Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP strengthened its investment funds capabilities with the appointment of Julien Vandenbussche as partner in its Paris office.

Irwin Mitchell has announced the appointment of two new partners to its London Family Law Team. Claire Filer and Fran Hipperson both join from BP Collins LLP where they were family law partners, bringing with them a wealth of experience in a range of specialist family matters. These appointments will take Irwin Mitchell’s Family Law practice to 12 partners and over 50 fee earning lawyers – remaining the largest family law team in the country*.

International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) announced that Anne Friedman has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Santa Monica office. Anne is well known for her work in outsourcing, technology, commercial deals and contracts. She joins from DLA Piper.

Simmons & Simmons has announced the arrival of IT specialist Éric Le Quellenec to the firm’s corporate & commercial practice in Paris, headed by Christian Taylor.

DLA Piper is continuing to grow its Regulatory & Government Affairs practice with the arrival of James Sullivan as partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. Sullivan will be part of the Data Protection, Privacy & Security subgroup of the firm’s Regulatory & Government Affairs practice.

Sullivan has extensive experience in both the government and private sector. His practice focuses on ensuring the cross-border flows of data, finance, services, goods, and people, running the full gamut of industries and sectors.

DLA Piper is expanding its Finance practice with the arrival of Daniel Cole as partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Cole will be a member of the practice’s Investment Management subgroup.

The Amsterdam office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP welcomes Thijs Elseman­ as a Shareholder in its Finance & Restructuring Practice. Elseman joins Greenberg Traurig from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek.

Addleshaw Goddard continues to invest across continental Europe with the opening of an office in Luxembourg, a leading hub for financial services institutions and the epicentre of activity for investment funds and asset management. With Financial Services as the firm's largest single sector, Luxembourg represents a significant business conduit, not only in finance deals, but also corporate, real estate and funds transactions originated in the UK or EU jurisdictions.

Mayer Brown announced that leading energy lawyer Justin Tan, has joined its Corporate & Securities practice in Singapore.  Mr. Tan joins from Clyde & Co in Singapore having previously worked for another international law firm in Shanghai and Tokyo.

With a strong focus on the energy, infrastructure and commodities sectors, Mr. Tan regularly represents multinational corporations, leading Japanese trading houses, and Chinese SOEs and private enterprises on high profile global energy and infrastructure transactions in the LNG, petrochemical and renewable energy space.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Nathan Huff as a partner in its complex commercial litigation and disputes practice. He joins the firm’s Research Triangle Park office from Phelps Dunbar.

With more than 15 years of litigation experience, Huff concentrates his practice on business, including health care, and constitutional litigation and white collar defense. He also counsels agribusinesses ranging from start-ups to large farming operations and agricultural associations.