Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology and energy law firm, announced today that Robin Spigel, who regularly represents large and complex troubled companies in Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings, has joined the New York office as a partner in the Financial Restructuring practice. Spigel joins Baker Botts from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. More >>

Continuing the strategic expansion of Pillsbury’s international M&A capabilities, the firm has announced Augusto Lima as the newest partner to join its flourishing Corporate practice. Lima, who comes to Pillsbury after holding prominent in-house leadership roles at Novartis, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Sealed Air Corporation, will be based in the firm’s New York office. More >>

Linklaters is pleased to announce that Joshua Ashley Klayman has joined the firm as U.S. Head of FinTech and Head of Blockchain & Digital Assets. Josh will be based in the firm’s New York office. Prior to joining Linklaters, Josh was Founder and CEO of Klayman LLC, a boutique blockchain-focused law firm, and Inflection Point Blockchain Advisors, LLC, a blockchain strategy consulting and advisory firm. More >>

Akin Gump announced today that Lucas Charleston has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate practice in New York. Mr. Charleston is a debt finance lawyer with extensive experience in private credit, special situations and distressed financings and restructurings. He comes to Akin Gump from the law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, where he was a partner in the firm’s corporate and restructuring practices. More >>

Polsinelli announced today that Gabriel Levinson, previously with Blank Rome LLP, has joined the firm in New York as a Shareholder in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice. More >>

Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Peter Marta has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. Marta joins Hogan Lovells from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he served as the bank’s global head of Cybersecurity and Global Security and Investigations Legal. More >>

Furthering their growth in the U.S., Allen & Overy today announced that Jin Hee Kim joined the firm’s Leveraged Finance practice as partner, based in New York. Jin Hee joins from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP where she was a Counsel in the firm’s Corporate Practice. More >>

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 >>