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 six lawyers in New York, including litigation partner Joshua Bernstein; real estate transactional partner Thomas Diorio; healthcare transactional partners Martin Monaco and William Weiner, and tax partner Ira Stechel, and of counsel Stefi George. Their collective experience enhances Akerman’s litigation, real estate and tax practices, and the firm’s strength in the energy, healthcare and hospitality sectors. More >>

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that John A. Squires has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Formerly a partner with Perkins Coie, Squires will continue his intellectual property practice, with an emphasis in IP transactions. More >>

Global law firm Ropes & Gray today announced that Amanda Persaud has joined the private investment funds practice as a partner in the firm’s 300-lawyer New York office. More >>

Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Jess Drabkin as a partner in the firm’s global Entertainment & Media Industry Group in New York. Drabkin was most recently a partner at Grubman Shire & Meiselas. The addition of Drabkin follows on that of Leif Reinstein who joined the firm’s Entertainment & Media Industry Group in Los Angeles in April. More >>

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Ethan Litwin has joined the firm in its New York office as a partner in the antitrust/competition group. He was previously the co-chair of the antitrust group at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. More >>

William “Bill” Primps, a highly-experienced litigator, has joined Locke Lord as a Partner in the Firm’s New York office. Primps’ presence adds significant experience and knowledge to the Firm’s global Insurance and Reinsurance Practice Group. More >>

Leading fund formation attorney Sherri Caplan has joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a Corporate & Securities shareholder in the New York City office. Before joining the firm, Caplan was a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton since 2001. More >>

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that Douglas Deutsch has joined its Americas Financial Restructuring Group as a partner in New York. He is the second partner to join the firm this week after the former chief counsel to the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Bob Rice, joined the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice on August 1. More >>

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance LLP today announced that Robert E. Rice has joined its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as a partner in New York. Rice, who brings 25 years of white-collar experience in the Government and the private sector, has previously served as Chief Counsel to United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White, as Head of the Litigation and Regulatory Investigations Practice Group at a global financial institution, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. More >>

Allen & Overy is pleased to announce a major strategic addition to its global finance practice that will significantly expand its U.S. presence, with the hiring of a team of five New York leveraged finance partners. The team is led by senior leveraged finance partner Scott M. Zemser and includes dual qualified partner Alan Rockwell and partners Rajani Gupta, Judah Frogel and Todd Koretzky. Scott, Alan and Judah are joining from White & Case, Rajani is joining from Proskauer Rose and Todd is joining from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. More >>