Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Andrea Linna has joined the firm’s regulatory department as a partner. She will be a part of the firm’s Digital Health industry group and its FDA Regulatory, Healthcare, and Consumer Products practice. Linna will be based remotely from Chicago and work closely with colleagues and clients across the country.

O’Melveny announced that acclaimed finance and restructuring lawyer Greg Campbell has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its Corporate Finance Practice Group, strengthening O’Melveny’s cross-border capabilities while also expanding the firm’s capacity in London and across the European market.

Mayer Brown announced that Justin Herring, former Executive Deputy Superintendent of the Cybersecurity Division at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), joined as a partner in its Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice and its Financial Services & Regulatory Enforcement and Global Investigations & White Collar Defense practices. Justin, a litigator, will be resident in the firm’s New York office. His arrival underscores Mayer Brown’s continued expansion of its cybersecurity and regulatory enforcement offerings and sustained growth in New York.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of James (Jim) Nicholas to its Employment Practice Group in Boston. Jim is a seasoned high-stakes employment litigator with a focus on defending clients in wage and hour class actions in state and federal courts.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has announced that Ryan McNaughton has joined as a partner in Cadwalader’s market-leading securitization and structured finance practice. McNaughton joins Cadwalader from King & Spalding. 

Schulte Roth & Zabel is pleased to announce the addition of Tim Gilman and Chris Gerson as partners in the firm's New York office and members of the Litigation Group. 

They lead a team of seasoned litigators that also includes special counsel Saunak Desai and associates Greg Springsted and Ryan Singer. Together, they focus their practices on intellectual property litigation, spanning both plaintiff and defendant-side patent infringement.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired litigation lawyer Lisa Carty as a partner to lead its Litigation Regulatory and Tax offering in Dublin, expanding its dispute resolutions capabilities with a financial services specialism.

Dentons announces the addition of Kristal Allen as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate and Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies groups in Calgary. An experienced lawyer with a wealth of practical and industry knowledge, Kristal practices corporate and commercial law and is a trusted advisor to clients in the technology, energy and agribusiness sectors.

Attorney John V. Chibbaro has rejoined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. as a shareholder in the Miami office, where he will be part of the firm’s Real Estate Practice and work closely with the Environmental and Land Use teams.

Covington will open a new office in Boston this spring, anchored by Megan Gates, who has joined the firm as a partner in its Securities and Capital Markets practice, and six current senior firm lawyers who will move to Boston.