Mayer Brown has hired a six-partner litigation team from McGuireWoods, strengthening its energy sector capabilities. The group, led by Yasser Madriz and Meghaan Madriz, joins the firm’s Houston and Washington, D.C., offices. The team focuses on energy-related disputes and complex litigation matters for industry clients. The move aligns with Mayer Brown’s strategy to expand in…

Eversheds Sutherland has hired a former Winston & Strawn LLP partner in Washington, D.C., strengthening its U.S. team. The attorney brings nearly 19 years of prior experience at Squire Patton Boggs before her most recent role. The addition reflects Eversheds Sutherland’s continued investment in expanding its regulatory and advisory capabilities in the U.S. capital.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has added partners Christine Bae and Jacob Ruby to its capital structure solutions practice led by star restructuring lawyer David Nemecek. Both partners joined from Kirkland & Ellis, where they previously worked with Nemecek. The team was created following Nemecek’s recent arrival to expand the firm’s capabilities in liability management and…

Vinson & Elkins has opened its first Continental European office in Brussels, marking a significant step in its international expansion. The office will be led by antitrust partner May Lyn Yuen, who joins from Hogan Lovells. Yuen brings experience advising on global merger control strategies and representing clients in cartel, antitrust, and EU foreign subsidies…

Offit Kurman has expanded its Atlanta office with the addition of transactional attorney Scot Burton, continuing efforts to grow the year-old location. The move aligns with the firm’s broader strategy of building practices in Atlanta that reflect its nationwide service offerings.

Global law firm Mayer Brown has strengthened its Tokyo office with the addition of partners Toshiro Mochizuki and Kana Morimura from A&O Shearman. The hires form part of Mayer Brown’s ongoing expansion strategy in Japan, as the firm continues building a stronger transactional and finance-focused team in Tokyo.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has appointed Alexander “AJ” Merton as co-managing partner of its Washington, D.C., office. Merton has been with the firm for more than 11 years, joining in 2015 after serving as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Insurance defense firm Chartwell Law is strengthening its footprint in Texas through a significant expansion in Dallas, adding 14 attorneys along with professional staff from The Bassett Firm.

In an effort to expand the firm’s capital markets offerings, McGuireWoods LLP announced on Wednesday that it has added two New York partners from Loeb & Loeb with a wealth of experience in special purpose acquisition company transactions.

Leading listed Indian multinational corporation Wipro Limited received advice from Baker McKenzie about its purchase of Mindsprint, an IT and digital services company, from the Olam Group.