International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has hired Adam Lambert as a partner in the Employment and Labor Group.

Lambert, who joined the London office in October, has worked across a range of sectors, including asset management, professional services, publishing, manufacturing and hospitality. His experience includes large-scale employment disputes and global transactions. He was most recently a partner at Kingsley Napley.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its national public finance practice with the addition of Darren C. McHugh. A veteran tax and public finance lawyer, McHugh has joined the firm as a partner in its Austin office.

McHugh has extensive tax law experience as it relates to public finance transactions, including governmental, 501(c)(3), housing and healthcare bonds. He also advises clients regarding the structuring process and tax requirements associated with tax-exempt transactions.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Isamu “Sam” Inohara, a corporate, M&A and securities lawyer with significant international experience, has joined its Tokyo office as a partner. Inohara, who focuses on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, comes to Norton Rose Fulbright from Morrison & Foerster in Tokyo.

Inohara has nearly two decades’ experience counselling public and private global Japanese and US-based companies on major cross-border acquisitions in various sectors, including financial institutions, transportation and technology.

Former K&L Gates partner is third to join firm’s Global Corporate practice since September.

Reed Smith announced the addition of Sandy K. Feldman as a partner in the rapidly expanding Global Corporate Group in the firm’s New York office. Formerly a partner at K&L Gates LLP in New York, he brings significant cross-border, international transactional experience in a wide range of industry sectors.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is pleased to announce that Julianne Hughes-Jennett has joined the firm as a partner in the London office.  

Julianne, who joins the firm from Hogan Lovells where she was a partner and head of the firm’s Business and Human Rights Group, has almost 20 years of experience advising on high profile litigation and arbitration matters.

Continuing its strategic growth in the Bay Area, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added intellectual property litigators Howard Chen and Harold “Hal” H. Davis as shareholders in its San Francisco office. They join from K&L Gates, where they were partners. Chen will also co-chair Greenberg Traurig’s China practice.
 

We are pleased to announce that we have continued our growth in the United States with our relocation to a new, larger office in Philadelphia, and the addition of Louis Kozloff as partner and Thomas Seery as associate.

We have increased our office space in Philadelphia by moving to 1600 Market Street. The move provides our 15-strong team with an improved working environment and enhanced client suite facilities.

Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown is pleased to announce the return of Luiz Gustavo Bezerra to its partnership, along with the arrival of five lawyers to its Environmental practice. Mr. Bezerra joins from Mattos Filho.

King & Spalding announced that Lawrence Yanowitch, Thomas Knox, Charles Katz, and Jeremy Schropp have joined the firm as partners in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group. The team focuses on mergers & acquisitions, emerging companies and venture capital and technology and outsourcing transactions, for a wide range of technology and aerospace, defense government services (ADG) companies and investors. The new team will continue to be based in Northern Virginia and will work closely with colleagues in the Washington, D.C.

Global law firm Goodwin announced that Kristopher Ring joined its Private Equity and Debt Finance practices as partner. He will be based in the firm’s new Santa Monica office.