Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agency veteran Mellissa Campbell Duru has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. Mellissa’s practice will focus on advising clients on a broad range of SEC disclosure and compliance and corporate governance matters, including domestic and cross-border M&A advisory matters, strategic shareholder engagement, climate risk and compliance disclosures, and cybersecurity governance and incident reporting.

Eric A. Boden has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its New York office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Boden was an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. Admitted to practice in New York, Boden’s admission to New Jersey is also pending.

“Duane Morris continues to attract talent to our ranks, and Eric Boden has tremendous experience in the public sector, particularly in the healthcare and financial industries,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor.

Garth Hire has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its San Francisco office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Hire was an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern and Central Districts of California.

Cravath announced that Nicole M. Argentieri, who formerly served as Acting Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, will join the Firm as a partner.

Ms. Argentieri will advise corporate and individual clients on civil and criminal matters, within Cravath’s Litigation Department as a member of its Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement Practice. She will be based in Cravath’s New York office.

Kristie Gurley, most recently with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of General Counsel, has rejoined Covington as a partner in its Health Care Practice and Life Sciences Industry Groups, and is based in the Washington office.

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that capital markets attorney Andrés Barroso has joined its Transactional team as a Partner in Mexico City. Andrés joins a growing team in the Firm which has added 50 partners over the past two years globally, including a strong presence across Mexico and Latin America.

Alston & Bird’s Finance Group continues to bolster its nationally recognized private credit practice with the addition of partner Adam Heasley in New York. Adam advises private credit lenders, borrowers, and sponsors in financing transactions with a focus on acquisition and recapitalization credit facilities and asset-based lending. He also guides his clients in structuring bespoke intercreditor arrangements and through complex workouts and restructurings.

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its maritime, trade and offshore finance practice with the addition of partner Linda Roxburgh. Linda joins the firm in London from Wikborg Rein LLP, having previously spent more than a decade at magic circle firm Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman).

gunnercooke has appointed a team of five Corporate Partners as part of its expansion into Chicago, Illinois. This launches the firm’s presence in a second US state following its New York launch in 2022.

Andrew Geier, Nicholas O. Isaacson, Kelley L. Smith, Randall Schwartz and Shannon M, Geier are a leading corporate and transactional team augmenting the firm’s corporate, private equity, funds, finance, and transactional capabilities.

Alex joins the global law firm’s London office from US multinational law firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where he was Counsel in its private capital team.

Prior to this, Alex trained as a solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland, later moving to international US law firm, Latham & Watkins LLP as an Associate in 2018 where he spent four years.