International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Evan Lam as a partner in the financial services regulatory group, based in Singapore.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (“Freshfields”) announced that Julie Elmer, one of the US Department of Justice’s leading antitrust trial lawyers, has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, DC. Ms. Elmer joins Freshfields from the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Technology and Financial Services section, where she led two of the DOJ’s last three merger trials, including its last trial victory in US v. Energy Solutions, Inc., et al.

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Daniel R.B. Nicholas has joined the Firm as a partner. He is part of Weil’s global Tax practice and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

“We are delighted to welcome Daniel to the Firm,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “His broad experience in the taxation of financial products will be an asset to Weil’s exceptional Tax practice and the capabilities we offer our clients.”

New London partner focuses on asset-backed securities, with an emphasis on consumer, real estate and fintech.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP announced that Matthew Duncan has joined the firm as a partner in London, strengthening the firm’s market-leading European Capital Markets team.

Hill Dickinson is delighted to announce the appointment of partner Fiona McLellan to its health team in London.

Fiona’s skills and experience will compliment those of the firm’s well-established health team in London, by adding her employment expertise.

Fiona joins from Hempsons where she worked as a partner for over eight years and headed up the firm’s health employment team in the south.

With 20 years’ experience in employment law, Fiona has successfully represented clients for many years at employment tribunal hearings across the UK.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global International Trade Practice with the addition of Iain MacVay as a partner in London.

King & Spalding has hired antitrust and competition trial lawyer Robert M. Cooper as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.

Cooper’s practice covers complex commercial litigation, governmental investigations and transactional matters, specifically focused on antitrust and competition issues. He has represented clients across a variety of industries, including airlines, financial services, healthcare and private equity.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Kasey L. Lekander as a partner in its asset management and investment funds practice. She joins the firm from Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Zayd Alathari, an intellectual property lawyer with experience in the Middle East and the US, has joined its Riyadh office as a partner.

Alathari joins the Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm in association with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), where he led the company’s IP initiatives as its Senior Manager & IP Counsel in the Middle East and Africa.

Joining from Allen & Overy, Cliff has more than a decade of experience acting for major international and regional banks and financial institutions in investigations and enforcement actions conducted by financial regulators and law enforcement agencies in Hong Kong, China, US, UK and other European countries. He has acted on a large number of complex, cross-border regulatory, corruption and FCPA investigations, including some of the most significant regulatory matters impacting on Hong Kong's financial institutions in recent years.