The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Scott W. Brady, the former United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, will join the Firm as a partner in its Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. He will be based in Pittsburgh.

International law firm Bird & Bird today grows its Corporate practice and Energy & Utilities sector group with the hire of partner, Alfonso Bayona, in Madrid.

Brown Rudnick LLP announced the addition of Ian DiBernardo and Jason Sobel, based in the Firm’s New York office. DiBernardo and Sobel have practiced together for nearly two decades, providing full-service Intellectual Property (IP) counsel to innovative technology clients in a wide range of industries. They have tried numerous cases, and they are trusted advisers to companies at all stages of the corporate lifecycle.

Dentons has strengthened its Brisbane office with the addition of a new Recovery and Restructuring partner, Claire Petersen.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of litigation partners Julian André (Los Angeles) and Nathan Bull (New York). Their collective experience strengthens the Firm’s already sought-after capabilities in commercial, white-collar and securities litigation.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Mitchell Weiss and Balazs Danko as partners in the firm’s tax practice. Both join K&L Gates’ Chicago office from Deloitte Tax LLP, where Weiss was managing director and Danko a senior manager in the international tax practice. They are accompanied in their move by counsel Josh Fieldstone, who served as an international tax manager at Deloitte.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Matthew Miller as a health care partner in the firm’s recently opened Nashville office. Miller, who joins K&L Gates from Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP (Waller), is one of several new lawyers K&L Gates has added in its Nashville office since announcing the establishment of the office early last month, with other hires in recent weeks including associates from Waller; Butler Snow LLP; Dickinson Wright PLLC; Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP; and Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
 

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that David Morrell, who previously served in senior roles at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the White House, has returned to Jones Day as a partner in its Government Regulation Practice. He will be based in Washington, D.C.

Global law firm Goodwin announced that Hugh O’Sullivan will join the firm’s Private Equity practice as partner in the London office.

“Hugh is an ascending talent in the leveraged finance space and we are thrilled he’s joining us at a time of tremendous opportunity at Goodwin,” said Christian Iwasko, partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity practice. “He is joining an existing finance team that is key to our strategy of becoming the destination law firm for complex private equity work in Europe, and to be the firm of choice for investors and innovators around the world.”

Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Paul D. Tripodi II has joined the firm as a partner in its intellectual property practice. Mr. Tripodi will continue to maintain strong ties to his existing practice in Los Angeles, while practicing primarily in Orange County and the firm’s Irvine office. Mr. Tripodi comes to Akin Gump from Wilson Sonsini, where he was a partner.