Schulte Roth & Zabel is pleased to announce the addition of Julia Beskin as a partner in the New York office and a member of the Litigation Group.

Julia focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on corporate governance matters, securities cases, contract disputes and M&A litigation. She advises clients in a wide range of industries, including private investment funds, financial services and insurance.

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced it is expanding its global footprint with the opening of an office in Singapore, including the admission of three lateral energy projects and transactional partners there.

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to strengthen its leading global aerospace practice with the hire of senior partner Peter Coles.

Peter is one of the market's top aviation regulatory and disputes experts, and joins HFW from Clyde & Co, where he headed the firm's APAC aviation practice. Peter previously spent more than eight years as an aerospace partner at HFW.

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW is expanding its Australian Employment practice with the hire of Partner, Simon Billing. Simon is recognised as one of the leading specialist industrial relations, safety and employment law solicitors in Perth.

International law firm CMS has appointed Philip Norman as a Partner in the firm’s Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes Team in London, with a focus on the Middle East and Africa.

Philip has almost 30 years’ experience in international disputes resolution and arbitration. He specialises in the resolution of high-value and complex disputes in the energy, power, infrastructure, construction, utilities, and natural resources sector. Philip is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce three additions to its Private Client Practice Group: Partner Anita Rosenbloom and Counsel John Kiely in New York and Partner Jay Scharf in Miami. Anita, John and Jay previously worked together and bring extensive experience in helping ultra-high-net-worth clients navigate complex estate and business planning and administration matters.

International law firm Osborne Clarke has strengthened its London commercial team with the appointment of data protection partner Jonathan McDonald.

Jonathan is a commercial lawyer who joins the firm from Charles Russell Speechlys where he has been a partner and head of data protection and privacy for five years.

Gowling WLG has strengthened its UK tax practice with the appointment of two new partners.

Matthew Poole and Paul Shaw have joined from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) and will be based at the firm's London office.

Matthew and Paul are Corporate Tax specialists who bring a wealth of experience in acting for a broad range of clients, including major institutions and private capital. Their primary focus will be on complex multi-disciplinary transactions in the real estate sector and they will add significant strength in depth.

Sarah joins the firm from Shoosmiths to focus on global life sciences and technology, public bodies and charitable organisations.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Daniel Anderson as a partner. He will be based in Hong Kong.

Daniel joins the firm from Ropes & Gray, where he led the Asia restructuring and special situations practice. He has particular expertise in both restructuring and capital solutions (special situations). His hire marks a significant step for Freshfields’ Asia restructuring and capital solutions offering and complements strategic investments by the firm in Europe and the U.S. in this space.