Simmons & Simmons announced that its Madrid office will grow with arrival of Ignacio Dominguez on 19 April. Ignacio will join the firm as a partner in the Spanish mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team.

Ignacio joins the firm from Latham & Watkins where he has been counsel in the corporate practice since 2008, simultaneously leading the firm’s Spanish pro bono effort. Additionally, Ignacio has been President of UNICEF Madrid since January 2020, where he has spent the last year working to improve the welfare of disadvantaged children during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Global law firm Ashurst is pleased to announce the appointment of three new partners in its Global Energy practice. Paul Curnow joins Ashurst in Sydney, bringing with him partners Zoë Hilson and Kate Phillips in Sydney and Melbourne, respectively. The hires consolidate Ashurst's position at the leading edge of the global energy transition.

The established team has a deep understanding of energy markets and the renewables sector and collectively gained more than 50 years of experience at Baker McKenzie, where Paul was Global Co-head of the renewable energy practice.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce that one of Spain’s leading insurance litigators, Pablo Guillén, has been appointed as a partner in the firm’s Global Insurance practice in Madrid.

Pablo, who returns to DACB after eight years as a partner with Clyde & Co, has specialised in all aspects of Financial Institutions (FI) and Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance claims throughout his legal career, advising on some of the market’s leading domestic and international cases.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the hire of Tiziana Del Prete as partner in its corporate team in Milan. Tiziana joins from Grimaldi Studio Legale.

Tiziana’s practice focuses on corporate/M&A, and corporate restructurings. Massimo Agostini, who advises on tax matters, joins with Tiziana as counsel.

Attilio Pavone, head of Italy, commented:

“We are delighted to welcome Tiziana to the team in Milan. Her knowledge and experience will strengthen our offering to Italian and international clients.”

Eversheds Sutherland appoints Max van Drunen from DLA Piper as Real Estate Partner

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Max van Drunen as Partner within its Real Estate Practice in the Netherlands, bringing significant transactional real estate experience to the firms growing practice in Europe.

Hire continues the growth of the firm’s Litigation and Regulatory practice in the region.

DLA Piper announces it is strengthening its Southeast Asia Litigation and Regulatory practice with the addition of new partner Maurice Burke, who will serve as Head of Investigations for Asia and will be based in Singapore.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has enhanced its legal offering in Atlanta with the addition of Robert W. Kamerschen as a shareholder.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Brian Morrissey, who previously served in senior roles at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Justice, has rejoined the firm’s White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations practice as a partner in Washington, D.C. He will represent clients in high-stakes enforcement actions, regulatory disputes, and other complex litigation.

Sidley is pleased to announce that David Mollo-Christensen and Eric Wolf are joining the firm’s New York office as partners in its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice. Mr. Mollo-Christensen joins Sidley from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, and Mr. Wolf will join from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

Reed Smith announced that Lawrence Waks has joined the firm’s global Media & Entertainment Industry Group as a partner in the firm’s expanding Dallas and Austin offices. Waks is well-known for his representation of leading entertainment clients, as well as his cutting-edge work on IP- and M&A-related matters in the food and beverage, distilled spirits, consumer products, and media industries. Among his best-known deals, Waks represented George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman in the $1 billion sale of their Casamigos tequila brand to global spirits company Diageo.