US firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has hired John Stigi as a partner in San Francisco from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
US firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has hired John Stigi as a partner in San Francisco from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Canadian firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson has hired Valerie Hughes as a partner. She was previously director of the appellate body secretariat of the World Trade Organisation from 2001 to 2005. Lester Aldridge has hired Christopher Lathbury as a solicitor in its family law department. He joins from Meesons Solicitors. Tees Valley firm Tilly Bailey & Irvine has hired Alison Tate as a partner and head of commercial disputes from Dickinson Dees. Kirstey Maloney has also been promoted to the partnership in the family law group. Yorkshire firm McCormicks has appointed Daniel O'Gorman as a senior associate in the corporate finance group. He joins from Travers Smith. North West firm DWF has hired Stephen Ellis as a property finance associate from niche commercial property firm Goodman Harvey. Wedlake Bell has promoted three lawyers to the partnership. They are Gillian Akerman, Ravinder Mahal and Jeremy Raj.