King & Spalding announced that litigation and trial lawyer Eric White has joined the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office.
A group of environmental litigators have joined Duane Morris LLP in the firm’s Trial Practice Group. Partner Gregory J. Newmark and special counsel Viviana L. Heger will be part of the firm’s Los Angeles office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Newmark was a principal and Heger was of counsel at Meyers Nave.
Davis Polk announced that prominent M&A lawyer Michael Diz has joined the firm as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in Northern California.
Cadwalader has strengthened its Financial Restructuring team with the addition of Douglas Mintz.
Akin announced that Sean Conway has rejoined the firm as a partner in the telecom, media and technology practice (TMT) in Washington, D.C. Conway brings high-level government experience having served most recently in the Department of Commerce as deputy chief counsel for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and previously at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Weightmans has welcomed three new partners to its Manchester office.
The healthcare litigation team is joined by Jessica Neary, formerly a partner at Hill Dickinson. Jessica specialises in clinical negligence litigation, representing both NHS Trusts and private medical providers.
Gateley has significantly bolstered its Middle East-based legal services offering with the appointment of a six-strong corporate team led by new Dubai managing partner and head of corporate, Darren Harris.
Darren has been joined by corporate partner Nora Al Muhamad, legal directors Amun Bashir, Nadine Wilson and Gemma Kotak, who is a former Gateley trainee, and associate Norlisa Hanlon Rosslee.
Extensive cross-border experience, covering the full range of asset classes in the derivatives space, with a particular focus on longevity, securitisation structures and finance-linked derivatives.
Third consecutive female partner hire in the firm's Financial Markets and Products (FMP) practice in the last 12 months.
Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Joanna Nicholas as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team as the firm expands its collateralized loan obligations (CLO) capability in the US.
Nicholas, who joins Clifford Chance from Mayer Brown, has more than 20 years of experience advising collateral managers, arrangers, and investors on new issue CLOs, resets, refinancings, warehouse facilities, and other complex financings.
Paul Hastings LLP announced that antitrust lawyer Stephen McIntyre has joined the firm as a partner in Los Angeles, strengthening the firm’s global antitrust and competition practice on the West Coast.