Edwards Wildman Palmer (Boston): Jinshu Zhang joins the firm's business law department as partner in the Los Angeles office and will focus on mergers, acquisitions, private placements, public offerings of securities and other business transactions. Previously, Zhang was a partner at Reed Smith.

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott (Pittsburgh): David Laigaie joins the firm as leader of the corporate investigations and white-collar practice in the Philadelphia office and will focus on high-stakes government investigations and white-collar defense. Previously, Laigaie was a partner at Dilworth Paxson.