Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that a team of three M&A/private equity partners and a senior M&A counsel have joined the firm. Mike Kennedy, Steve Camahort, and Dana Kromm have joined the firm as partners, and Jeffrey Wolf has joined the firm as senior counsel. These partners have an average of 25 years of experience working on high-profile M&A and private equity transactions. More >>

Shearman & Sterling has expanded its antitrust litigation capability with the addition of nationally-recognized practitioner John Cove, who joins the firm from Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP as a partner in the Bay Area. More >>

Hunton & Williams LLP continues the expansion of its renowned environmental practice with the arrival of Charles H. Knauss and Shannon S. Broome as partners in Washington and San Francisco, respectively. Broome, additionally, was appointed the new managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office and will be joined there by Julie A. Cress as senior attorney. More >>

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to bolster its Tax Practice with the addition of William H. Gorrod as a shareholder in the San Francisco and New York offices. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Gorrod focused on state and local tax at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. More >>

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, today announced the admission of Stuart Plunkett and Jonathan Shapiro as partners in the firm’s recently opened San Francisco office. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Susan von Herrmann, Paula Leibovitz Goodwin, Jon D. Feldhammer and Richard J. Guggenhime have joined the firm’s Trust & Estate Planning practice in San Francisco. Susan, Paula and Jon join as partners and Rich joins as senior counsel. More >>

Rimon Law has added complex litigator Dennis Raglin, who handles product liability, pharmaceutical, medical device and Prop 65 defense and litigation, as a partner in its San Francisco office. More >>