Lawyer Ivo Gagliuffi joins the firm as co-head of the practice alongside economist Javier Coronado

Garrigues has launched the anti-trust, economic regulation and intellectual property practice in Lima, bringing on board lawyer Ivo Gagliuffi and economist Javier Coronado. With more than twenty years’ experience in the public and private sector, the pair will coordinate the practice and provide an integrated approach, from both a legal and economic standpoint, giving it a competitive advantage in the Peruvian market.

Leading commercial law firm Hill Dickinson is delighted to announce the addition of new partner Richard Lyons to the firm’s Construction and Commercial Arbitration team.

Based in the firm’s Hong Kong office with international cross-team support from Hill Dickinson’s Singapore and UK offices, Richard’s hire is the latest move by the firm to drive forward the growth of its non-marine offering in Asia.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Stephen Natoli will join as an experienced construction and infrastructure partner in Australia.

Stephen has over 16 years’ experience in infrastructure and construction law, with particular experience in major infrastructure projects, PPPs, healthcare, residential and commercial development, as well as dispute management representation on domestic and international projects.  He has been involved in several of Melbourne’s largest and most iconic projects.

DLA Piper announced that Margarita Oliva Sainz de Aja has joined DLA Piper as a partner and regional head of banking and finance – Latin America.

International law firm Bird & Bird today grows its Corporate practice with the appointment of partners Sarah (Ying) Zeng in Beijing and Morten Rosenmejer in Copenhagen.

The appointment of Sarah and Morten is a key part of the international growth plan for the Corporate practice: to bolster the group’s capabilities around M&A transactions across the firm. Sarah’s arrival is also aligned with Bird & Bird’s wider strategy to build its Chinese client base, particularly for outbound work.

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Shawn B. Cooley has joined the Firm as a partner. He is part of Weil’s Corporate Department and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

“We are excited to welcome Shawn, who brings critically important expertise to our market-leading practices that advise clients on foreign investment in U.S. companies and operations,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “He will be a fantastic addition to our firm.”

Appointment builds on recent additions of restructuring partners Matt Czyzyk and Ryan Dahl

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has strengthened its transatlantic restructuring and special situations offering with the appointment of Samuel Norris as a partner in its capital solutions and finance group, based in London.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas Kim has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.  Kim, formerly with Sidley Austin, will continue to practice in the areas of securities disclosure and regulation and corporate governance.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced that Geoffrey S. Berman, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), has joined as head of the White Collar Defense, Regulatory Enforcement & Investigations Practice and member of the Firm's Governance Committee. Mr. Berman will be based in New York.
 

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced that Stephanie Bergeron Perdue, former Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, has joined the firm as a Litigation partner in the Environmental, Safety & Incident Response group in the Austin office.