Charles Russell Speechlys announces the appointment of Partner, Maher Al Nashar, who joins the Firm’s Litigation team in Dubai. Maher joins Charles Russell Speechlys from Clyde & Co and is the third international Partner to join the Firm this year.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and its Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of partners Aaron Kenavan and Jamie Palmer in Sydney.

White & Case Chair Heather McDevitt said: The addition of two highly experienced and widely respected M&A partners supports the strategic growth of our Global M&A Practice in Australia and elsewhere. The new partners will complement our strong Project Development and Finance and Financial Restructuring and Insolvency practices in Australia.

Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that litigators and former prosecutors Ashley Lynam and Jacob Sand have joined the firm to continue their practice on complex litigation matters, high-profile investigations, and corporate compliance and public company board representations. Arriving from Montgomery McCracken and resident in Morgan Lewis’s Philadelphia office, Ashley joins with Jacob arriving later this month.

Mayer Brown announced that Chris McGarry has joined the firm as a partner in its global Structured Finance and Private Capital groups. He joins from White & Case, where he led the firm’s European collateralised loan obligations (CLO) practice and English law securitisation practice.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has reinforced its commitment to growth in the London market by welcoming two lawyers, Restructuring & Insolvency Shareholder Aaron Harlow and International Arbitration Of Counsel Michael Cottrell.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced that James Grimwood, a leading private equity M&A lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in its London office.

Originally announced in October, 2024, Mr. Grimwood’s arrival further expands and strengthens the firm’s growing M&A and private equity practices in London, positioning the firm to meet increasing demand from its financial sponsor clients in the UK and internationally.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has strengthened its corporate transactional offering in the Middle East by hiring Noor Al Heialy as partner in its Dubai office.

Joining Simmons from another international law firm, Noor brings an excellent track record advising on domestic and cross-border transactions and joint venture arrangements – with a strong focus on private equity matters.

Shoosmiths announces that the firm has brought in a six-person intellectual property (IP) team, led by partners Dominic Farnsworth and Leigh Smith, who are set to add strength and depth to the firm’s market-leading IP capability, as well as add new high-profile clients in the technology, financial services and consumer brands sectors.

At the beginning of January, the Polish office of Eversheds Sutherland was joined by a new five-person team specialising in mergers and acquisitions, led by Tomasz Zak. The addition of the new team has significantly strengthened the firm's Corporate and M&A practice, which now consists of 15 lawyers.

Addleshaw Goddard continues to grow with a strategic partner hire in Germany. In January 2025, Marijke van der Most will strengthen the employment law practice. She joins Addleshaw Goddard’s Frankfurt office from employment law boutique Pusch Wahlig. She is accompanied by Pauline Kuhn, who will join as Managing Associate in Berlin in March.