Morrison Foerster has added Paul Perkins as a partner in its Investigations + White Collar Defense Group and Chair of its False Claims Act Practice in Washington, D.C. Perkins joins from the U.S. Department of Justice, where he most recently served as Associate Deputy Attorney General, bringing significant experience in government investigations, compliance, and enforcement matters across highly regulated industries.

Linklaters has appointed Mark Gordon as Managing Partner of the Americas and Co-Chair of Global M&A, strengthening the firm's global transactional platform and leadership team. Gordon is a leading M&A advisor who has guided clients on some of the market's most significant transactions across the industrials and life sciences sectors.

Davis Polk continues to build out its market-leading private equity platform with the addition of Partner Todd B. Kornreich in New York. Kornreich advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, take-private acquisitions, corporate carve-outs, divestitures, and strategic investments, with particular depth in industrials and manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and healthcare services and technology.

DLA Piper further strengthens its global investigations and enforcement platform with the addition of Partner Eric Bruce, who joins the firm's White Collar Crime, Investigations, and Government Enforcement practice in Washington, D.C. Bruce advises multinational companies, boards of directors, and senior executives on high-stakes enforcement matters, regulatory challenges, and cross-border litigation issues, including FCPA, sanctions, and anti-money laundering matters.  Bruce is ranked Band 1 by Chambers for white collar crime defense and government investigations in the District of Columbia.  Justin Simeone also joins as part of the team. 

Paul Hastings has continued the expansion of its market-leading global finance platform with the addition of private credit partner Peter Williams in New York. Williams joins from Cahill Gordon & Reindel, where he co-led the firm's Chambers-ranked Private Credit practice, bringing extensive experience advising leading private credit investors on sophisticated financing transactions. 

Sidley has expanded its global finance capabilities with the addition of a five-partner team from Clifford Chance, led by global financial markets co-chair Lee Askenazi. The group brings deep experience advising sponsors, private credit providers and other financial institutions on complex leveraged finance, structured finance and other high-value financing transactions, further strengthening Sidley’s cross-border finance platform. 

Leahana Grimley joined Dechert’s San Francisco office as a partner in the Corporate and Securities Team.  Grimley focuses her practice on private equity M&A, with a particular focus on middle and upper-middle-market transactions.  She counsels clients on complex leveraged and strategic acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and restructurings, amongst other areas.  She joins from Kirkland & Ellis.