imagesThe latest private practice and in-house moves from some of the biggest players in our markets.

Baker & McKenzie welcomed Michael DeFranco as their global chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Mr. DeFranco will be leading the Firm’s 1,200 attorney strong global Mergers & Acquisitions practice and help to transform the firm’s business around the world.

Baker & McKenzie appointed Costin Mihailescu as partner and Christian Reineby as associate separately to enhance the firm’s M&A practice. Mihailescu and Reineby are both proficient in the area of Private Equity and their arrivals will be a great asset to the firm’s M&A team.

Dentons welcomed James Moore to join the firm as a senior business advisor. Moore will work in the Vancouver office and bring strategic advice to clients in British Columbia, as well as across Canada and around the world, according to the firm.

K&L Gates appointed Paul W. Sweeney as chairperson of the board of directors of public counsel in Los Angeles. Sweeney will be involved in the firm’s commercial litigation practice and advise on business conflicts and breach of warranty claims.

K&L Gates’s Warsaw office added Gregor Ordon as partner in the banking & asset finance practice and Adrian Jonca as a partner in the tax practice. Ordon and Jonca will bring comprehensive information to the clients in order to maintain close relationships with German, Austrian, and Swiss market leaders.