The wealth protection team at Shoosmiths has been given a further boost with the appointment of partner Rachael Brook, an expert in the farming and equine sectors, and Robert Nieri, a specialist charity lawyer.

Rachael BrookRachael – a member of both The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Agricultural Law Association – has significant experience in the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and lifetime tax efficient succession planning including the difficult issue of diversification for farming businesses.

Leading international law firm Ashurst is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Skordas as a partner in its Infrastructure and Energy practice in Melbourne.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that Michael Siekman and Jenny Chen have joined the Intellectual Property (IP) practice as partners based in the Boston office. The duo builds upon Boston’s active and diverse IP practice and will complement the Firm’s robust legal service offering to the life sciences and health industries.

Mayer Brown announced that Carl von Merz has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice in Houston, where he will serve as the head of the US Upstream Oil & Gas group. Mr. von Merz’s arrival further solidifies the firm’s commitment to strategic expansion in the energy sector. Mr. von Merz was previously an oil and gas transactional partner at Bracewell LLP.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its award-winning Labor and Employment Practice in Phoenix with the addition of Stephanie J. Quincy and Lindsay J. Fiore.

“We are thrilled to welcome these two talented attorneys,” noted Greenberg Traurig Labor & Employment Practice Co-Chair Naomi G. Beer. “In this time of unprecedented uncertainty due to the global pandemic, experienced attorneys like Stephanie and Lindsay are well positioned to help companies navigate new and complex labor and employment challenges.”

Global law firm Goodwin announced the addition of Joshua Ratner as partner in the firm’s Private Equity practice, resident in the New York office. 

DLA Piper announces that Jonathan Earle will be joining the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the London office. Jonathan’s appointment follows this month’s hire of private equity partner Piero Carbone from McDermott Will & Emery, and the recent additions of Tracey Renshaw (Clifford Chance) and Martin Nelson-Jones (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer), all into London Corporate.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced that high-profile, life sciences compliance thought leader and litigator Haiyan Tang has left her recent in-house position as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer of a leading private equity healthcare fund in China and rejoined the firm as a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, based in San Diego. Tang will relocate to Shanghai in the near term.

Arnold & Porter is pleased to announce that Ben Fackler has joined the firm's Corporate & Finance practice as a partner, resident in the firm's San Francisco office. Mr. Fackler brings more than 20 years of experience in advising companies and financial sponsors on complex mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and capital-raising transactions in a range of industries and across stages of corporate development.

Global law firm Dentons has recruited tax partner Jean-Luc Fisch as Head of the Tax practice in Luxembourg.