Duane Morris LLP announced that Steve Nichol has joined as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in the Duane Morris London office. Nichol enhances the firm’s global construction litigation capabilities. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Nichol was partner at Trowers & Hamlins LLP.

“We’re excited to have Steve join the firm,” said Matthew A. Taylor, CEO and Chairman of Duane Morris. “He is a strong litigator and will be a great addition to our robust construction practice and expanding London office.”

Elias Expands Transactional Tax Offering, Particularly for Emerging Growth, Real Estate, M&A, Fund and Private Equity Work

Pillsbury has hired Peter Elias as a new Tax partner in the firm’s San Diego office. Elias, who focuses on the structuring and implementation of tax-advantaged structures for a wide range of business and investment transactions, was previously a partner at Jones Day.

Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that highly respected M&A attorney Lisa O’Neill has joined the firm’s London office as a partner, further strengthening Milbank’s global corporate capabilities.

WATSON FARLEY & WILLIAMS (“WFW”) IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERT PHILIPP KÄRCHER HAS JOINED THE FIRM IN FRANKFURT TODAY AS A PARTNER. PRIOR TO JOINING WFW, HE WAS A PARTNER AT AGS LEGAL RECHTSANWÄLTE IN THE SAME CITY.

Philipp focusses primarily on corporate, commercial and construction law disputes in the transport, energy and infrastructure sectors. He is especially well regarded for his expertise in corporate litigation, regularly advising on partnership, shareholder and joint venture disputes, including director and officer liability cases.

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to announce that Ryan Black has joined the firm ‎as Partner in the Vancouver office. Ryan practises technology-related corporate law, ‎with a particular focus on internet technologies, ecommerce, video games and esports. ‎

The award-winning Real Estate Practice at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added two real estate shareholders in the firm’s Chicago office. Joining the team are Elizabeth H. Friedgut, who was previously with DLA Piper, and Andrew S. Ryerson, previously with Polsinelli.

The London office of Gateley Legal has announced the appointment of a new partner to the Commerce, Technology and Media (CTM) team.

Sarah Reynolds will help clients to navigate the changing risks in complex strategic sourcing and technology integration programs. She will also grow the London practice by building on the company’s existing innovation platform to drive efficiency and enhance the client experience across the group.

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired energy law specialist, Dr Stefan Schroeder, as a partner to its Dusseldorf office.

Stefan's practice focuses on compliance with European and German energy regulatory requirements including the representation of clients in ""abusive practices"" proceedings before the German Federal Network Agency, the regulatory body for the gas and electricity sector, as well as complaint proceedings against decisions of the German Federal Network Agency.

The Guildford office of Gateley Legal has appointed James Lawrence as a partner in its Residential Development team.

James joins from Surrey-headquartered Mundays LLP, where he worked from 2004 and helped establish the London office in June 2015.

On joining Gateley Legal, James said: ""It's an exciting time to be joining the business in Guildford, as we look to further grow the Residential Development team.

Eversheds Sutherland has further strengthened its Litigation & Disputes practice with the appointment of Wesley Pang as Partner in the Arbitration team. Wesley joined the Hong Kong practice on 6 January 2020.

Wesley has broad experience in advising global corporate clients on major, cross-border disputes. He also acts for clients on investor-State cases, on both contentious and non-contentious issues.