Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Seth R. Merl has joined the Global Corporate Group as a partner in the New York office. Merl will bolster the firm’s middle-market private equity and strategic M&A practices across a broad range of industry sectors, including financial, consulting and asset management services, consumer products, business services, real estate, transportation, energy, technology, insurance, pharmaceuticals and health care. He joins from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that James J. Farrell has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Farrell, formerly a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, will continue his complex civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on securities and professional liability litigation.

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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of Steven Beer and Richard (“Rip”) Beyman to its New York office as partners in its Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice. Mr. Beer will also become co-chair of the firm’s national practice, along with Jonathan Pink, the firm’s long time Entertainment Practice chair. The pair arrive from Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C.in New York.

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Global law firm Ashurst has appointed Lloyd Harmetz as partner in the global markets practice, based in New York. Lloyd joins the firm from Morrison & Foerster, where he has been partner for over 15 years. His practice focuses on securities offerings by financial institutions, including investment grade securities and structured products linked to equities, commodities, interest rates and other underlying assets.

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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Stephen A. Aschettino has joined its New York office as a partner in the leadership role of US Head of FinTech. Aschettino joins from Reed Smith, where he led the Payments Technology team and was a member of its FinTech practice. Aschettino’s experience also includes serving as Chief Legal Officer of a leading payment processor.

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Mayer Brown announced today that a prominent three-lawyer team joined the firm’s Global Restructuring practice. Led by partner Doug Spelfogel, who will co-lead the New York office’s Restructuring practice, the group includes Leah Eisenberg and Derek Wright, and will add depth to the firm’s growing restructuring capabilities. The trio join from Foley & Lardner LLP, where Mr. Spelfogel was the leader of the firm’s Restructuring group in New York and co-leader of the firm’s Corporate Trust and Bondholders Rights team.

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Mayer Brown announced today that three leading private investment fund lawyers, Marina Besignano, Tim Clark and Javier Fierro, have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Corporate & Securities practice. Ms. Besignano, Mr. Clark and Mr. Fierro are the latest to join a practice team that has substantially grown over the last two years. Ms. Besignano joins from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Mr. Clark joins from Dechert; and Mr. Fierro joins from Sidley Austin.

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