Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Douglas W. Butler has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate & Securities group. He will be based in the Atlanta office. 

Butler focuses his practice on serving as outside counsel to captive insurance managers and owners, advising on pertinent insurance regulatory matters, including captive insurance company formation, coverage matters, and claims assistance. He also provides regulatory counsel to traditional insurance companies and agencies and serves as outside counsel for general corporate and transactional matters. 

Squire Patton Boggs continues the expansion of its International Dispute Resolution (IDR) Practice with the appointment of Naomi Briercliffe, who joins the firm in London as a partner from Allen & Overy. Ms. Briercliffe follows Marija Šćekić who joined the London team at the end of last year.

Full-service legal offer for clients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA") accelerates firm's steep growth trajectory in the Middle East and follows office openings in the UAE, Oman and Qatar and doubling of MENA revenue growth in past decade

Client-led expansion into KSA - an essential jurisdiction to deliver strategic growth, position AG for premium work and create job opportunities for the best local and international talent

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Amaia Rivas Kortazar to lead its Public Law practice in its Madrid office.

Amaia will lead the Public Law department in the firm’s Madrid office proving regulatory support to the firm’s multinational clients predominantly operating in the energy and financial services sectors as well as collaborating with the firm’s global investment arbitraton specialists.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced that Oliver K. Hahnelt will be joining the firm’s Frankfurt office as a partner.

DLA Piper announces the appointment of Thananan Sangnuan as a Partner in its Corporate practice, based in the Bangkok office.

Thananan Sangnuan joins our Corporate practice from Baker McKenzie, where she was a Partner in the financial services sector. With over 20 years’ experience, Thananan advises financial institutions on banking and financial regulatory matters. She has extensive experience in M&A, asset management, corporate and debt restructuring, joint ventures, private equity, and capital markets transactions.

King & Spalding announced that Adam Baker has joined the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations team as a partner in the New York office. Baker most recently served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) in the District of New Jersey.

Baker will focus his practice on guiding healthcare and financial services clients through government and internal investigations, white-collar litigation and regulatory matters.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP grew its Litigation Practice with the addition of Charles Markle as shareholder in the firm’s Phoenix office.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Sunny Singh will join the Firm’s New York office as a Partner in the Restructuring Practice to lead the Firm’s U.S. company-side restructuring team.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its capabilities in Japan with the hire of a new Japanese-law qualified banking, finance and restructuring partner, Akihiko (Aki) Takamatsu. 

Norton Rose Fulbright will now operate as a Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo, or foreign law joint enterprise, in the country and be able to offer Japanese law advice for the first time.