Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Joshua Kaplan has joined the firm as a partner in the London office. He will be a member of the corporate practice. Kaplan comes to the firm from Checkout.com—a leading global payment solution provider headquartered in London—where he served as its chief operating officer and general counsel since 2017.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce that top litigator Clarissa Coleman will join the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice in London. Clarissa joins from K&L Gates, where she was also a partner.

Clifford Chance strengthens Tech Group with hire of Simon Persoff Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announces that Simon Persoff will be joining the global Corporate Practice, as a partner in the firm’s Tech Group, based in London. Simon joins Clifford Chance from DLA Piper, where he acted as a Senior Consultant advising on data protection, privacy, cyber security and banking secrecy issues.