Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Scott D. Samlin has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Consumer Financial Services group in the New York office. Scott represents financial institutions, corporations, and other entities, providing regulatory counsel related to mortgage banking and consumer financial services matters. Scott joins Blank Rome from Pepper Hamilton LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s financial services practice group and leader of the consumer financial services and bank regulatory practice. More >>

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology and energy law firm, announced today that Robin Spigel, who regularly represents large and complex troubled companies in Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings, has joined the New York office as a partner in the Financial Restructuring practice. Spigel joins Baker Botts from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. More >>

Continuing the strategic expansion of Pillsbury’s international M&A capabilities, the firm has announced Augusto Lima as the newest partner to join its flourishing Corporate practice. Lima, who comes to Pillsbury after holding prominent in-house leadership roles at Novartis, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Sealed Air Corporation, will be based in the firm’s New York office. More >>

Linklaters is pleased to announce that Joshua Ashley Klayman has joined the firm as U.S. Head of FinTech and Head of Blockchain & Digital Assets. Josh will be based in the firm’s New York office. Prior to joining Linklaters, Josh was Founder and CEO of Klayman LLC, a boutique blockchain-focused law firm, and Inflection Point Blockchain Advisors, LLC, a blockchain strategy consulting and advisory firm. More >>

Akin Gump announced today that Lucas Charleston has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate practice in New York. Mr. Charleston is a debt finance lawyer with extensive experience in private credit, special situations and distressed financings and restructurings. He comes to Akin Gump from the law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, where he was a partner in the firm’s corporate and restructuring practices. More >>

Polsinelli announced today that Gabriel Levinson, previously with Blank Rome LLP, has joined the firm in New York as a Shareholder in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice. More >>

Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Peter Marta has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. Marta joins Hogan Lovells from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he served as the bank’s global head of Cybersecurity and Global Security and Investigations Legal. More >>

Furthering their growth in the U.S., Allen & Overy today announced that Jin Hee Kim joined the firm’s Leveraged Finance practice as partner, based in New York. Jin Hee joins from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP where she was a Counsel in the firm’s Corporate Practice. More >>