Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Tai-Heng Cheng and Simon Navarro have joined the firm as partner and counsel, respectively, in its New York office. They join from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, where Dr. Cheng chaired the New York International Arbitration practice. As a leading arbitration practitioner, Dr. Cheng will help direct the growth and development of Sidley’s global arbitration practice. He was previously a tenured professor of law at New York Law School and served as co-director of the Institute for Global Law, Justice and Policy. While Dr. Cheng is based in New York, he will also be spending time in Asia and Europe, given the international scope of his practice. More >>

Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that David K. Burton, a prominent renewable energy tax lawyer, has joined the global law firm’s New York office as a partner. He comes to Norton Rose Fulbright from Mayer Brown, where he led the firm’s renewable energy group in New York. More >>

Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that finance lawyer Leslie A. Plaskon has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Finance practice in New York. One of several recent additions to Sidley’s New York office, Ms. Plaskon joins from Paul Hastings LLP, where she was a partner. More >>

Vinson & Elkins has significantly expanded its Real Estate Practice as well as its New York presence with the addition of a nationally recognized Real Estate team that includes three partners, three counsel, nine associates and three paralegals. Partners Wallace Schwartz, Adam Endick and Julia Sanabria bring to Vinson & Elkins a broad-based and sophisticated real estate and real estate finance practice that includes acquisitions, capital markets and leasing transactions. Each was previously a partner with Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Joe Alonzo has joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner in the global Litigation Practice, based in New York. Mr. Alonzo arrives from DLA Piper. More >>

Nixon Peabody is expanding its Project Finance and Public Finance practice with the arrival of Christopher J. Reitzel as partner in the firm’s New York City office and Jeffrey Pohl as counsel in the firm’s Albany office. More >>

Morgan Lewis announced today that John Klauberg, Charles Vandenburgh, and Michael Espinoza have joined the firm as partners. John, Charlie, and Mike focus on the electric power and gas industries and have led numerous high-profile merger and acquisition transactions in the power and utilities space. They arrive from Bracewell LLP where John served as co-chair of the power projects practice. John and Mike are resident in the New York office; Charlie is resident in Hartford. It is anticipated that they will be joined by several associates resident in New York. More >>

Deepak Reddy has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in New York, bringing a wealth of experience as one of the nation’s leading aviation finance lawyers. Reddy joins McGuireWoods from Winston & Strawn LLP. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day announces that Joshua (Josh) K. Brody has joined the Firm’s New York Office as a partner in its Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jason Goldstein as a partner in the firm’s New York office. An industry leader in stadium finance, Jason is highly regarded in the areas of project finance and development, as well as real estate finance and management. He joins Winston from DLA Piper. More >>