Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced today that Jonathan Davis has joined the New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Mr. Davis joins the Firm from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he was a partner in the corporate department. More >>

Pillsbury today announced the addition of noted financial products and derivatives lawyer Daniel Budofsky as partner, continuing a year of expansion and diversification for the firm’s Finance practice and New York office. Budofsky comes to Pillsbury from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. More >>

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Angelo Ciavarella has joined the firm’s Tax Planning practice as a partner in its New York office. Ciavarella focuses his practice on structuring domestic and cross-border corporate and private equity transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, tax-free reorganizations, leveraged buyouts and other major corporate transactions, as well as lending and other financing transactions. More >>

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) announced today the appointment of Aly El Hamamsy as a partner in the firm’s US corporate practice, significantly enhancing both its US offering and the firm’s position as the firm of choice for complex, cross-border matters. More >>

Continuing to build one of the nation’s elite Tax and Wealth Planning practices, Venable LLP announced today that Sung Hyun Hwang has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Mr. Hwang joins Venable from Herrick Feinstein LLP, where he was a counsel. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the continued expansion of its second largest office, with the addition of New York Partners John Campo and Sanford Davis. Campo brings significant experience in complex bankruptcy and business restructuring within the real estate and financial services sectors. Davis joins the firm with substantial transactional tax experience that enhances Akerman’s core strengths in M&A and real estate transactions throughout the United States and internationally. More >>

Shearman & Sterling is advising Taikang Insurance Group (Taikang) on the establishment of a joint venture with New York-based NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) (NorthStar). Through the joint venture, Taikang will acquire approximately US$1 billion interest at a valuation of US$6.1 billion in NorthStar’s existing portfolio of healthcare assets in the United States and the United Kingdom. More >>

In a move that bolsters the firm’s transactional practices and capabilities, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP welcomes Kevin O’Shea, Erwin Dweck and Yaakov Sheinfeld as partners in the Real Estate Practice Group. Highly regarded in their field, the trio brings vast experience in complex real estate debt and equity transactions. More >>

King & Spalding announced today that Brian Betancourt has joined the firm’s New York office as partner in the global finance practice. Betancourt joins King & Spalding from Alston & Bird. More >>

Herbert Smith Freehills’ New York Office has again strengthened its hub of the firm’s global Latin America offering. Edward J. Dougherty is relocating to New York from São Paolo, Brazil, to join the firm as a Partner focusing on project finance, trade finance and syndicated lending in the infrastructure, mining, power, oil & gas and financial sectors across Latin America. More >>