The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke has announced that Richard Ross has joined the firm as counsel in the corporate practice. He will be located in the firm's New York office.

Prior to joining Chadbourne, Ross was a vice president and assistant general counsel in Merchant Banking Legal for Goldman Sachs. While there, his work included advising on transactions involving infrastructure and real estate assets.

Before he joined Goldman Sachs, Ross was a senior associate in the mergers and acquisitions practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. In that capacity, he represented clients in public and private company M&A matters, including hostile and restructuring transactions.