King & Spalding announced today that Thomas Jones will join the London office as a partner in the firm’s financial institutions and finance practices. He will join from Allen & Overy, where he has been a partner for 15 years. More >>

Tracey Sheehan has joined Dentons as a partner in its Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) team. Previously Head of Telecommunications at Taylor Wessing, Tracey’s appointment boosts the number of lawyers in the TMT team in London to well over 40. More >>

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the addition of Jonathan Lisle as a partner and new head of the firm’s London Corporate Practice. Lisle joins the firm from DLA Piper. His practice focuses on general private M&A across all sectors, and he also has particular experience in health care. He was the EMA head of health care at DLA Piper and was the co-founder of CMS Cameron McKenna’s health care group. Lisle brings extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and further expands the firm’s international capabilities. More >>

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Andy Tromans has joined the firm’s Corporate and Financial Services Department in London. With significant experience in the insurance market, Andy joins Willkie’s premier corporate insurance transactional team, which is internationally recognised as the market leader.  More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global White Collar Practice with the addition of Jonathan Pickworth as a partner in its London office. More >>

Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus Gold International Limited on a US$9 billion unsolicited takeover offer by Sacturino Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wandle Holdings Limited (an existing 40.2% shareholder) which is ultimately controlled by Said Kerimov. More >>

Bird & Bird today welcomes leading data protection and cyber risk lawyer James Mullock as partner in its International Privacy & Data Protection Group. More >>

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Giles Bavister as a tax partner in the London office. Bavister joins K&L Gates from King & Wood Mallesons, where he was also a partner. More >>

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Chris Haynes and Steve Thierbach will join the London office as partners. Both were previously with Herbert Smith Freehills in London, where Thierbach served as Global Head of Capital Markets. At Gibson Dunn, they will continue their equity capital markets practice. More >>

Shearman & Sterling has further expanded its global M&A practice with the addition of partner Frank Miller in London, the fourth M&A partner joining the firm in 2015. He joins Stephanie Tang in Hong Kong and Rob Masella and Waajid Siddiqui in New York as new additions to the firm’s global M&A team. More >>