International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges today announced that James MacArthur will join the firm as a partner in the Corporate practice. He will be based in Weil’s London office and will focus on private equity and M&A transactions in the infrastructure and real estate sectors. More >>

Holland & Knight today announced that it has opened an office in London to expand its aviation and maritime finance practices. The office will include six lawyers, all of whom previously practiced at Clark Ricketts, a well-established London law firm whose practice is devoted to transportation law. The Clark Ricketts lawyers include Robert Ricketts, Ian Clark, Gwyn O’Flynn, Tim Murray, Giles Cornwall and Noelle Boyce. Robert Ricketts will serve as the executive partner for the London office. More >>

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced today that Mark Fine has joined the firm as a partner in its London office. More >>

Baker Botts LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that Stuart Jordan has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Global Projects Group. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that two partners have agreed to join its Transportation Finance Practice. Christopher Boresjo and Mark Moody plan to join the firm’s London office in the coming weeks from Simmons & Simmons LLP, where Mr. Boresjo led the firm’s Asset Finance Practice. Messrs. Boresjo and Moody concentrate their practice in the aircraft finance arena, handling a variety of complex finance and leasing transactions. More >>

Dentons, the global law firm, today named prominent international arbitration lawyer Meriam Alrashid as a partner. After eight years of practice in London, she will be resident in Dentons’ New York, bolstering the Firm’s award winning international arbitration team and expanding its capabilities to counsel clients in complex disputes across key geographic markets. Alrashid will continue to maintain a strong presence in London. More >>

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Will Deeprose as a Partner in its real estate group. Will Deeprose is a leading lawyer within the real estate sector and has nearly ten years’ experience. Will joins from DLA Piper, where he was a Legal Director within the real estate team. More >>

International law firm Ashurst today announces the appointment of Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams to its global real estate team. Both partners join the firm from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and will be based in the London office. More >>

Linklaters today announces the hire of Mark O’Neill as a Real Estate Finance partner in London. More >>