Charles Henry (Hank) Still has joined as a partner in Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP.
Hunton & Williams LLP announced on 1 July that eight lawyers in California and Texas are to join its national labour and employment practice.
Covington & Burling LLP has welcomed David Goodwin and Lawrence Hobel as partners in its policyholder insurance coverage practice.
K & L Gates and Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP voted to combine to expand their presence in the Carolinas.
Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP has announced its plans to merge with Chicago-based intellectual property specialists Welsh & Katz.
Rajah & Tann LLP has strengthened its tax practice by hiring Yeon Lian Chuan and Stacy Choong as partners.
US-based futures broker R J O'Brien has appointed Kimberly Lynch to the newly- created role of general corporate counsel as part of the company's growth strategy.
Ropes & Gray LLP has welcomed Joan Lukey to its litigation department as a new partner.
Cliffe Dekker and Hofmeyr Herbstein & Gihwala Inc have confirmed their intentions to join forces. Subject to approval, the firm will begin operations in South Africa in September 2008.
Gary Rosenbaum, a former banking and finance partner at DLA Piper, has joined the Los Angeles office of McDermott Will & Emery LLP.