Global law firm White & Case LLP has added three new partners to its rapidly growing Global Financial Restructuring and Insolvency (FRI) Practice in the US. Jessica Boelter and Bojan Guzina join the Firm’s FRI Practice in New York and Chicago, respectively, and Michael Andolina joins the Firm's Global Commercial Litigation Practice in Chicago. The move is a key component of the Firm's initiative to expand its company and sponsor-side work in the restructuring arena.

Global law firm Reed Smith announces the hire of Shervin Shameli as partner in its Global Corporate Group and London office. This latest hire marks the tenth partner to join the firm’s Global Corporate Group across EME in 2020.

Shameli has over thirteen years’ experience in the funds space and joins from MJ Hudson, a specialist funds focused firm, where he was head of private funds at MJ Hudson Law. He has also previously worked at Proskauer Rose and SJ Berwin, and has undertaken secondments with Universities Superannuation Scheme and the European Investment Fund.

King & Spalding announced that Tim FitzSimons has joined as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in its Chicago office.

Global law firm Goodwin announced that Richard Semple will join the firm’s Real Estate Finance practice as a partner in the London office.

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo has further strengthened its key practice areas with the appointment of Elena Aguilar as a Partner of its Corporate department, currently formed of 12 partners.

Elena Aguilar specialises in corporate law, focusing on domestic and international M&A. In recent years, she has been particularly active advising private equity funds.

International law firm Bird & Bird grows its Dispute Resolution practice with the appointment of commercial litigation specialist Lijun Chui as a partner in Singapore.

Allison Stillman brings a wealth of industry-leading digital copyright experience to the firm’s growing Connectivity, Privacy & Information Practice.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added two nationally-recognized data privacy and security attorneys from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) to the firm’s Global Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Shareholder Jena M. Valdetero joins in Chicago and Shareholder David A. Zetoony in Denver.

Squire Patton Boggs continues the global expansion of its International Disputes Resolution (IDR) Practice with the addition of Michelle Glassman Bock, who joins the firm as a partner from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. Splitting her time between the firm’s Brussels and Washington DC offices, Ms. Bock is the latest addition to the firm’s IDR practice, which has recently hired team members in New York, London, Singapore, Dubai, and Milan and consists of more than 140 practitioners across 20 countries.

Global law firm Ashurst is pleased to announce the appointment of Hilary Goodier as Partner and global Chief Operating Officer of its NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance.