Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Karen Kazmerzak has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Litigation Department, where she will focus on antitrust matters and work closely with the Firm’s M&A Practice. Karen is based in the Washington, D.C. office.

Global law firm Reed Smith announces the hire of Linton Bloomberg as partner in its restructuring and insolvency team and London office.

With over 20 years of experience, Bloomberg’s practice is focused on advising insolvency practitioners, US and European investment banks, UK clearing banks, hedge funds and private equity houses across the full range of international and domestic restructuring and insolvency matters.

Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to welcome fund finance lawyer Matthew (Matt) Kerfoot as a partner in its Finance Group. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the fund finance industry, including expertise in a broad spectrum of private equity and private credit financing and liquidity solutions. He will be based in New York.

O’Melveny announced that leading antitrust litigator Peter Herrick has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Antitrust and Competition Group.

King & Spalding announced that Alicia O’Brien has rejoined the firm as a partner on the Special Matters and Government Investigations team in Washington, D.C.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Tokyo office Corporate Practice with the addition of Hiroshi Miura as a shareholder. He joins the firm from the Tokyo office of Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Akin Gump announced that Paul Yin will join as a partner on the firm’s special situations and private credit team in the London office. Mr. Yin will be joining Akin Gump from White & Case, where he has been a partner in its debt finance and private credit team.

Paul Hastings LLP announced that Joshua A. Berman, a highly regarded trial lawyer who focuses on complex commercial litigation, has joined the firm as a partner in New York.

“Josh’s diverse complex litigation skills and client base continue to bolster our ability to help our clients navigate and resolve their most challenging disputes,” said Paul Hastings Chair Frank Lopez.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Milazzo has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Transactional Tax Practice. Milazzo advises private investment funds and their sponsors on the tax aspects of forming, structuring, and investing in private funds, including private equity, infrastructure, credit and debt, real estate, venture/growth equity, and ESG/energy transition funds, across the US and Europe.

Cleary Gottlieb announced that James Burns and Brant Brown have joined its Washington, D.C. office as partners.