International law firm Brown Rudnick announced that Angus Ford has joined the firm as head of UK & European Real Estate in London.

Global law firm Baker McKenzie announces that Agnieszka Skorupińska has joined as a partner in its International, Commercial and Trade practice. Based in the Warsaw office, she will lead the local sustainability and energy transition practice. Agnieszka’s hire underscores Baker McKenzie's commitment to supporting clients navigating the evolving demands of the global energy market.

Steptoe LLP has expanded its Government & Regulatory Litigation practice with the addition of appellate and government litigator Michelle Kallen. Michelle, previously with Jenner & Block, joins the firm as a partner in Washington, DC and as co-leader of the appellate practice.

Reed Smith announced that Saba Shatara has joined the firm’s national State Tax practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. Formerly with Drinker Biddle & Reath, Deloitte, and the California State Board of Equalization, Shatara brings a mix of private practice and state agency experience in a wide range of tax controversy matters before state and local tax agencies.

McGuireWoods continues growing its nationally recognized Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department with the arrival of Washington, D.C., partners Steven J. McCool and Julia M. Coleman, who have built distinguished careers defending clients in high-profile criminal prosecutions and investigations.

Holland & Knight has bolstered its International Trade Group with the addition of Christopher Stagg as a partner in Tysons, Virginia. Mr. Stagg brings deep experience handling complex and sensitive export control matters throughout his career. Previously, he served as a senior policy advisor at the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), where he was the deputy lead in revising the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Fried Frank announced that Todd Pollock has joined the firm as a partner in the Tax Department in New York. He joins from Goodwin Procter LLP, where he was a partner in the tax group and the business law department.

Pollock advises US and international clients on tax issues for investments in partnerships and joint ventures, real estate investments, private equity and real estate fund formations and investments, REITs, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate transactions and cross-border transactions.

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its real estate capabilities with the addition of partner Feroze Abbas. He joins the firm in London and will lead its planning and environmental law practice.

Feroze's practice covers all aspects of planning and environmental law, public sector governance and vires as well as housing regulation. His clients include developers, public bodies, investors and funds, whom he advises in relation to delivering varying types and mixes of regeneration and development schemes and regulatory compliance.

Clifford Chance is pleased to announce the arrival of two partners, Arnaud Fromion and Frédéric Guilloux, to its Global Financial Markets team. They will be based in the Paris office, further enhancing the firm's capabilities in this major European market.
Arnaud Fromion brings extensive experience in leveraged, acquisition, corporate and fund finance. He has represented banks, debt funds, financial sponsors, and corporate borrowers in various financing transactions and restructurings.

Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its privacy and cyber security experience across the Benelux region with the appointment of its latest lateral partner hire, Maarten Stassen.

Maarten joins the firm’s TMT team in Brussels from Crowell & Moring bringing extensive knowledge working both in-house and as external counsel to private and public sector clients across the globe.