Steptoe & Johnson announced that William E. Turner II has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner. Turner brings more than two decades of experience in corporate and securities law, primarily with application to mergers and acquisitions; fund formation; investment transactions; and cryptocurrency. He will reside in the firm’s corporate group and also work in the blockchain and cryptocurrency practice. See our three-part series on blockchain and the financial services industry: “Basics of the Technology and How the Financial Sector Is Currently Employing It” (Jun. 1, 2017); “Potential Uses by Private Funds and Service Providers” (Jun. 8, 2017); and “Potential Impediments to Its Eventual Adoption” (Jun. 15, 2017).