CHOATE, HALL & STEWART (Boston): Kevin Simard joins the firm’s finance and restructuring group as partner and will focus on representing financial institutions in sec­ured lending. Previously, Simard was a partner at Riemer & Braunstein.

CONSTANGY, BROOKS & SMITH (Atlanta): Willard Krasnow joins the firm as partner in the Boston office and will focus on immigration matters. Previously, Krasnow was a partner at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder.