Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Stacey T. Kern has joined as a partner in the M&A and Private Capital teams within the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Ms. Kern will be based in Eversheds Sutherland’s Chicago office, which opened in May. Ms. Kern, who joins from Greenberg Traurig, has practiced for more than 20 years in such areas as mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructurings and general corporate matters. More >>

Mayer Brown announced that Adam Paul has joined the firm as a partner in Chicago, where he will serve as a co-leader of the firm’s global Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency (RBI) practice. Previously, Mr. Paul was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. More >>

Am Law 100 firm, Polsinelli, welcomes Andrew L. Wool to its Securities and Corporate Finance Practice in Chicago. Wool joins the firm from the Chicago office of Chapman and Cutler LLP. More >>

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes John R. Joyce as a partner in the Chicago office. Joyce joins the firm in the Business Transaction and Real Estate practice groups. Joyce was previously with Roetzel & Andress in the firm’s Chicago office. More >>

King & Spalding today announced that intellectual property trial lawyer Brent Ray has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in the Chicago office, continuing the growth of the firm’s patent litigation practice. Ray previously practiced in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Joydeep Dasmunshi has joined the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice as a partner in the Chicago office. Joydeep joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago, where he was a corporate partner. More >>

Clark Hill PLC announced the addition of Kevin Morse as a Member of the firm’s Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy Law Unit in its Chicago office. Morse was formerly a Partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein and Lehr in the Chicago office. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Kevin Kolton has joined the firm’s Construction and Real Estate Litigation practices as a Partner in the Chicago office. Kevin joins the firm from Schiff Hardin where he was a partner and formerly the deputy practice leader of Schiff’s construction practice. More >>

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes Donald J. Manikas, previously with Locke Lord LLP, to its Real Estate Department in Chicago. More >>

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes Robyn C. Axberg to its Corporate and Transactional Practice in Chicago. Before Joining Polsinelli, Axberg was an attorney in the Chicago office of Holland & Knight LLP. More >>