Top US arbitrator launches independent practice in Korea
Benjamin Hughes, the former senior foreign attorney and co-chair of Shin & Kim’s international dispute resolution practice group, has left the firm to practise as an independent arbitrator, mediator and academic.
Africa projects expert joins top energy group in Paris
McDermott Will & Emery has welcomed a leading trio of lawyers in Paris, including Africa projects specialist Jean-Claude Petilon. They arrive from Fasken Martineau.
Torys expands life sciences practice with key hire
Sylvie Rodrigue has joined Torys LLP as a partner based in Toronto. She was formerly at Norton Rose LLP.
Larry Shore reunites with Herbert Smith Freehills
Top arbitration expert Laurence Shore has returned to Herbert Smith Freehills LLP as a partner in New York.
Group hire boosts Pinsent Masons’ life sciences department
Pinsent Masons has expanded its life sciences practice with the appointment of a four-partner team from Canadian firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.
Schulte Roth & Zabel welcomes criminal defence lawyer in New York
Leading business crime lawyer Barry Bohrer has joined the New York office of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
Law firm split establishes Souto Correa Cesa Lummertz & Amaral Advogados in Porto Alegre
Souto Correa Cesa Lummertz & Amaral Advogados has launched in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Jones Day benefits from top environment specialist in Mexico
Mauricio Llamas, founder of environmental boutique EnvironLaw, has left to join Jones Day in its Mexico City office.
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