird has expanded its Corporate team in London with the arrival of corporate finance partner Michael Dawes, from Memery Crystal.

With 25 years’ experience, Michael has advised on equity capital markets and public and private M&A transactions, predominantly in the mining, energy and technology sectors. He brings with him extensive knowledge of London’s capital markets having advised on multiple Main Market and AIM listings, fundraisings, public and private M&A transactions and board governance issues.

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced that Jon Bowden, an M&A practitioner specialising in advising financial sponsors, will join the firm’s Global Transactions practice as a partner in Singapore.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has added further strength to its burgeoning structured finance and securitisation practice with the strategic hire of new partner Taymour Keen in London.

His arrival brings the number of dedicated partners in the team to four since the firm hired high-profile specialist Rachel Kelly in April 2020 to lead and develop a dedicated structured finance and securitisation team.  This latest partner hire is testament to the continuing success of this market-disrupting team, which goes from strength to strength.