International law firm Bird & Bird announced it has hired a new partner for its London legal office.

International law firm Stephenson Harwood has boosted its intellectual property practice with the partner hire of Alexandra Pygall. Alexandra joins from Covington & Burling LLP where she was a senior associate. Prior to that she was at Clifford Chance LLP for nearly ten years. Alexandra has a wide range of experience in IP matters, both contentious and non-contentious, across all IP rights – patents, trade marks, design rights and copyright – and associated rights in confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets). She has particular expertise in the life sciences, luxury brands and financial services sectors.

Miller Starr Regalia, a leading California real estate law firm, announced today the hiring of Vice President & General Counsel of J.F. Shea Co., Inc., Paul Mosley, the hiring of Blake Wettengel of McConnell, Dunning & Barwick LLP, and the opening of its new office in Southern California. The new office will be located at 4695 MacArthur Court in Newport Beach.  Miller Starr Regalia’s other offices are in Walnut Creek and Palo Alto.

The international law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that John Verrill has joined the Firm’s London office as a partner in the insolvency and financial restructuring group.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Donna Ager as a partner in its Asset Finance team in London.