Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that Ben Spiers will join the Firm as a Partner in the Corporate Practice of its London office. He is currently a partner in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Global M&A Group. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Neil Upton, one of Europe’s leading energy lawyers, to its global Energy & Natural Resources Practice Group in London. Mr. Upton joins the firm as partner, along with a six-strong legal and business development team, from King & Wood Mallesons in London, where he was the UK and Europe head, and global co-head, of the energy and infrastructure and project finance practice. More >>

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Ed Barnett will join the firm’s London office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Barnett’s broad practice spans a variety of cross-border M&A and corporate finance transactions, including public takeovers, takeover defense, joint ventures, divestments, refinancings and initial public offerings. His practice also focuses on company representation work, including advising on a range of corporate governance matters and counselling special committees of boards of directors. More >>

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that
Philipp Girardet will join the firm as a partner to set up the antitrust and competition practice
in the firm’s London office. More >>

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has expanded its real estate group with the addition of Richard Hopkinson-Woolley, who joins the firm’s London office as a partner* on Monday 17 October 2016. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its financial services regulatory capabilities with the addition of James Greig as a partner in London. More >>

Elaine Whiteford has joined Covington as a partner in the European Dispute Resolution practice resident in the firm’s London office. More >>

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Brian Greenwood and Stephen Webb as Partners to its highly regarded planning group in London, led by Partner Ian Ginbey, which will become one of the largest of its kind in the UK. More >>

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has hired Jakub Kubicki to bolster its London Banking practice. More >>