King & Spalding has recruited Derek Meilman as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice in London. Meilman, who was previously a partner at Hogan Lovells in New York and London, is qualified as an attorney in New York State and as a solicitor in England & Wales and the Republic of Ireland. More >>

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Steve Smith as partner in the Corporate Crime and Investigations team. A prominent white-collar crime lawyer, Steve joins from financial services group Nomura International Plc where he was deputy head of financial crime for EMEA. More >>

The Real Estate Sector team in the London office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has once again grown. Partha Pal and Carol Hopper are joining the team as shareholders. Earlier this year Trevor Cosgrove joined, adding to the firm’s construction capability and, more recently, Ben Eaton was added to enhance the firm’s European tax offering. Both Pal and Hopper are joining from Ropes & Gray. More >>

CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of rail and transport specialist David Moore as a partner in the Infrastructure and Project Finance team in London. David joins the firm from Dentons. More >>

David will join from Clyde & Co where he is global co-head of reinsurance and a senior partner in the specialty and energy teams. More >>

CMS is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Simpson as a Partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance group in London. He joins the firm from Shearman & Sterling LLP where he was Counsel in the Project Development & Finance Practice. More >>

Renowned white collar defence and investigations attorney Anne-Marie Ottaway will be joining the London office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a Shareholder in the firm’s White Collar Defence & Special Investigations Practice. Ottaway joins Shareholder Barry Vitou who launched Greenberg Traurig’s London-based white collar practice in May 2018. Also joining them will be Associate Gareth Hall. More >>

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Rosemarie Paul, one of the UK’s leading financial services contentious regulatory lawyers, as a partner in its growing litigation and enforcement practice in London. More >>

Global law firm Mayer Brown announced today that Ashley McDermott has joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in London as a partner. He will advise on a range of lending transactions, particularly those involving emerging markets. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that leading intellectual property attorney Nicola Dagg joined the Firm’s London office today. In addition, a talented group of IP lawyers that includes partners Daniel Lim and Katie Coltart and associates Jin Ooi and Steven Baldwin will also join Kirkland in London. More >>