DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced the appointment of Laura McCorquodale as a dispute resolution partner within the business' Infrastructure, Construction and Engineering team in Edinburgh.

Laura joins DWF from Harper Macleod LLP, where she led the construction disputes team for the past five years. She brings a wealth of experience in complex and high-value construction disputes, having advised a broad spectrum of clients, from private individuals to large corporates on major construction projects.

DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Todd Eisner as a partner in the Real Estate practice. He will be based in the firm’s New York office.

Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired Peter A. Laveran-Stiebar to join its US Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice, strengthening its capability in the healthcare and life sciences sector.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Vangrove as a partner in our Banking and Finance team.

Joining from Shoosmiths where she was a partner and head of the Northern Ireland banking practice, Anna will be based in Burges Salmon’s Bristol office.

International law firm BCLP announced that Justin Kingsolver has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation & Investigations Department and the Antitrust, Competition & Trade Practice Group, based in Phoenix, AZ and Washington, D.C.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has further strengthened its commercial disputes team with the appointment of James Hyde as Partner in its Leeds office.

Keystone Law has welcomed ten new partners to the firm. Denis Uvarov, Tom Barton, James Douglass, Marina Barnett, Dave Alleear, Lorraine Harvey, Luke Elford, Louise Bibby, Johnny Brooke, and Harriet Donovan will join Keystone’s highly regarded Commercial Property, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Energy, Family, Licensing, Planning, Private Client, and Residential Property teams.

James Knight, Founder and CEO of Keystone Law, said:

Mayer Brown announced that Tom Perez has joined the firm in Washington DC as a partner in its Public Policy, Regulatory & Government Affairs practice and Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. Tom brings an extensive record of senior leadership experience at the highest levels of government, including serving as US Secretary of Labor, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, and most recently, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House.

Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Alexis Werl, who joins the firm as a partner in the Disputes & Investigations practice, to lead the white-collar crime team in Paris.

Milbank LLP is pleased to announce the addition of former Assistant to the Solicitor General in the United States Department of Justice Colleen Roh Sinzdak as a partner in Washington, DC. Ms. Sinzdak’s arrival adds further depth to the firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice, led by preeminent appellate lawyer Neal Katyal.