Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Dominic Ross as a new partner in London. Ross joins White & Case from Ashurst, where he was a partner, and brings more than 12 years’ experience. More >>

The Corporate Claims team at Eversheds Sutherland continues to grow with the hire of Louise Bland who joins Nicola Lashmar and Paul Coppin as a Partner. More >>

Dentons has bolstered its Corporate Tax practice in London with the hire of partner James Meakin. James joins the Firm from Charles Russell Speechlys where he was also a partner. James is the second Tax partner to join Dentons in London in the last few months. His hire follows the recruitment of partner Alex Tostevin from Weil Gotshal & Manges in June 2017. More >>

Simmons & Simmons has today announced the appointment of a new partner to its Financial Markets practice. The arrival of real estate partner, Simon Gardiner reinforces the firm’s commitment to the real estate market, focusing on funds, financial institutions and other key players in this market. More >>

A&O welcomes Eve Giles as a partner in the white-collar crime team. Eve joins from Kingsley Napley where she has been a partner since 2009. More >>

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the hire of Jane Williams as London-based partner in the firm’s pre-eminent UK Professional and Financial Disputes (PFD) group. More >>

Alison joins from Squire Patton Boggs where she was a partner in the London litigation team and national head of the property litigation practice. Prior to that she was a director at Wragge & Co. Alison has particular expertise in working with technology companies, corporate occupiers and property companies including developers, investment funds, commercial landlords, occupational tenants, retailers and banks on their property disputes. Alison acted as chair of the Property Litigation Association until November last year. More >>

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, announced today that Lewis Jones, an energy transactions specialist, has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its Global Projects group. Lewis was previously a partner for almost five years with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP an international law firm in London. Prior to this, he was a partner with Vinson and Elkins, which included several years spent based in the United Arab Emirates. More >>

Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP announced today that Kumar Tewari and John C. Ahern have joined the firm to head up and lead its Banking and Financial Services practices, respectively, in London. The move signifies Katten’s commitment to expand two of the firm’s core practice areas— financial services and banking transactions (in particular, real estate finance)—and strategically grow its London office. More >>

Akin Gump today announced that Julian Nichol will be joining the firm in London as a partner in its global project finance practice. Mr. Nichol, who focuses on project finance and transactional energy and natural resources matters, comes to Akin Gump from Bracewell in London, where he headed the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) power group and co-headed the firmwide oil and gas practice. More >>