DLA Piper announced that Ellen Scordino, Susan Krumplitsch and April Abele Isaacson have joined the firm's Patent Litigation practice and Life Sciences sector. Scordino joins as a partner based in the Boston office, Krumplitsch joins as a partner in Silicon Valley and Isaacson joins as of counsel in San Francisco.

The group brings extensive experience representing pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and medical device companies in patent litigation and other intellectual property matters.

Global law firm Reed Smith has announced the hire of Adela Mues as partner in its Global Corporate Group, just weeks after welcoming a five-partner corporate team to the firm’s new office in Brussels.

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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that Ren Niemann will join as a major projects, construction and government partner in Brisbane.

Ren advises government and corporate clients on construction, infrastructure and procurement projects across many sectors including defence, transport, health, education, waste, water, telecommunications and energy. He is a trusted adviser to the Queensland Government, government-owned entities and agencies, and major councils, and also acts for a range of large infrastructure, mining and property companies and financiers.

European law firm Fieldfisher is pleased to announce the launch of its Brussels Banking and Finance Practice with the appointment of Sofie Heremans as Partner in its Brussels office.

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to announce that Mike Reid has joined the firm as a Partner in the Vancouver office. Mike practises technology-related business law, with a particular focus on corporate, commercial and ‎information technology matters.‎ ‎

Mayer Brown announced that oil and gas practitioner Philip Lau has joined the firm as a Corporate & Securities partner in Houston. Previously, Mr. Lau was a partner in the energy group at Locke Lord, serving as the co-chair of that firm's Construction Law practice group.

Experienced healthcare attorney Antonia “Toni” Peck has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner. Peck will practice in the firm’s Research Triangle Park office.

Law firm Shoosmiths is pushing ahead with its ambitious growth strategy in Northern Ireland with the appointment of leading real estate lawyer Mark Blair.
Mark is well-known in the Northern Irish property market and his appointment is a key hire in broadening the UK-wide firm’s skill base and profile in the region.

Wholesale financial services expert Sam Tyfield is the latest partner recruited to UK law firm Shoosmiths’ corporate team.

Sam, who has a wealth of experience as a corporate lawyer at both large international firms and a trading company, is an expert in the rules and regulations governing the wholesale financial services sector.

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Stanley A. Freeman has joined the firm in Washington DC as partner. With more than 25 years of experience, Mr. Freeman’s arrival expands the firm’s education service offering with a practice focused on the representation of postsecondary institutions and adjacent clients in higher education. Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Freeman was a partner at Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville.