Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Nicole L. Fenton has joined the New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice group. Ms. Fenton is the fourth high-profile addition to the group in recent weeks. Ms. Fenton, previously a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, brings 25 years of experience to Eversheds Sutherland with a successful transactional real estate practice focused on counseling US and non-US investors on investments across the country. More >>

Leading trademark lawyer Jeffrey Greene has joined Cooley in New York as a partner in the litigation department. He arrives from Fenwick & West. More >>

Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Andy Barton has joined its ERISA and Executive Compensation practice as a partner in the New York office. Before joining the firm, Barton was a Partner in the New York branch of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. More >>

King & Spalding has added real estate lawyers Scott Levine and Christine O’Connell as partners in the Corporate, Finance & Investments (CFI) Practice Group in New York. The pair join from Arnold & Porter, where they were both partners. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Bethany J. Hills has joined the firm in the New York office as a partner in the Life Sciences Group. Ms. Hills has a full-service Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory and compliance practice. She brings to Morrison & Foerster extensive experience in the products and processes regulated by the FDA, including food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, healthcare technology, diagnostics, and software.  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hills served as chair of the FDA practice at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. More >>

Bracewell LLP announced today that Catherine Hood has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the corporate and securities group. She comes to the firm from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where she had been a partner. More >>

Nixon Peabody is expanding its Complex Commercial Disputes practice with the arrival of experienced trial attorney Daniel A. Schnapp, previously with Fox Rothschild LLP, as partner in New York City. More >>

Goldberg Segalla added partner Letal Algazy to the firm’s Workers’ Compensation practice group in Garden City. Ms. Algazy previously practiced at Cherry, Edson & Kelly LLP before joining Goldberg Segalla. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Scott Weber has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the New York office. Weber joins from CNA Financial Corporation, where he was executive vice president and general counsel. More >>