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Holland & Knight Welcomes Lauren Smyers as Director of Business Development for HK Deal Flow

Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Ms. Smyers has more than a decade of private equity experience

Regulatory specialist Alastair Lagrange joins Ogier partnership in Cayman

Alastair’s appointment follows the addition of four new partners to Ogier’s market-leading Cayman Investment Funds team in 2025

Experienced National Security and CFIUS Partner Nathan Mitchell Joins Holland & Knight in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Mitchell advises on a broad range of national security matters

Matthew Goucke appointed Cayman Islands managing partner

Matthew is a partner in our Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group, specialising in corporate recovery and contentious insolvency.

Paul Hastings Expands Private Equity Practice With Premier Partner in London

Patel’s arrival further advances Paul Hastings’ strategic priority to build PE and M&A more broadly from traditional buyout to growth, strategic and public M&A.

Priestleys adds experienced real estate Counsel to Its growing Cayman Islands legal team

With over 21 years of post‑qualification experience, Leanne brings extensive expertise across real estate law, property finance, construction, and planning law.

Corporate partner team join Stephenson Harwood in Hong Kong

Thirty new partners have joined Stephenson Harwood since March 2025, spanning our offices in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Capital Markets Partner Daniel Nam Joins King & Spalding in New York

He also represents clients on bridge financing commitments, debt tender offers, exchange and consent solicitations as well as general securities and corporate matters.

Reed Smith strengthens Middle East corporate practice with Riyadh team hire from AlAmmar Law

The appointments significantly enhance Reed Smith’s corporate offering in Saudi Arabia and reflect the firm’s continued strategic investment in the Kingdom and the wider Middle East region.

Nichola Foley joins Jones Day's London Office as partner in Financial Markets Practice

At Jones Day, Ms. Foley joins a team of nearly 320 lawyers worldwide in the Financial Markets Practice, who advise clients on the full range of complex cross-border financial transactions, regulatory matters, investigations and litigation.

Mayer Brown Deepens Tokyo Buildout with Fresh AO Shearman Partner Hires

With the addition of Mochizuki and Morimura, Mayer Brown has added six partners in Japan this year.

Harneys strengthens Hong Kong and global Corporate practice with new partner hire

Before joining Harneys, William was a partner in the Corporate team of another leading offshore law firm in Hong Kong, having previously worked in the Corporate teams of Mishcon de Reya and Collyer Bristow in London.

Mayer Brown continues to strengthen Tokyo office with eight-lawyer team led by Masahisa Ikeda, Toshiro Mochizuki, and Kana Morimura

Together with Mr. Ikeda’s recent addition, the team brings a strengthened platform designed to meet the increasingly global needs of Japan’s leading businesses.

Aaron W. Marcus named Louisville Office Managing Partner

Aaron succeeds James R. Irving

Dentons HPRP welcomes Joowoon Baek as Counsel to strengthen its Korea Desk

Joowoon brings over two decades of experience in Indonesia, offering a rare combination of legal expertise and senior executive leadership.

Prominent Litigation Partner Siobhan Cole Joins Holland & Knight in Philadelphia

Ms. Cole handles complex commercial cases across numerous areas of law

Structured finance specialist Nick Ward joins Ogier in the Cayman Islands

An experienced transactional lawyer, Nick advises issuers, arrangers, collateral managers and investors across the full lifecycle of CLOs

Addleshaw Goddard strengthens its existing Social and Affordable Housing Group with team of national experts from Trowers

Collectively, they bring standout national reputations across all aspects of social and affordable housing

Greenberg Traurig’s Real Estate Practice Adds Hospitality Lawyer Mitch Reynolds to Singapore Team

Reynolds, who joins from Squire Patton Boggs, brings extensive experience advising clients on hospitality and real estate transactions across the Asia‑Pacific region

Harper Macleod strengthens private client team with appointment of Carole McAlpine Scott

Her appointment enhances Harper Macleod’s ability to provide joined‑up, commercially focused advice for clients and their advisers.

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