DLA Piper is pleased to welcome New York-based partners Michael McGuinness and Marcello Hallake to the firm’s Corporate practice.

McGuinness and Hallake are leading cross-border and international corporate attorneys focused on high profile global M&A transactions. They each bring more than 25 years of experience leading and managing transformative cross-border M&A transactions and providing high value corporate advice to global clients, including in Europe and Latin America.

Partners Kathleen Pakenham and Adriana Wirtz Strengthen Firm’s Tax Controversy and Litigation Practice

Morgan Lewis’s renowned US labor/management relations practice welcomes the return of John Ring as a partner resident in Washington, DC. Reuniting with another former Chairman and a former member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), John’s return strengthens Morgan Lewis’s long tradition as the trusted advisor to employers of all sizes on business-critical matters.

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Andrea M. Kirshenbaum as a shareholder in its Philadelphia office. Kirshenbaum was previously a principal at Post & Schell, where she chaired the firm’s Employment and Labor Practice Group.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Kieran Sharma has rejoined the global Restructuring group as a partner in London. The addition of Mr. Sharma follows the recent arrival of Stephen E. Hessler as the firm’s new global practice leader for the Restructuring group.

Continuing the strategic expansion of its market-leading global finance practice, Paul Hastings LLP has added high-yield lawyer Alexander Horstmann-Caines as a partner in London.

“The addition of Alex, following that of Patrick Bright and Morgan Bale, further solidifies our status as a global market leader in leveraged finance and capital markets,” said Ross Anderson, London office co-chair and a partner in the global finance practice. “We have created a ‘super team’ within our existing high-profile global finance practice to better serve the sophisticated needs of our clients.”

Mayer Brown announced that Spencer Glende has joined the firm’s Salt Lake City office as a partner and a member of the firm’s Technology & IP Transactions practice and Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (EC & VC) practice.

Kirkland & Ellis announced that John Senior will join the Firm as a partner in the Investment Funds Group of the New York office. 

“John is a talented lawyer who brings substantial experience across the range of issues related to formation and operation of investment funds, as well as secondary and other fund-related transactions,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We are excited to add him to our top-tier investment funds team, which continues to attract many of the industry’s brightest stars.”

Dechert LLP announced that Olivia Bernardeau-Paupe has joined the firm as an intellectual property partner based in Paris. Continuing the firm’s global growth, the addition of Ms. Bernardeau-Paupe strengthens the firm’s intellectual property capabilities in France and internationally.

Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Joel L. Perrell Jr. has joined the Baltimore office as a partner in the Capital Markets group. Perrell brings decades of experience representing diverse clients in bankruptcy cases, insolvency proceedings, restructurings, and workouts domestically and internationally involving cryptocurrency, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, transport, real estate, insurance, and other commercial businesses.