David Schwartzbaum has joined Covington as a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice resident in New York. More >>

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced today that Shane Stroud will join the firm as a partner in the Firm’s New York office. Stroud’s practice focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation (EBEC) issues, including those issues related to mergers and acquisitions. He joins the firm from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. More >>

With the Americas infrastructure market set to become the largest in the world, international law firm Ashurst today announces the appointment of Vincent Casey as a partner in its New York infrastructure team.

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Cullen and Dykman LLP, one of the New York region’s most well-renown general practice law firms, is pleased to announce that John Sparling, Chris Ruggiero and Scott Shapiro have joined the firm as partners in the Construction Litigation group. More >>

Chadbourne & Parke LLP is pleased to announce that Michael V. Solomita has joined the New York office as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Solomita joins Chadbourne from Sheppard Mullin, where he was a partner. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Katherine A. Rocco has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner in the antitrust and competition practice. Ms. Rocco joins from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP where she was an associate in the litigation practice with a focus on complex antitrust and regulatory matters. More >>

BakerHostetler today announced that biologics and pharmaceutical litigator Irene Hudson has joined the Intellectual Property Group and the Biotechnology, Chemical and Pharmaceutical team, resident in the New York office as partner. Hudson comes to BakerHostetler from Fish & Richardson. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the expansion of its Investment Management practice in New York with the addition of partners Carl Frischling, Alexandra Kambouris Alberstadt, Aviva L. Grossman and Mark F. Parise. More >>

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today that Steven Eckhaus and Robert Belosa have joined the firm as partners in the New York office. Both will be members of the Firm’s Employee Benefits, Compensation, Labor & Employment Practice Group. Mr. Eckhaus will lead the Practice Group in New York. More >>

Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Jennifer Cheng as a partner in the firm’s global Corporate & Transactional Advisory Group (CTAG) in New York. Cheng was most recently with the New York office of Paul Hastings. The addition of Cheng follows on those of Jared Hershberg, Danielle Carbone, Andrew Callahan and Robbie Scheininger, who all joined CTAG in New York in the past year. More >>