Reed Smith announced the addition of Michael A. Tomasulo as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in Los Angeles. Tomasulo’s practice focuses on high-stakes intellectual property litigation and counseling for a wide array of technology, entertainment and blockchain clients. He is a renowned trial lawyer, a trusted counselor, and a problem-solver for his clients.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced the hire of banking and finance partner Laleh Shahabi, who will join the firm’s newly opened Abu Dhabi office.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced that Jeff Sullivan KC will join the firm on July 1, 2023, as a London partner in its market leading International Dispute Resolution Group. Mr. Sullivan will also be Co-Chair of International Arbitration in Europe at Debevoise.
Mr. Sullivan will join Debevoise in July, after completing work on a legacy matter.
David Gair has joined Locke Lord as a Partner in the Firm’s Dallas office and will serve as Chair of its Tax Controversy Practice Group. His versatile experience will further enhance Locke Lord’s ability to advise on elaborate tax matters and adds depth to the Firm’s tax controversy team.
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has appointed Carla Revelo as a new partner in the Real Estate practice.
Carla is the fourth real estate specialist partner hire so far in 2023 at DWF. She joins the London office from Dentons.
Leading global law firm Dentons has strengthened its UK Banking and Finance team by hiring Richard Sharples as a partner in London. Richard was previously a banking partner at Clifford Chance and specialises in leveraged finance, debt restructuring, private equity, acquisition finance, corporate and syndicated lending.
With over 30 years' experience as a banking and finance lawyer, Richard will work closely with Dentons' Private Equity and Corporate teams to develop specialised solutions to clients.
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Katherine A. “Katy” Spicer has rejoined the firm in its Washington DC office as a partner in the global Litigation Practice, focusing on consumer protection litigation, enforcement, and cybersecurity incident response investigations.
International law firm CMS has bolstered its asset finance offering in Hong Kong with the recruitment of partner Conor Warde, and his shipping transactional and finance practice.
Conor, who has been based in Asia since 2011, advises clients on transactional, corporate, regulatory and policy matters with particular experience in ship finance and maritime transactional matters. He has been actively involved as a lawyer in the maritime industry since 2004.
International law firm CMS is bolstering its Central Europe Corporate offering with the appointment of Juraj Fuska as Partner in its Bratislava office.
Widely acknowledged as a leading individual for Corporate, M&A and Commercial, Juraj has over 20 years of experience advising on complex negotiations, major domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate matters, and greenfield investments. He is also an expert in capital markets. As part of his move, Juraj brings with him a team of three associates, Martin Melicher, Demian Boska and Richard Svocak.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has strengthened its corporate and commercial practice in Milan with the hire of Laura Fiordelisi as partner.