White & Case has hired Taylor Wessing partner and financial services regulatory head Jonathan Rogers, in the latest move for the acquisitive US firm. Rogers has been a partner at Taylor Wessing since 2008, when he joined from legacy Lovells where he was an associate. He advises financial sector institutions on the full range of FCA regulation, with a particular focus on the asset management industry, private banks, the payments industry and consumer lending.

White & Case banking head Eric Leicht said: "Banks continue to demand expert advice on regulatory regimes around the globe. Jonathan is well positioned to step in and assist our large, sophisticated financial institution clients on the most complex regulatory issues they face."

His hire follows several for White & Case this month, including Weil Gotshal & Manges London banking head Mark Donald, and a Paris private equity team from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Taylor Wessing said: "Jonathan is leaving with our best wishes. This area of business is growing for us and our regulatory team is central to our strategy."

Dentons has appointed real estate partner Michal Hink (pictured) as its Czech Republic managing partner, with his three-year term beginning 1 January 2019. Hink takes over the role from Ladislav Storek, who will continue to head the litigation and dispute resolution practice in Prague.

Simmons & Simmons has appointed former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer structured products partner James Grand as its head of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) team. He specialises in advising both the sell side and the buy side on CLOs, as well as contentious and non-contentious derivatives work.

DWF has brought in regulatory RPC partner Richard Burger as a partner in its regulatory, compliance and investigations team in London. He has experience in UK and international regulatory enforcement, criminal and internal corporate investigations.

Osborne Clarke has strengthened its restructuring and insolvency team with Dentons partner Will Gunston. He spent seven years as a partner at Dentons, specialising in corporate restructuring.

Weightmans has launched a specialist aviation practice to advise clients on contentious, regulatory and commercial matters. The team, which is led out of the firm's London office, is headed by partner Andrew Krausz, who joined Weightmans from Clyde & Co earlier this year.

The national firm has also boosted its utilities practice with the hire of Tracy Lake, who will join the firm's Birmingham office as a partner. Lake joins from National Grid, where she advised its core gas and electricity businesses on regulatory issues and commercial matters.

Baker McKenzie has made several new appointments to its executive committee. Barcelona partner Esteban Raventos, Dallas partner Michael Santa Maria and Taipei partner Michael Wong have joined the committee, replacing Chicago partner Mike Wagner, Hong Kong partner Gary Seib and Amsterdam partner Erik Scheer, who all return to practice as their four-year terms end.

Meanwhile, current existing committee members Singapore partner Ai Ai Wong, Munich partner Constanze Ulmer-Eilfort and Washington DC partner Duane Webber have been appointed regional chairs of Baker McKenzie in Asia-Pacific, EMEA and North America respectively.

Goodwin Procter has added life sciences and technology partner Sophie McGrath to its City ranks from Brown Rudnick. McGrath represents venture capital and private equity investors, management teams and companies through all stages of development, and has a particular interest in the impact investment sector. She joined Goodwin as a partner in 2013.

Dorsey & Whitney has hired Morrison & Foerster banking and finance partner Phil Slater in its London office. He has expertise in corporate debt finance across a range of sectors and financing disciplines and has represented FTSE100 corporates, startups, financial institutions and private equity funds.

HFW has expanded its global energy practice with the hire of project finance partner Andrew Thomas from US firm Hunton Andrews Kurth. He brings experience advising international energy companies, financial institutions and governments on high-value project financing.

Irwin Mitchell has recruited Withers counsel Philip Barth to head its immigration team within its London tax, trusts and estates practice. He had previously been a partner at Mishcon de Reya and handles personal immigration cases for high-net-worth individuals.

Womble Bond Dickinson has appointed Kingsley Napley corporate and private client immigration partner Andrew Tingley as head of its immigration practice. Tingley advises clients in professional services, SME startups, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals.

The firm has also appointed DWF partner Tim Barr in its insurance disputes team. He specialises in complex coverage disputes and defending professional negligence claims against a broad range of professionals.

CMS has strengthened its infrastructure and project finance team with the addition of rail and transport partner David Moore, who joins from Dentons. He has experience advising on railway franchises, infrastructure development and operation, rolling-stock procurement and regulation. He was previously a partner at Clyde & Co and Herbert Smith Freehills.

Bird & Bird has bolstered its energy and utilities sector group in London with Eversheds Sutherland partner Conrad Purcell. He advises on the financing of energy and infrastructure projects for EMEA clients, including onshore and offshore wind farms, coal, hydroelectric and biomass power projects, as well as conventional thermal power and infrastructure.

Trowers & Hamlins has hired Foot Anstey real estate partner Nicholas Burt. He has particular expertise in the private residential developer market and works with a number of large regional housebuilders.

Browne Jacobson has appointed DWF regulatory partner Jeremy Irving as its new financial services head. Irving deals regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, advising insurance and financial markets players on compliance and legal risk management.

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek has elected its new management board, expanding the team by two partners. The new additions to the board include Stuttgart corporate, capital markets and energy partner Peter Ladwig and Hamburg restructuring, litigation and insurance partner Johann Schneider.

William Fry has hired Eversheds Sutherland partner Ian Devlin as its head of pensions. Devlin spent nearly 19 years at Eversheds, training as a lawyer at the firm before becoming a partner in the pensions team. He is also a former chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers in Ireland.

DAC Beachcroft has hired a head of immigration at its Bristol office. Shahjahan Ali joins from immigration firm Pathfynder Solicitors, where he was a managing director and worked with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, senior executives and businesses.

Clyde & Co has appointed DiAnna Thimjon as its global chief innovation officer (CIO), after she spent five months in the interim position. Thimjon joined Clyde & Co in January from US firm Sedgwick, where she led international IT operations. Thimjon will lead Clyde's global IT department and help drive the firm's innovation strategy.