Hogan Lovells has appointed litigation and disputes partner Oliver Armas as managing partner of its New York office.

Armas is a litigation partner who handles US-based and cross-border litigation, internal investigations and international arbitration.

He joined Hogan Lovells in 2013 from Chadbourne & Parke, where he was co-head of the firm's international dispute resolution group. Prior to that he was at Thacher Proffitt & Wood between 1990 and 2007.