Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman (New York): Lawrence Shepps joins the firm’s real estate transactional practice as of counsel to the New York office and will focus on real estate transactions. Previously, Shepps was of counsel to Wachtel Missry.

Freeborn & Peters (Chicago): Shelly DeRousse joins the firm’s bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group as partner in the Chicago office and will focus on bankruptcy, workouts, litigation and asset sales. Previously, DeRousse was a partner at Stahl Cowen Crowley Addis.

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell (Los Angeles): Eric Fromme joins the firm’s bankruptcy group as partner in the Irvine, Calif., office and will focus on financial and restructuring matters. Previously, Fromme was a partner at Rutan & Tucker.