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Spencer Fane Adds Litigation Partner Thomas Moring In Phoenix

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Spencer Fane added Thomas Moring as a partner in the firm’s Phoenix office and Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Moring represents clients in complex business and real estate disputes in state and federal courts, including appellate courts.

Bilzin Sumberg Adds Tax And Private Wealth Lawyers Mauricio Rivero And Adriana Ortiz

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Bilzin Sumberg expanded its Tax and Private Wealth practice with the addition of Mauricio D. Rivero as a partner and Adriana O. Ortiz as an associate.

Sidley Adds Private Funds Partner Ryan McNish In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Sidley announced that Ryan McNish has joined the firm as a partner in its Investment Funds practice in Chicago. McNish joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in the Investment Funds Practice Group.

Jones Day Adds Real Estate Finance Partner Zena Ho In Los Angeles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2026

Jones Day announced that Zena Ho has joined the firm as a partner in its Los Angeles office and Financial Markets Practice. Ho focuses on real estate and real estate finance transactions for lenders, REITs, private equity funds, and real estate companies.

WilmerHale Adds Hugh Murtagh As Bankruptcy And Financial Restructuring Practice Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2026

WilmerHale announced that Hugh Murtagh has joined the firm as a partner and chair of its transactional Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice in New York. Murtagh advises companies, creditors, sponsors, financing sources, purchasers, and other stakeholders throughout the restructuring process.

Davis Polk Adds Media And Entertainment Partner Glen Mastroberte In Los Angeles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2026

Davis Polk announced that Glen Mastroberte has joined the firm as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in Los Angeles. Mastroberte advises clients across the media, entertainment, and sports industries.

Watson Farley & Williams Deploys SwiftConnect Mobile Access At New London Headquarters

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2026

Watson Farley & Williams has deployed SwiftConnect’s mobile access technology at its new London headquarters at 25 Moorgate, moving more than 450 lawyers and staff to mobile-only workplace credentials.

Quarles Elects Nine Attorneys To Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Quarles & Brady has elected nine attorneys to the firm's partnership across its Corporate, Health & Life Sciences, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights and Product Liability practices.

Akin Adds Filippo Durazzo As London Private Equity Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Akin has added Filippo Durazzo as a corporate partner in London, continuing the expansion of its global private equity platform.

Debevoise Adds Neal J. Reenan And Ian Bushner As Private Equity M&A Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Debevoise & Plimpton has added Neal J. Reenan and Ian Bushner as partners in its Mergers & Acquisitions Group in New York, further expanding the firm's private capital platform.

Morrison Foerster Adds Chris Grey As London M&A Partner And UK Tech Sector Lead

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Morrison Foerster has added Chris Grey as a partner in its M&A Practice Group and named him UK Tech Sector Lead, continuing the law firm's expansion of its transactional and technology capabilities in London.

LawVu Launches Lens AI Contract Analysis Tool For Entire Contract Portfolios

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

LawVu has launched Lens, a new artificial intelligence contract analysis tool designed to give in-house legal teams visibility across their entire contract portfolio and identify risks, obligations and commercial opportunities before they become problems.

Latham & Watkins Adds Lisa Kattan As Partner And ITC Practice Co-Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Latham & Watkins has added Lisa Kattan as a partner in its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of the International Trade Commission Practice in Washington, D.C., strengthening the firm's capabilities across Section 337 investigations and patent disputes.

A&O Shearman Adds Gabriel Boghossian And Sarah de Ste Croix As Global Co-Heads Of Secondaries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

A&O Shearman has hired Gabriel Boghossian and Sarah de Ste Croix as Global Co-Heads of Secondaries, along with their full London-based team, expanding the firm's private capital platform.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Ben Patton As Head Of London Construction Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Greenberg Traurig has added Ben Patton as a shareholder and head of its London Construction Practice, expanding the law firm's real estate, construction and infrastructure capabilities in the U.K.

Weil Names Peter Feist U.S. Co-Head Of Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has named Peter Feist a partner and U.S. Co-Head of its Private Equity practice as the veteran deal lawyer returns to the firm in New York.

Squire Patton Boggs Appoints Abby Brown Americas Chair Of Global Corporate Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed partner Abby Brown as Americas Chair of its Global Corporate Practice, expanding her leadership responsibilities across the firm's corporate platform in the region.

O’Melveny Adds Former SEC Enforcement Chief Counsel D. Mark Cave As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

O’Melveny has added D. Mark Cave, former Chief Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, as a partner in its White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations Practice in Washington, D.C.

WilmerHale Appoints Jeremy Kosky As Head Of London Disputes Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2026

WilmerHale has appointed Jeremy Kosky as head of its Disputes Practice in London, adding an international commercial litigator with more than 30 years of experience.

Novara Advisory Partners Names Tony Andriotis As Partner And Global Head Of Litigation & Regulatory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2026

Novara Advisory Partners has appointed Tony Andriotis as Partner and Global Head of Litigation & Regulatory, adding approximately two decades of experience in international arbitration, cross-border litigation and regulatory matters to the firm's advisory platform.

WilmerHale Adds Charlie Lightfoot As International Arbitration Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2026

WilmerHale has added Charlie Lightfoot as a partner in its International Arbitration Practice in London, expanding the firm's capabilities across international arbitration and complex cross-border disputes.

Simpson Thacher Adds Six Partners To Asset Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has added six partners across New York and London to expand its capabilities in asset management M&A, GP-stakes transactions, secondaries and strategic sponsor transactions.

WilmerHale: Former SEC Acting Enforcement Director Sam Waldon Joins As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2026

WilmerHale has added former Securities and Exchange Commission senior enforcement official Sam Waldon as a partner in its Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group within the firm's Securities and Financial Services Department.

Covington Elects 15 New Partners Across Five Global Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2026

Covington has elected 15 lawyers to its partnership across offices in Brussels, Dubai, New York, San Francisco and Washington, expanding the firm's capabilities across litigation, regulatory, technology, life sciences, government contracts, capital markets, tax and project development.

Haynes Boone Adds Louise Woods As Chair Of International Disputes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Haynes Boone has added Louise Woods as a partner and Chair of International Disputes in its London office, strengthening the firm's international arbitration and energy disputes capabilities.

Penningtons Manches Cooper Adds Jean-François Le Gal As Partner And Head Of International Arbitration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Penningtons Manches Cooper has appointed Jean-François Le Gal as a partner and head of international arbitration within its commercial dispute resolution team, strengthening the international law firm's cross-border disputes capabilities.

Dentons Adds Ed Hunnisett As London Pensions Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Dentons has recruited Ed Hunnisett as a partner in its Employment and Pensions practice in London, expanding the firm's capabilities as employers and trustees address increasingly complex pension scheme decisions.

Latham & Watkins Adds Greg Van Houten As Insurance Recovery Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Latham & Watkins has added Greg Van Houten as a partner in its Complex Commercial Litigation Practice in Washington, D.C., expanding the firm's insurance recovery capabilities.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Shan Khan As Finance Shareholder In Dallas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Greenberg Traurig has added Shan A. Khan as a shareholder in its Finance Practice in Dallas, continuing the law firm's expansion of its Texas transactional platform. Khan joins Greenberg Traurig from Kirkland & Ellis.

King & Spalding Adds Ted Dillman As Restructuring Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

King & Spalding has added Ted Dillman as a partner in its Finance & Restructuring practice group in New York, continuing the law firm's expansion of its restructuring platform.