International law firm Squire Patton Boggs has hired a corporate partner in Sydney to help meet the needs of public company clients.

Ashley Rose is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in public and private mergers, and acquisitions and equity capital markets, Squire said. He has been involved in a number of high-profile takeovers, takeover defences and schemes of arrangement. He also has deep expertise in initial public offerings, capital raisings and placements on the Australian Securities Exchange.