• Norton Rose Fulbright has hired intellectual property lawyer Johanna Schmitt as a partner. She joins from Kirkland & Ellis.

S. Sherry Xia, partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson. Courtesy Photo

• S. Sherry Xia has joined Hinshaw & Culbertson as a partner in the firm's consumer financial services practice. She was formerly vice president and assistant general counsel at First Republic Bank, now part of JP Morgan Chase.