Orrick announced today that Jacqui Hatfield, a leading advisor on UK and European Fintech and payments regulation, will join the firm on September 4 as a partner in the Tech Companies Group in London. Jacqui will join from Reed Smith, where she served as head of the Non Contentious Regulatory Team within its Financial Industry Group. She will be the fifth partner to join Orrick’s London office in the past 18 months. More >>

McGuireWoods London continues the strategic expansion of its corporate practice with the addition of partner Jeremy Davis, who enhances the firm’s already formidable global mergers and acquisitions capabilities. More >>

Locke Lord continues its commitment to growing the Firm’s London office and team with the additions of two new Partners: Sean Donovan-Smith, an experienced funds formation and regulatory advisory lawyer, has joined as a Partner in the Investment Adviser & Alternative Funds Practice Group, and Ben Henry, a well-known data centre lawyer, has joined as a Partner in the Real Estate and Finance Practice Group.

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International law firm Bird & Bird today welcomes Samrad Nazer as a new Banking & Finance partner in the London office. This appointment forms part of the firm’s strategic growth plan for the Banking & Finance practice in London, specifically in acquisition and leveraged finance work.

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​Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Sullivan will join the firm later this year as a partner in the London office. Currently with Allen & Overy, Sullivan practices international commercial and investment treaty arbitration.

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Dentons is pleased to announce the hire of tax lawyer Alex Tostevin as a partner in London. He joins the Firm from Weil Gotshal & Manges where he was a senior associate. Prior to that, Alex was a senior associate at Clifford Chance. More >>

WilmerHale today announced that Justin Watts, PhD, and Matthew Shade, PhD, have joined the firm as partners in its London office, strengthening WilmerHale’s position as a firm of choice for complex patent litigation in the United Kingdom and for clients seeking an effective global strategy for their intellectual property disputes. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of partner Simon Jones, the former Leeds head of technology and global head of automotive at Eversheds Sutherland. More >>

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams will join the Firm as partners in the Corporate Real Estate practice, based in the London office. Both Mr. Rogers and Mr. Williams will join Fried Frank from Ashurst, where they are partners in the Real Estate practice. More >>

Butler Snow is pleased to announce that Kristin Konschnik – an experienced U.S. and international transactional tax attorney – has joined the firm, expanding its London office. Konschnik will be a member of the firm’s Business Services and Tax Groups, focusing her practice on cross-border tax and transactional matters for both individuals and corporations. More >>