BakerHostetler announced today that Carmela T. Montesano has joined the firm’s private wealth team as a partner based in New York. Montesano joins from Greenberg Traurig LLP. More >>

King & Spalding today announced that Erik Andersen, Elizabeth Gable and Jared Zaben have joined the firm as partners in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group. The team has joined the firm’s New York office and advises financial institutions, alternative capital and debt funds, private equity funds, family offices and other money sources in real estate related transactions.  All three join King & Spalding from Riemer & Braunstein LLP and additional lawyers are expected to join the team shortly. More >>

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strategically grows its Cybersecurity, Privacy & Crisis Management Practice with the addition of Paul Ferrillo in its New York office. Ferrillo joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges. More >>

Continuing a recent wave of high-profile lateral hires in support of clients around the globe, Pillsbury has recruited noted international arbitration practitioner Robert L. Sills to join its New York office as partner. Sills, who has more than four decades of experience litigating complex cross-border matters before arbitration tribunals and in state and federal courts, joins the firm from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Jay Blaivas has joined the firm as a tax partner in its New York office. Mr. Blaivas has over 20 years of experience and will become a member of the firm’s Federal Tax Group, providing key support to the firm’s REIT, Fund Formation, Real Estate, and Private Equity practices. Mr. Blaivas comes to Morrison & Foerster after spending the last six years at The Blackstone Group. More >>

Orrick announced today that seasoned M&A practitioner Jinsong (“Jeff”) Zhang has joined the firm as a partner in our M&A and private equity practice. Jeff joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he was a partner resident in New York. He previously served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of CITIC Securities USA, a broker-dealer firm registered with the SEC/FINRA, and the U.S. arm of China’s largest full-service investment bank. Jeff will split his time between our Beijing and New York offices. More >>