Hogan Lovells has bolstered its Employment and Executive Compensation and Share Incentives capability with the hire of two new partners. Stefan Martin joins the firm on Monday 29th February as a partner in the Employment practice and Paul Randall will join at a later date as Co-Head of the Executive Compensation and Share Incentives (ESI) team. More >>

Dentons is pleased to announce the recruitment of two new partners in London: structured finance specialist Peter Voisey and projects lawyer Alistair Black. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that it has appointed Mathew Kidwell as a partner in London to further boost its global Energy group. More >>

Dentons is pleased to announce that corporate partner Stephen Levy will be joining the Firm in London from Pinsent Masons, where he had been a partner since 2006. More >>

Mayer Brown has strengthened its private equity offering with the hire of Perry Yam as partner and Head of Private Equity in London. Perry’s appointment is part of an ongoing, global initiative to expand the firm’s private equity offering. More >>

Cooley continues to enhance the capabilities of its UK office with the arrival of finance partner John Clark. Clark will join Cooley from the London office of Mayer Brown. More >>

Orrick today announced the addition of two more partners to its rapidly growing London office, adding Dominic O’Brien to the firm’s finance team, and Weyinmi Popo to the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practice and Africa team. More >>

Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Michael Bywell has joined the firm as a partner, resident in its London office. Mr. Bywell becomes part of Arnold & Porter’s international Intellectual Property & Technology practice, where he will focus on litigation and advisory work for organizations undertaking large scale technology projects and outsourcings. In a legal career spanning nearly 25 years, Mr. Bywell has particular experience representing vendor/supplier companiesin connection with high value technology-related matters.

“We are pleased to welcome Michael to our firm. His many years of experience advising global companies and litigating their large-scale technology disputes broadens as well as deepens our practice,” said Arnold & Porter Chairman Richard M. Alexander.

“In today’s complex environment of technical innovation, companies look to Arnold & Porter to help navigate an array of legal and business challenges. Michael has worked on some of the largest IT cases to come before the English courts. His multi-jurisdictional experience will be of significant benefit to our technology clients,” added Tim Frazer, head of the firm’s London office.

Mr. Bywell’s broad experience also includes work in the areas of arbitration, infrastructure, intellectual property, mediation, pharmaceuticals, public law, and media and telecommunications. He qualified at the University of Otago, New Zealand and is admitted to practise in England & Wales, Australia and New Zealand.

Ashurst has strengthened its international arbitration team with the appointment of Matthew Saunders as a partner in the dispute resolution practice, based in London. More >>