Morgan Lewis today welcomes corporate lawyer Ayesha Waheed, who focuses on international energy and infrastructure transactions, as a partner resident in London. Ayesha has significant experience throughout Europe and in emerging markets in Africa and Asia, particularly Southeast Asia. She arrives from Latham & Watkins. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the hire of transportation finance lawyer Alison Weal, previously with White & Case LLP, as a partner in the firm’s London office. Alison will serve Winston’s transportation finance clients and also work with the firm’s aviation and maritime practices. More >>

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Stockford as a Partner in the Commercial Dispute Resolution practice. Claire will join the London team from Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP in August 2019. More >>

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Tim Webb and Emma Maher as real estate partners in its London office. They join K&L Gates from Greenberg Traurig, LLP. More >>

Dentons has expanded its insurance practice with the hire of a new Corporate Insurance partner in London, Adriana Cotter. Adriana joins after spending over 11 years at Sidley Austin. More >>

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that Paul Stewart will join the Firm as a Banking & Finance partner in the London office. Paul is currently a Banking partner at Ashurst. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that James Collis is joining the firm as a partner in its Financial Services Practice in the London office. Mr. Collis was formerly Managing Partner of Ashurst, and most recently a partner in its Banking Practice, focusing on acquisition finance and general banking law. More >>

Dentons has bolstered its global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group with the hire of partner Antonis Patrikios in London. Patrikios joins Dentons from the London branch of Fieldfisher LLP. More >>

Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Gavin Weir will join the firm as a partner in its London office. Mr. Weir will join from White & Case, where he has served as co-leader of its Financial Institutions M&A group. He is expected to join Akin Gump later this summer. More >>

Dechert has further expanded its market leading global finance practice with the hire of real estate finance partner Aparna Sehgal. Ms. Sehgal joins Dechert’s London office. Prior to joining the firm, Sehgal was a partner in the London office of Sidley Austin LLP. More >>