Sidley is pleased to announce that Lisa H. Miller, former U.S. Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, will be joining Sidley as a partner in the Washington, DC office. She was the third-highest ranking member of the DOJ’s Criminal Division since her appointment in 2021 and brings more than a decade of experience as a government enforcer, including as a career prosecutor. Ms. Miller worked directly with Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., who joined Sidley in 2023 after serving as Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division.

Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Lisa Laukitis has joined the New York office as a partner in the Financial Restructuring Group.

“We are excited to welcome Lisa to Milbank,” said Milbank Chairman Scott Edelman. “Lisa’s experience advising on some of the most high-profile and complex in-court and out-of-court workouts in recent years will further strengthen our market-leading Financial Restructuring Group.”

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of Milo Molfa as an international arbitration partner in its London office. Milo – who is dual-qualified in England and Wales and is an Italian avvocato – brings a wealth of experience from his previous role at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle.

“Milo’s stellar track record in international arbitration and his talent for untangling complex disputes will provide great value to our clients,” said Steven Scholes, global head of McDermott’s Litigation Practice Group.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Eva M. Weiler as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Weiler joins the firm’s Orange County office from Shook Hardy & Bacon.

Holland & Knight has strengthened its labor and employment and litigation practices with the addition of Stephen E. Baumann II as a partner in the Firm’s Denver and Los Angeles offices. Mr. Baumann was previously a shareholder with Littler Mendelson.

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Dr Oliver Duys, Dr Wilhelm Nolting-Hauff and Dr Nikita Tkatchenko as partners in the firm's Corporate practice based in Düsseldorf. The partners will be accompanied by their entire team consisting of two counsel, three associates and two foreign counsel.

DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Marc Nichols, former Federal Aviation Administration Chief Counsel, as a partner and as the Co-Chair of the Transportation Practice. He will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC office.

International law firm Bird & Bird boosts its team in Ireland with the arrival of Susan Battye as head of the country’s employment practice.

With over two decades of experience, Susan advises both international and domestic clients on the entire life span of employment law issues. Her experience includes resolving complex issues, such as senior executive terminations, negotiating and drafting severance terms, service agreements, and post-termination restrictions, amongst other matters.

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Philip Prowse and Jameel Tarmohamed as partners in the Financial Services Practice Group in London.

Mr. Prowse and Mr. Tarmohamed focus on commodities trade finance and will play a key role in expanding the firm’s trade finance capabilities across Europe from the London and Geneva offices. They join from Stephenson Harwood along with associate Andrew Green.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced that Douglas C. Emhoff has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. Emhoff returns to private practice after serving as Second Gentleman of the United States. He brings more than three decades serving as a litigator, trial lawyer, and trusted counsel to clients and global business leaders, as well as extensive experience representing the United States around the world, to Willkie’s broad corporate and litigation platforms.