Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Employment, Compensation & Benefits (ECB) Practice with the addition of Robin Melman as a partner in New York.
Proskauer is excited to welcome Anna Maleva-Otto as a regulatory partner in the Firm’s Private Funds Group.
McGuireWoods is enhancing its transactional tax capabilities with the arrival of partner Shahrooz R. Shahnavaz, who brings over two decades of experience as a go-to adviser on tax issues associated with large, intricate corporate deals. Shahnavaz joins the firm in Century City, California.
Rhys McWhirter brings prominent tech and data experience, adding further depth to Latham’s existing data privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and tech capabilities in Asia.
Global law firm K&L Gates welcomes Annalie Mitchelson as a partner in its Tax practice. Mitchelson joins the firm’s Sydney office from Deloitte Legal, where she also served as a partner.
Haynes Boone is delighted to welcome Partner Michael Qian to the firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Groups. A seasoned appellate litigator, Qian clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Ketanji Brown Jackson before serving as counselor to the attorney general of the United States.
Gibson Dunn announced that David L. Perechocky has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group and Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Industry Group. David has a wide-ranging real estate transactional practice counseling REITs, real estate private equity sponsors, and other real estate companies and real estate-related businesses.
Jeff Charkow has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Charkow was a partner at Harris Winick Harris LLP.
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Adrian Jones as a partner in the firm’s commercial disputes team.
Adrian’s extensive experience across a broad array of complex international arbitration cases adds strength and dimension to WBD’s capabilities in international arbitration and disputes. Moving from Hill Dickinson LLP, Adrian has handled a variety of cases, including investor-state, energy, financial services, joint venture and shareholder disputes. Adrian’s appointment expands the firm’s offerings in these areas on both sides of the Atlantic.
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has expanded its global shipping practice and continued the growth of its Asia Pacific offering with the appointment of leading shipping litigation and international arbitration partner Elizabeth Sloane based in Melbourne.
Elizabeth joins HFW from Stephenson Harwood having spent nine years growing its shipping disputes practice in Hong Kong. She previously worked at HFW in Hong Kong between 2008 and 2016.