International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Jeffrey D. Saferstein has joined the Firm as a partner in its market-leading Restructuring practice, based in Weil’s New York office.

“We are very pleased to welcome Jeff to the Firm,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “He brings a wealth of high-profile experience advising clients on their most important and complex restructuring matters as well as the collaborative team approach that is a critical part of our Firm culture.”

Skadden is pleased to announce that Anita B. Bandy is joining the firm’s Washington, D.C. office on April 4 as a partner in its Securities Enforcement Group. Ms. Bandy will focus on advising corporations, financial services companies, boards and their committees, as well as directors, officers and other executives, on matters involving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other U.S. and international law enforcement agencies, and on counseling clients on a wide range of compliance, regulatory and due diligence matters.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Megan Ward Spelman is joining the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department, resident in New York. Ms. Spelman advises private equity sponsors, private companies and public companies on a wide variety of transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, investments, restructurings and general corporate matters.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michael De Voe Piazza has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner.  Piazza was formerly a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where he served as Co-Head of the firm’s Energy practice.  He will continue his private equity and energy practice as Co-Head of U.S. Private Equity at Gibson Dunn.

Dechert LLP announces that Judith Seddon joins as a partner in its London office.

One of the UK’s leading white collar practitioners, Ms. Seddon has represented corporate clients, financial institutions and individuals in some of the most significant and complex SFO and FCA investigations in the UK, and by prosecuting authorities around the world. She is the only lawyer ranked in tier one in Chambers UK for both Financial Crime: Corporates and Financial Crime: Individuals.

Former Boies Schiller partner has considerable experience in commercial and antitrust litigation and sports law.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has expanded its Global Litigation Group with the addition of partner Helen M. Maher in New York. Maher joins Cadwalader from Boies Schiller.

Osborne Clarke announces three specialist energy and infrastructure Partners are joining from Orrick - John Deacon, Dominic O'Brien and Hannah Roscoe. John joined on Monday 21st March, while Dominic and Hannah will join before the end of the financial year. 
 
The trio will significantly boost the firm's energy and utility sector offering particularly in the renewables and power management and waste and bioenergy sub-sectors.   
 

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP is strengthening its global private wealth practice with the addition of Jonathan Conder. He will join as a partner based in the firm's London office.

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces that Andrew C. Maher has joined the Firm’s Public Finance practice as a Shareholder in its Pittsburgh office. Andrew serves as bond counsel and borrower’s counsel to governmental and non-profit entities, as well as underwriter’s counsel and bank counsel to financial institutions in public and private offerings of municipal securities and other similar transactions.

Global law firm Ashurst announces the launch of a market-leading superannuation offering, combining the very best legal, regulatory and risk expertise to support our clients in unlocking value and modernising operations in Australia's A$3.3 trillion+ sector.

Adding to Ashurst's capability in the wealth management space, the firm has appointed one of Australia's leading superannuation lawyers, Scott Charaneka.