Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Ricardo Hollingsworth has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in New York as a partner. Extensively experienced in institutional investments and fund formation, Hollingsworth joins Akerman from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where he served as co-chair of the private equity and real estate fund formation practice. More >>

Morgan Lewis today welcomes partner Russell Franklin, a corporate lawyer with a particular focus on mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. He arrives from Paul Hastings and is resident in New York. More >>

Experienced corporate attorneys Frank J. Cerza and Sara Jane Holland have joined Lewis Brisbois as partners in the New York City and Newark, New Jersey offices, respectively, continuing the firm’s expansion of its business-focused practice groups. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Kristen Mathews has joined the firm in the New York office as a partner. Ms. Mathews joins the firm’s market-leading Global Privacy + Data Security Group, which is comprised of more than 60 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia. She has focused her global practice on data privacy and cybersecurity for more than 20 years and is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in the space. Ms. Mathews comes to Morrison & Foerster from Proskauer Rose LLP, where she served as head of its Privacy + Cybersecurity Group. More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Justin Hamill has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Entertainment, Sports & Media Practices. Hamill advises public and private companies, investment funds, and financial institutions in negotiated and contested M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, public and private investments, and restructurings. Hamill joins Latham & Watkins from Paul, Weiss in New York. More >>

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that William B. Sorabella has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Sorabella, formerly with Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will continue his public company and private equity mergers and acquisitions practice. More >>

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Brian Parness has joined the Firm as a partner. He is part of Weil’s global Private Equity practice and is based in the Firm’s New York office. More >>

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announced that Robert M. Wasnofski, Jr. joins the Intellectual Property and Technology practice as a partner in its New York office. He will be an integral part of the Firm’s team of lawyers in respect to securing and protecting intellectual property rights, with an emphasis on trademark, unfair competition, false advertising and copyright litigation. More >>

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Michelle A. Gyves has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate/Private Equity practice in New York. Gyves provides strategic advice on a range of US and international employment matters, with a particular focus on private equity clients and their portfolio companies. Prior to joining Katten, Gyves was at Proskauer Rose LLP in New York. More >>

Mayer Brown announced that Elena Rubinov has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in New York. Ms. Rubinov previously was a corporate partner at Bracewell. More >>