We are excited to announce that Adam Goldberg will join Pillsbury this week as a litigation partner based in the firm’s San Francisco office. Goldberg brings extensive experience in Asia-related investigations, litigation, arbitrations, regulatory counseling and M&A compliance due diligence, with a particular focus on Greater China. He joins the firm from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he was a partner and had been practicing in Hong Kong for a decade.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Matthew Friedrich has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice and member of the Corporate Department. Friedrich represents private equity investors, operators, and developers on a range of complex commercial real estate transactions and financings.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that former US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Corporation Finance Associate Director Michele Anderson will join the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the National Office, a central resource for complex US securities law questions. She will join the firm after serving for 24 years in progressively senior positions in the SEC’s Corporation Finance Division, including nearly 15 years leading and then overseeing its Office of Mergers and Acquisitions (OM&A).

International law firm Osborne Clarke has hired experienced corporate energy partner Matt Lewy, who joins the firm's team in London.  Most recently a partner in Womble Bond Dickinson's energy and infrastructure team, Matt previously held roles at CMS and Baker Botts.

A corporate lawyer whose practice covers both renewable and conventional energy, Matt brings a particular focus on energy transition and decarbonisation.  His practice is centred on M&A and investment work, together with joint venture and equity arrangements for projects and project financings.

International law firm Withers is expanding Withers tech, its technology and venture capital focused team, with the arrival of new partner Phil Robinson in London. Phil joins the firm from a London-based boutique law firm where he has spent the last four years advising corporates, founder-led businesses and investors, with a particular focus on the tech sector.

Linklaters has expanded its corporate practice in Spain with the hire of Sebastián Albella, who re-joins the firm as an M&A partner.

Previously a partner at Linklaters for more than 10 years, Sebastián re-joins after a period at Latham & Watkins, following his time as Chairman of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) to which he was appointed by the Spanish Government in 2016.

Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Michael M. Choy has joined the firm’s Capital Markets group as a partner in the Raleigh office. He brings over two decades of experience representing financial institutions and lenders in corporate legal departments of regional and national banks and in private practice at Am Law 100 firms. 

Dentons announces the addition of 13 practitioners in the national Banking and Finance group, including two partners, Geoffrey Marinangeli and Ryan Therrien, 10 associates and one senior client service team member, as the Firm continues to strengthen its financial services practice across Canada.

Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Katy Milner has joined the firm as a partner in the Global Regulatory & Intellectual Property, Media & Technology (IPMT) practice group in Washington, D.C. Milner joins the firm from Wiley Rein.

“We are delighted to welcome Katy to the team,” said Janice Hogan, Global Head of Hogan Lovells’ Global Regulatory & IPMT practice group. “Her addition is consistent with our commitment as one of Washington, D.C.’s largest law firms to continue to grow and strengthen our key regulatory practice areas.” 

Continuing Pillsbury’s concerted and ongoing efforts to serve clients across the energy industry spectrum in connection with the energy transition, the firm announced the hiring of renowned corporate practitioners Ben Clark and David McCullough. Clark will reside in Pillsbury’s Houston office while McCollough will split time between Washington, DC, and New York. Both join from Eversheds Sutherland, where Clark served as co-leader of the U.S. Energy Projects team and was previously a member of the firm’s Global Board and U.S.