Bryan Cave has boosted its US and Asian practices with the hire of four new partners.

Corproate finance specialist David Beauchamp joins the firm as a partner in Phoenix from Gammage & Burnham, while litigation partner Joshua Sable joins from Foley & Lardner in the Santa Monica office. Intellectual property (IP) lawyer Edward Hejlek, meanwhile, joins Bryan Cave's St Louis office from local IP outfit Senniger Powers. He also becomes a partner.

The fourth hire sees Peter Chow join the firm's Hong Kong arm as a partner in the international arbitration group. He was previously a senior associate at Baker & McKenzie.

Meanwhile, offshore giant Appleby has given the nod to seven lawyers in its own round of promotions. The new partners come in Bermuda, Jersey, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. Five of the seven new partners are women, with the promotions covering insurance, property, corporate and litigation.

Earlier this year the firm added to its ranks with the hire of former DLA Piper securitisation head Jeanne Bartlett as a partner and head of its own structured finance group.

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