lobal law firm Reed Smith today announced that James P. “JP” Duffy IV, with extensive experience handling international arbitrations around the globe, has joined the firm’s International Arbitration practice as a partner in New York. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Richard J. Miller, Jr. and Sean R. Weissbart have joined the Firm as Partners, along with additional professional staff, in its Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group. They are based in the Firm’s New York office, which relocated last week to 1271 Avenue of the Americas after 40 years in the Chrysler Building. The group joins from one of New York’s oldest law firms, Morris & McVeigh LLP, where Rich previously served as managing partner. More >>

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Lawrence A. Larose has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Finance and Bankruptcy practice group and as the leader of the firm’s Municipal Restructuring Team. Larose joins from Norton Rose Fulbright. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that John D. Reiss has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in New York. Reiss joins from Shearman & Sterling LLP. More >>

Robert K. Gross has joined LeClairRyan as a partner in the national law firm’s business litigation practice. He is based in the firm’s New York office. More >>

Global law firm Reed Smith today announced the addition of Alan J. Schwartz, a seasoned tax attorney to its Global Corporate Group in New York. Schwartz was previously a partner in the tax practice of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. More >>

FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and world’s largest distributed law firm partnership, is pleased to announce the addition of Sharon B. Soloff as a partner in the firm’s New York City office and Private Client Services, Trusts & Estates and Tax practice groups. Prior to joining FisherBroyles, Ms. Soloff served as special counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. She also previously practiced at Withers Bergman LLP and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. More >>

Cozen O’Connor welcomes Paul C. Ferland, an attorney who concentrates his practice in civil litigation involving first-party property insurance coverage, to its nationally recognized Global Insurance Practice. Ferland comes to the firm from Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff where he handled litigation involving first-party property insurance coverage and subrogation. He joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will practice out of its New York Downtown office. More >>

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 >>