• E. Michael Kavanagh, a former justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department who left the bench on Dec. 31, has joined National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM), an alternative dispute resolution provider.

• Gregory Ruback has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the finance practice. Ruback, who was a partner at Proskauer Rose, represents corporate borrowers, including private equity firms, and financial institutions and agents in bilateral and syndicated acquisition and working capital financings.