Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce that Kate Stephenson has joined the Firm’s London office as a partner in the Restructuring Practice Group. Ms. Stephenson focuses her practice on providing professional support in financial restructurings and formal insolvency mandates for a wide range of stakeholders including individual lenders, steering committees, sponsors, borrowers and insolvency officeholders. Ms. Stephenson joins Kirkland from the London office of Weil Gotshal & Manges, and was previously with Allen & Overy. Ms. Stephenson holds an MA from the University of Cambridge. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Commercial Litigation Practice with the addition of Laura Durrant as a new partner in London. She began her career as an associate with Herbert Smith Freehills, and brings nearly 15 years of experience. More >>

International law firm Brown Rudnick LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its International Corporate practice with the appointment of Philip Watkins as a Partner in the London Office. Philip joins Brown Rudnick with Victoria Rodley, Counsel, from Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP. More >>

Global law firm DLA Piper has been joined by leading construction and infrastructure partner Sarah Thomas, along with four other lawyers. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that it has recruited leveraged finance lawyer, Paul Tannenbaum, as a partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in London. His appointment builds on Mayer Brown’s ongoing investment in its bank lending and finance capabilities and follows the recent hire of Stuart Brinkworth, who joined the London office as head of the European Leveraged Finance team in June. Paul was previously at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP More >>

Morgan Lewis continues to expand its European and global cross-border corporate capabilities in its London office with the addition of three new partners from Herbert Smith Freehills. Mark Geday, Nicholas Moore, and Tomasz Wozniak will soon join Morgan Lewis, adding a wealth of experience in a broad range of complex and cross-border corporate transactions. More >>

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Brendan Moylan and Conrad Andersen will join the London office as partners in the Corporate and Finance Departments, respectively. Widely recognized as leaders in their field, Moylan and Andersen focus on advising infrastructure funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and pension plans on a variety of complex domestic and international infrastructure transactions. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day continues to expand in Europe’s key financial centers with the arrival of Lee Federman and Ewen Scott, who will both join the Firm’s Banking, Finance & Securities Practice in its London Office. The arrivals of Messrs. Federman and Scott follow that of Ben Fox, who recently joined Jones Day’s Banking, Finance & Securities Practice in Amsterdam, and Dr. Michael Fischer who recently joined the Practice in Frankfurt. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Commercial Litigation Practice with the addition of Steven Baker as a new partner in London. Previously a partner at Olswang and Bird & Bird, he joins White & Case from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, where he was a partner, and brings more than 25 years of experience. More >>