Mr. Borrini brings to the firm 20 years of experience representing lenders and borrowers in all aspects of banking transactions, with a particular emphasis on real estate finance and emerging markets deals. He joins Morrison & Foerster to build the London office’s real estate finance (REF) practice, and is the fourth partner to join the firm’s European real estate practice in the past few years, following the arrivals of Florian Ehrich in Berlin, and Oliver s’Jacob and Luke Mines in London.

Mr. Kidd’s arrival further expands the firm’s cross-border investigations and white collar defense practice into securities and commodities fraud, cryptocurrency matters, and government contracting enforcement

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced that Hendrik Viaene has joined the Firm’s international antitrust practice in Brussels as partner. He joins a dynamic, experienced and ambitious team, widely recognised for its outstanding credentials in defending multinational corporations in international cartels and regularly securing complex merger clearances in Europe.

King & Spalding announced that Marisa Maleck rejoins the firm as a partner in the FDA and Life Sciences team, which is part of the Government Matters practice. Maleck, who most recently served as a senior counsel at Juul Labs and as a partner in King & Spalding’s Litigation & Global Disputes practice, will be based in the Washington, D.C., office.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Eugene C. Ryu as a partner in the labor, employment, and workplace safety practice. Ryu will lead the firm’s California labor and employment practice. He joins K&L Gates’ Los Angeles office from Littler Mendelson P.C., where he served on the firm’s board of directors.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has added veteran litigator Alexandra Bach Lagos as a shareholder with the Products Liability & Mass Torts team in Miami and the national Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Health Care Litigation group. A former partner with Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Miami, Bach Lagos will focus her practice on products liability and mass torts, including bet-the-company litigation for domestic and international pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers.

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has recruited partner Stuart Mathews to the Corporate team in Exeter.

Stuart specialises in corporate acquisitions and disposals and brings a vast array of experience across different sectors. He has a wealth of experience in handling joint ventures, shareholders' agreements, corporate reorganisations and LLP and partnership arrangements matters as well as advising corporate and individual clients at a regional, national and international level.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced that Gary Yin has joined the firm as a partner along with a team of associates.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced that Gary Yin has joined the firm as a partner along with a team of associates. Gary joins the disputes team as a litigator specialising in China-related commercial and international trade. The appointment further strengthens the firm’s well established commercial dispute resolution practice in Greater China.

Leading European law firm, Fieldfisher, has appointed Rehman (Rem) Noormohamed as a new partner into its pre-eminent technology, outsourcing and privacy (TOP) team.
 
Rem joins from Acuity Law, where he served as a partner, head of its TMT, privacy and IP law practice and the firm's CIO. Prior to that he was a partner at DWF and Michelmores.

DLA Piper is appointing Frank Valentin as partner to its Intellectual Property and Technology (IPT) Practice in Paris, joining with a team of four others on 15 January.