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 >>

DLA Piper announced today that Kevin Glenn has joined the firm’s Tax practice as a partner in New York. Glenn joins DLA Piper from King & Spalding. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global White Collar Practice with the addition of new partners Tai Park and Douglas Jensen in New York. Park and Jensen join White & Case from Park Jensen Bennett LLP, a leading New York boutique law firm specializing in white collar and litigation matters, which they co-founded in 2009. More >>

Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Douglas Flaum has joined the firm as a partner in the Financial Institutions Industry practice in New York. A nationally recognized securities litigation and trial lawyer, Flaum has more than 30 years of experience litigating cases on behalf of domestic and foreign corporations, directors, and special board committees in a diverse range of commercial, securities, and real estate matters. More >>

Miriam Harwood has joined Squire Patton Boggs as a partner in the firm’s International Dispute Resolution (IDR) practice group and as Co-Head of Investment Arbitration, based in New York. She joins from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, where she practiced for over 25 years, specializing in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration. More >>

Shearman & Sterling is delighted to announce that partner Anna Salek joins the firm today. She will be based in the firm’s New York office. Anna joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis where she was a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group in New York and was previously at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. More >>

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Evan Levy has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner. Mr. Levy will be a senior member of Weil’s market-leading Real Estate practice and will join its leadership team. More >>

Baker McKenzie has added highly regarded transactional lawyer Mark Mandel in New York. Mark joins Baker McKenzie from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and will be a member of the Firm’s North America Corporate & Securities Practice. A seasoned Wall Street M&A lawyer, Mark has advised on numerous cross-border transactions. He also has significant experience representing Canadian clients in a broad range of corporate, financing and other matters. More >>

A group of six attorneys who focus on commercial real estate leasing have joined Holland & Knight’s New York office. The team includes Partners Noah Shapiro, Russ Rabinovich and Lauren Margiano, Senior Counsel Siobhan Green, and Associates Abigail Pugliese and Jennifer Haberman. All previously practiced at Haynes and Boone in New York. More >>