• Ira Warshawsky, a retired Supreme Court justice who served in Nassau County’s Commercial Division from 2002 to 2011, has joined the roster of neutrals at NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation). He is also of counsel to Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein in Garden City.

• Shearman & Sterling has added Bjorn Bjerke as a partner in the structured finance practice. He was a corporate partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell.