Squire Patton Boggs is further strengthening its Global Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Digital Assets Practice with the addition of partner Charmian Aw who joins the firm in Singapore from Reed Smith. Ms. Aw’s arrival follows multiple hires the firm has made across the US and EMEA in order to assist clients managing evolving data, digital and cyber risks and rewards in an era of changing technologies and regulations.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced Stefano Lava will be joining the firm’s employment practice in Milan as partner.

Stefano Lava joins from Osborne Clarke where he was head of employment and labour for Italy. Cristina del Pezzo di Caianello will be joining the firm as well as supervising associate.

The hire is of strategic importance for the firm and the employment practice offering in Italy, which now consist of two Partners, one Of Counsel and a total of eight legal professionals.

International law firm Bird & Bird expands its Tech & Comms sector group with the appointment of Ján Kuklinca and his team in Prague.

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Banking and Finance practice in Prague with the recruitment of Ondřej Bartoň as a partner.

Specialist Will disputes solicitor joins firms London office as expansion in Private Client Services continues.

Irwin Mitchell has added to its Private Client Services Team in London with the appointment of partner Sangita Manek. The team is the second largest private client team in the country and one of the largest contentious probate teams with 50 lawyers nationwide.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has strengthened its restructuring practice with the hire of Meiyen Tan as partner in the Singapore office to lead the Singapore restructuring practice. She has also joined as a director of Ascendant Legal, the Formal Law Alliance (FLA) with Norton Rose Fulbright.

Steven D. Ryan, one of the DC region’s startup scene’s rising stars, is joining Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Securities-Technology practice. Ryan comes to the firm from Crowell & Moring, where he served as co-leader of the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice.

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Rongjing Zhao, as a partner in the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups, based out of its China offices. Zhao brings to Morrison Foerster more than 15 years of experience representing private equity firms, as well as public and private companies, in a variety of complex cross-border transactions.

Leading international law firm Proskauer is pleased to welcome Stephen (Steve) Hibbard as a partner in its Litigation Department, further bolstering the Firm’s capabilities in securities and commercial litigation.

Seasoned litigator Andrew Rhys Davies has joined WilmerHale’s Securities and Financial Services Department in the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group as a partner in the firm’s New York office.