Sidley is pleased to announce that Paris Theofanidis has joined as a partner in the firm’s Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure practice in Houston. He joins Sidley from Paul Hastings, where he was a Global Finance partner.

Ropes & Gray announced that Amir Shmueli has joined the firm in New York as a partner in the global finance practice. His arrival enhances the firm’s already formidable team of more than 100 finance attorneys across the U.S. and Europe.

“Amir forges deep client relationships, grounded in an outstanding track record of success with clients’ most critical and groundbreaking securitization matters,” said Julie Jones, chair of Ropes & Gray. “Amir is an innovator who gets deals done. He will be an invaluable asset as we serve clients in this growing area.”

In a move that meaningfully boosts the diverse capabilities of Pillsbury’s global Tax practice, the firm has recruited Mark Leeds as a partner in its New York office. Leeds, who operates a wide-ranging tax practice serving financial institutions, exchange-traded and private funds, digital asset traders and private wealth clients, joins from Mayer Brown.

Global law firm Reed Smith announced the appointment of partner Samantha Myers in its London office. Myers joins the firm’s Global Corporate Group from Gowling WLG where she was a partner in the Public Companies and Capital Markets team, established and led the firm's UK Cannabis Group and co-led the Life Sciences sector group.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Adam Howard has joined the firm’s Transactions Department in London as a partner and co-chair of the UK Capital Markets and Public Company Transactions Practice.

Enhancing its robust employee benefits practice, Morgan Lewis welcomes back Matthew Chapman as a partner resident in Pittsburgh. Arriving from K&L Gates, Matt will continue his focus on employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and pension risk transfer (PRT) matters. Matt will be joined by senior counsel Charles Smith.

McGuireWoods continues to grow its global real estate practice with the arrival of partner Phillip Coover, who has been tapped to lead the firm’s real estate initiatives in Chicago and the Midwest and enhance its capabilities nationwide.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that John Sobolewski has joined the firm’s New York office as Global Chair of Liability Management and a partner in the capital markets and finance practices. Sobolewski has extensive experience representing sponsors and corporates in their most complex financing and liability management transactions. His arrival further enhances Latham’s market-leading, fully integrated finance and capital markets practices.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Paul Rosen will join the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles offices as a partner in the CFIUS & US National Security Practice within the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. Rosen most recently served as Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Treasury for Investment Security, where he oversaw the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and led the US government’s investment security screening, regulatory reviews, and enforcement activities.

Kirkland & Ellis is excited to announce that investment funds lawyer, Nabil Abou-Charaf, will join the Firm as a partner.