Katten announced that Karen Anzalone has joined its Structured Finance and Securitization practice as a partner, expanding the group's nationally recognized commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) capabilities.

Karen has fresh energy, standout skills and experience in all aspects of CMBS finance. She has led transactions as issuer’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel and transaction counsel, with notable experience in single-asset single-borrower (SASB) deals, said Howard Schickler, New York-based co-chair of Katten's Structured Finance and Securitization department.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added prominent antitrust litigator Bill Katz as Global Co-Chair of the Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice. He will be based in Dallas and Washington, D.C., and joins from Holland & Knight.

Edward Loya has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP as a Partner in the Commercial Litigation group in Dallas, the international law firm announced. A seasoned lawyer and former federal prosecutor, Edward will serve as the Head of the Trial Practice Group in Dorsey’s Dallas office.

Akin announced that former senior Trump administration trade official Kelly Ann Shaw has joined the firm as a lobbying & public policy partner in Washington, D.C. As the Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics during President Trump’s first term, Shaw was the highest-ranking international economic official in the White House and is recognized as one of the world’s leading international trade, global economics and national security advisors.

Freshfields announced that Marin Boney has joined the firm as an antitrust partner in Washington DC where she will focus on merger control and antitrust advisory work for private capital clients.

Marin represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice in merger reviews of complex cross-border transactions, with a focus on serving private capital clients. Her practice cuts across a wide variety of industries, with particularly strong experience in software and technology, energy, healthcare and consumer products and services transactions.

DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Ryan Hanofee as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. He will spend time in the firm’s Boston and New York offices.

Clifford Chance has hired Reuven Falik as a partner in the firm's US Tax, Pensions and Employment (TPE) group, strengthening its domestic executive compensation offering. Falik will also serve as Co-Chair of the US Executive Compensation practice alongside senior counsel Howard Adler.

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced that Clancy King joins the firm's global Tax, Pensions and Employment (TPE) practice as a partner in Sydney.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Antitrust Practice with the addition of Euan Burrows as a partner in London.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Alun Evans has joined as a partner in Singapore. Prior to joining Sidley, he was a partner at A&O Shearman, where he helped lead their infrastructure M&A practice in the APAC region and was co-head of their Philippines Foreign Desk.