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King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has bolstered its capital markets offering with the hire of partner Greg Stonefield, who joins from the partnership of Mayer Brown. Corporate finance specialist Stonefield has been at Mayer Brown for two years and was previously a partner at White & Case for more than a decade.
UK
London
Claimant firm Hausfeld has appointed John McElroy as a partner in its London office. He joins from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where he was a senior associate.
Druces has launched an international wealth and fiduciary practice with the hire of Penningtons Manches partners Robert Macro and Neil Morris.
Squire Patton Boggs has hired rail and transportation lawyer Andrew Herring as a partner in the real estate practice. He joins from the partnership of DWF.
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Hill Dickinson has expanded its offering in the private aviation sector, taking on Holman Fenwick Willan senior associate Jonathan Russell.
Ania Farren has joined Berwin Leighton Paisner as a partner in its international arbitration practice. Farren was previously a senior counsel at K&L Gates.
South
Andrew Ash has joined Withy King as a partner in Bath, heading its construction team. Ash joins from Osborne Clarke, where he was an associate director.
Howes Percival has expanded its Milton Keynes office with the recruitment of corporate commercial partner Edward Lee. He joins from Blake Morgan, where he was partner and head of corporate finance for Thames Valley.
North
Sage senior solicitor Jill Dovey has joined Newcastle firm Muckle as an associate in the IP and IT team.
Sheffield firm Graysons has appointed two new partners, Caroline Murray and Helen Donaghy. Clinical negligence lawyer Donaghy joins from Simpson Millar, where she was a solicitor, while property law specialist Murray has been promoted.
Pannone Corporate has expanded its real estate team. James Wynne joins the firm as a partner from Shoosmiths’ Manchester office, while Napthens lawyer Gareth Birch will be a senior solicitor in the real estate team.
Corporate and commercial law solicitor James Pressley has joined Kirwans in Merseyside from Excello Law, where he was a consultant solicitor. Chartered legal executive Katha Lunt has also joined from Blavo & Co, along with Blunts solicitor Laura O’Farrell and legal clerk Hannah Bibby.
Europe
International arbitration partner Patricia Nacimiento is joining Herbert Smith Freehills in Frankfurt. Nacimiento will join from the partnership of Norton Rose Fulbright in May.
Ashurst has recruited regulatory partner Maximilian Uibeleisen to its Frankfurt office. Uibeleisen previously worked at Noerr as an associated partner.
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Bryan Cave has expanded in Hamburg with the hire of corporate lawyers Hubertus Schröder and Tonio Sadoni. Schröder joins as counsel from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in Munich, while associate Sadoni moves from Latham & Watkins in Hamburg.
PLMJ has recruited counsel Pedro Lomba for its healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals team. Lomba previously worked for the firm as a senior associate and returns after taking a variety of roles in government and academia.
Swiss firm Froriep has appointed Julie Wynne as an estate management partner. Wynne was previously a senior associate at Bonnard Lawson.
US
Evelyn Kim has joined Baker & McKenzie’s San Francisco banking, finance and major project practice as a partner. She joins from Morgan Lewis & Bockius, where she was of counsel.
K&L Gates’ New York office has hired two partners from Katten Muchin Rosenman. Peter Shea joins the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice, while Sheri Chromow will work in the real estate group.
Michael Hacker has joined Covington & Burling as of counsel in the food, drug and device practice group in Washington DC. He joins from Merck & Co, where he was vice-president and assistant general counsel.
Africa
Wacef Bentaibi has joined Gide Loyrette Nouel in Casablanca as a partner, specialising in energy, infrastructure and transport. He was a senior associate at Allen & Overy (A&O).
Asia Pacific
Hogan Lovells has hired four partners in Sydney, its first major expansion since launching in the city last year. Corporate partner Andrew Crook and project and asset finance lawyer Ros O’Mally have joined from Gilbert & Tobin, while restructuring and litigation partner Scott Harris moves to the firm from DLA Piper. Leveraged and acquisition finance partner Richard Hayes joins from King & Wood Mallesons.
A&O has appointed Charlotte Robins as a partner in its regulatory practice in Hong Kong. She joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, where she was a partner for five years.
Offshore
Offshore firm Appleby has appointed three partners to its corporate practice group. Hong Kong-based Fiona Chan joins from Harney Westwood & Riegels, where she was counsel, while Andrew Jowett and Kate Storey have been promoted in BVI and Guernsey respectively.
The Bar
The Institute of Barristers’ Clerks has elected Nick Hill as chairman. Hill is senior clerk at 3 New Square and takes over from Brian Lee, practice development and marketing director at 7KBW Chambers.
Promotions
Pinsent Masons has promoted 18 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, with all but one being made up in the UK. Women account for 44 per cent of the promotions, while the financial services team saw the highest number of promotions.
Weightmans has promoted a trio of lawyers to the partnership, all based in the firm’s Liverpool head office. Sarah Conroy has been made up in the commercial disputes team, while Chris Grady and Liam McGuire have been promoted in the real estate and motor teams respectively.