Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: Kelli Moll joins the firm as partner and leader of the firm’s hedge-fund practice in the New York office. She will focus on hedge-fund and private-­equity fund ­formation, regulatory advice, seed-capital arrangements and partnership arrangements among principals. Previously, Moll was a partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel.

Foley & Lardner: David Klein joins the firm’s information technology and outsourcing practice as partner in the New York office and will focus on negotiating and structuring complex technology-related transactions. Previously, Klein was a partner at Paul Hastings.