Arrival of Mike Turner and Shing Lo will further enhance the firm's Tech Practice in London and Europe.

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Mike Turner and Shing Lo will join the London office as partners in the Emerging Companies Practice and Corporate Department. Prominent in their field, Turner and Lo have extensive experience in advising entrepreneurs, investors, and companies in Europe's expanding tech scene.

Pinsent Masons has appointed Dr Anne Sammon as an Employment partner in its Employment and Reward group in London where she will focus on clients within the Financial Services sector.

Anne joins from Simmons & Simmons, where she has been for the last 8 years, and was a Managing Associate within the Employment team.

DLA Piper announced that Justin Ilhwan Park has joined the firm's Patent Litigation practice as a partner based in Washington, DC.

Park has a global practice focused on advising Asia-based companies, particularly in South Korea. This includes representing multinational corporations in actions in federal district, appellate and state courts, as well as in international arbitration and mediation.

The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT strengthens its competence in the area of Corporate / M&A and further expands its still young Hamburg office: as of March this year, Dr Christian Ulrich Wolf strengthens the office in the Hanseatic city as an equity partner. Mr Wolf comes from Watson Farley & Williams where he has worked since 2008, becoming a partner in 2009.

Ulrich Wolf specializes in advising national and international companies and Financial investors in company acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital transactions

Global law firm White & Case LLP announced that Todd Wolynski has rejoined its New York office as a partner. Wolynski served as a White & Case associate from 2006 to 2013 and returns to the Firm as a member of its Global Asset Finance Practice.

""Todd is an extremely capable lawyer with a demonstrated ability to lead in complex and difficult negotiations,"" said Justin Benson, Global Head of White & Case's Global Asset Finance Practice. ""We have been looking forward to his return to the Firm.""

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Jacqueline A. Mrachek as a shareholder in its Minneapolis office. Mrachek joins from Faegre Baker Daniels, where she co-led the firm’s employment litigation practice.

Jeffrey Rubinger and Summer LePree join as the Firm continues to strengthen presence in Miami as a gateway to the Americas. Baker McKenzie has added experienced tax planning and transactional lawyers Jeffrey Rubinger and Summer LePree as Partners in its North America Tax Practice, based in Miami.

Global, sector-focussed law firm HFW continues its growth in Australia with the partner promotion of energy and renewable specialist Jo Garland and the partner hire of regulatory and product liability specialist Dr Michael Maxwell from Clayton Utz. They are both based in HFW's Perth office.
Gavin Vallely, Managing Partner Australia, HFW:

Orrick announced that Keily Blair and James Lloyd have joined the firm’s London office as partners to launch a practice helping companies address cyber and privacy litigation and regulatory enforcement exposure in the UK and EU.