O’Melveny announced that esteemed real estate lawyer Kyle Davis has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Project Development & Real Estate Practice Group. Her arrival further strengthens O’Melveny’s nationwide real estate finance and development capabilities at a time when client demand for sophisticated real estate counsel has never been higher.
Lisa M. Lind, an accomplished public company lawyer who provided legal and strategic guidance to boards and leaders at two publicly traded companies, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Pittsburgh. She is the second partner to join the office in 2025.
As a McGuireWoods partner, Lind will continue to advise publicly traded companies on corporate governance issues, strategic transactions, capital markets activities, federal securities reporting requirements and other critical legal matters, drawing on more than a decade of experience.
Christopher Thatch, who earned national acclaim for representing global companies in complex construction litigation matters, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Washington, D.C. — the eighth partner to join the office since July 2024.
Holland & Knight has bolstered its Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group with the addition of Scott MacCormack as partner. Mr. MacCormack, a well-known Seattle-based lawyer and leader, focuses his practice on business transactions, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and finance.
Fried Frank announced that Geoff O’Dea will join the firm as a partner in the Restructuring Department in London. He will join from Goodwin Procter.
O’Dea’s clients include private equity, family office and special situations investors, direct lenders, banks, security agents, insolvency practitioners, corporations, boards and independent directors. His practice primarily focuses on advising clients on restructuring and insolvency, acquisition and complicated financings. O’Dea is also the editor and primary author of a leading textbook on restructuring and insolvency law.
A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) would like to welcome three newly appointed partners: Steven Duggan who joined our Belfast Corporate and M&A team in November; Eimear Keane, who joined our Dublin Investment Funds & Asset Management team in December; and Jeff Greene who joined our Dublin Employment group in January.
The firm adds major environmental, products and chemicals regulatory capabilities in Europe.
Squire Patton Boggs has hired a team of seven lawyers for its Environmental, Safety & Health (ESH) Practice in Europe.
Partners Peter Sellar and Gerard McElwee, director Manon Ombredane, senior associate Aodhan McGourty, and associates Elise Van Gerven, Maria-Magdalena Markova and Nayelly Landeros, join the firm’s Brussels office. The team joins from the EU Regulatory Group of another international law firm in Brussels.
Dentons announces that Sharon Kantrowitz and Jowita Walkup have joined the Firm’s Health Care practice as partners in the New York office. With extensive experience in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, regulatory compliance and False Claims Act defense, they bring valuable insights to help health care providers address complex regulatory challenges and reimbursement issues.
Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Brussels office with the recruitment of Jens Debièvre as partner and head of the Public Law and Regulatory practice and Joris De Vos as partner and head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution as well as Restructuring practices in Belgium.
UK & Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed Jackie Barnes as partner in the firm’s private client team.
Jackie joins from Geldards and is a qualified STEP Practitioner with more than 19 years’ experience advising on all aspects of wills, personal tax, trust and estate planning. She is recognised as a leading expert in her area by both Chambers and Partners High Net Worth and Legal 500.