• Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has added Guy Molinari as a partner on the mergers and acquisitions and securities team within the corporate, finance and real estate department. Molinari previously operated his own firm, providing general corporate advice to investors in distressed or developing businesses.

• Michael Rella has joined Murphy & McGonigle as a partner, focusing on complex litigation, SEC enforcement and white collar criminal defense matters. He was an associate at Vinson & Elkins.