Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is expanding its global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice with the addition of Alison Elko Franklin as a shareholder in the firm's Atlanta office. Franklin, who joins from Dentons, will advise clients on a broad range of restructuring matters, including corporate reorganizations, municipal reform, creditors’ rights litigation, and distressed acquisitions.

TLT has appointed contentious insolvency expert and Indian insolvency specialist Kanika Kitchlu-Connolly as partner in its banking and restructuring team in London.

Her experience includes advising insolvency practitioners, directors and boards of directors on contentious insolvency, advisory and general commercial litigation matters. She advises clients on fraud and asset recovery, often with an international and cross-border element.

John Hartley has joined the financial crime and regulatory team at Shoosmiths, the UK law firm.

Having more than 14 years’ practice in criminal law, specialising in white collar crime, John brings a depth and breadth of experience covering all aspects of the criminal and regulatory investigation process.

International legal practice Osborne Clarke expands its Banking and Finance team in Amsterdam with  the arrival of Axel van der Staak.

Leading international law firm, Clifford Chance today announced that Richard Crosby will be joining the firm's Global Corporate team and Financial Institutions Group as Partner and will be based in London.

Richard joins Clifford Chance from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he is a Corporate Partner specialising in advising banks and other financial institutions.

Bevan Brittan LLP has strengthened its national property team with the appointment of two new partners – Dalee Kaur and Mark Paget Skelin.

Dalee Kaur, who will be based in London, has significant experience in all areas of planning and infrastructure law, particularly in the retail, housing, office, leisure and mixed-use development and regeneration sectors.

Global law firm Reed Smith announces that Clément Fouchard has joined as a partner in its Energy and Natural Resources Group in the firm’s Paris office.

He joins from Linklaters where he spent nearly six years as a managing associate. He also previously worked at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier and Clifford Chance.

Orrick announced that leading corporate advisor Ed Lukins has joined the firm as a partner based in London. He joins from Cooley, where he helped found the London office.

King & Spalding announced that Sumon Dantiki, Senior Counselor to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), joins the firm as a partner in the Special Matters and Government Investigations team in Washington D.C.

In his role at the FBI, Dantiki spearheaded legal advice to the agency’s senior leadership regarding national security issues, including cybersecurity, data breaches, security and privacy, and transformational technologies, such as cryptocurrencies and facial recognition.

The global law firm Jones Day announces that Rick van ’t Hullenaar will join the Firm's Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice as a Partner in its Amsterdam Office starting 1 November, 2019.