Seward & Kissel (New York): Sharon Davison joins the firm’s investment management practice as counsel to the New York office and will focus on regulatory and compliance issues of broker-dealers, investment managers and investment funds. Previously, Davison was general counsel and chief compliance officer at Libertas Partners.

Debevoise & Plimpton (New York): Lee Schneider joins the firm’s corporate department and financial institutions and banking groups as counsel to the New York office and will focus on broker-dealer and financial technology issues. Previously, Schneider was general counsel at ConvergEx Group.