The co-chair of the antitrust and trade regulation practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced this week that he is leaving the firm to establish a new Washington, D.C.-based boutique law firm. He will launch the practice alongside his wife, a former investigative counsel for the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Justice.…

Baker McKenzie has announced the appointment of Christoph Schimmer as Head of Tax for Austria. Schimmer joins the firm with extensive experience advising on complex tax and transactional matters. His arrival is expected to strengthen Baker McKenzie’s tax practice and broaden its transactional capabilities in the Austrian market.

Reed Smith LLP announced Wednesday that six attorneys, including four partners, have joined the firm from K&L Gates LLP. The group has strengthened Reed Smith’s teams across its Boston and Princeton, New Jersey, offices. The hires are expected to enhance the firm’s capabilities in key practice areas aligned with client demand.

Dechert LLP has expanded its enforcement and investigations capabilities with the addition of three senior lawyers from White & Case LLP in Washington, D.C., including leaders of the firm’s trials, sports and gaming, and U.S. government contracts practices.

Formerly a member of The Casbah Group, SEEN Group received advice from Dentons regarding an investment from UK private equity firm Rockpool.

Chapman’s Asset Securitization and Structured Finance Group, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, and Blockchain Group, and Compliance, Regulatory, and Payments Group welcomes Cris Cicala as a partner.

Nicholas Ocampo is a new associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group of Spencer Fane LLP’s Houston office.

On behalf of American citizens and their families who were killed or injured in terrorist attacks in Israel carried out by agents of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), Arnold & Porter recently won an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, leading to the reinstatement of…

Honigman recently provided advice to Ultimate Storage Solutions (USS), a Peterson Partners portfolio firm, regarding the purchase of Big Blue Boxes (BBB), a Midwest leader in intermodal and storage container solutions.

J. T. Benner has been admitted to the New York State Bar, according to Barclay Damon. Benner, a former Barclay Damon law clerk, is currently an associate.