Linklaters announced that Yoshiyuki Asaoka has joined as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice, based in Tokyo.  

Yoshiyuki's practice covers a range of corporate matters, including inbound and outbound M&A, other strategic transactions, corporate governance, and corporate litigation. While he has worked across many industry sectors, Yoshiyuki has particular experience in, and focus on, private equity, financial services and TMT. Yoshiyuki is qualified in Japanese Law and joins from Nishimura & Asahi.

Cleary Gottlieb welcomes Ian Shawyer as a partner in the London office, focusing on M&A and private equity transactions.

“We are delighted to welcome Ian to our firm,” said Cleary Managing Partner Michael Gerstenzang. “Cleary’s pre-eminent global M&A practice is renowned for handling high-profile, multijurisdictional matters and helping our clients successfully complete transformative deals. Ian’s depth of experience and standing in the market will significantly bolster our London and broader EMEA private equity practices.”

Martin Hall, one of the world’s leading practitioners in marine casualty, has joined Hill Dickinson after a career spanning more than 40 years at Clyde & Co. During that period, Martin opened and ran Clyde & Co’s Piraeus office for 16 years before returning to London to take on the role of global head of marine casualty for Clyde & Co.

Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of Partners Laura Besvinick and Julie Nevins in Miami, Florida, to further expand its insurance offering in the United States.

Jessica Kenney Bonteque has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group in its New York office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Bonteque was a partner at Moses & Singer LLP.

Adding to its unmatched capabilities in white collar criminal defense, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced that Samuel P. Nitze has joined the firm as a partner. Nitze will be based in New York City, where until recently he served as a high-ranking official in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to welcome antitrust partner Ryan Tisch to the firm’s regulatory practice in Washington, DC. Ryan is a strategic advisor to Fortune 100 company clients across a range of complex antitrust issues with a proven track record in mergers and acquisitions, merger clearances and related litigation.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Eric Lansing White has joined the firm as a partner in the Chicago office and as a member of the Litigation Department.

Eric is an experienced trial and litigation attorney who focuses his practice on complex business disputes, mass torts, product liability, and internal investigations. He has broad experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of industries, including energy, pharmaceutical, technology, food and beverage, private equity, higher education, and health insurance.

Global law firm White & Case LLP is continuing the expansion of its Global Commercial Litigation Practice and Global Technology Industry Group with the addition of Hope Anderson as a partner in Los Angeles.

Privacy and cybersecurity are top of mind for companies and their c-suites across all sectors, said Glenn Kurtz, Head of White & Case's Commercial Litigation Practice. Hope's arrival will help lead our clients through this ever-evolving legal and regulatory landscape and presents a unique opportunity to grow our privacy expertise on the West Coast.

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to welcome Caracas-based partner Serviliano Abache Carvajal to the firm's Tax group.

Serviliano is an expert in international taxation, advising domestic and multinational enterprises in a wide-array of industries on the implications arising from different economic activities like cross-border transactions, joint ventures, M&A, and transfer pricing.