Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced the return of two “boomerang” partners: Joseph Lee, an intellectual property litigator from Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles, and Nate Christensen, a private equity attorney from Norton Rose Fulbright in Dallas. They are the 14th and 15th lawyers to rejoin the firm since early 2023.

Bradley P. Smith has joined Gibson Dunn’s New York office as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group, the company announced today. Brad advises clients on a variety of antitrust matters, such as Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act pre-merger notifications.

On the completion of an operational lease deal for 19 brand-new two-car battery-electric regional passenger trains from Stadler Deutschland GmbH, together with the associated detailed project agreements, K&L Gates has provided advice to Rock Rail Holdings Limited and Infracapital.

In the $173 million underwritten public offering of common stock, which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, Akerman represented Ondas Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ONDS).

Jaap Geleijns has joined Hogan Lovells’ Corporate & Finance practice as an additional M&A partner in the company’s Amsterdam office, the firm said today.

In order to acquire Worldline, a global leader in payments, and a portion of its Financial Services (“FS”) and Mobility and e-Transactional Services (MeTS) operations, Mayer Brown counsels Magellan Partners Group, a French and European player in Organization and Technology Consulting, to enter into exclusive negotiations.

Helen Johnson has joined Baker McKenzie’s London M&A practice as a partner, enhancing the company’s strengths and global transactional experience.

Tamás Szkiba has joined Baker McKenzie’s Budapest office as a partner, the firm is happy to announce. Tamás’s arrival demonstrates the Firm’s dedication to offering clients worldwide the best transactional guidance available.

Hogan Lovells provides advice to Mutares regarding the purchase of Kawneer’s European division from Arconic, which will be separated from the US division. Subject to merger control approval, the deal is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2025.

For their open-ended real estate fund, WestInvest InterSelect, Baker McKenzie provided advice to Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH (“Deka Immobilien”), a division of one of the biggest German real estate managers, on the purchase of their first real estate logistics investment in the Swiss canton of Ticino.