UPDATE 3-MOVES-Evercore, JP Morgan, Bank of America

(Adds Evercore, Arent Fox LLP, Chadbourne & Parke)

May 14 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com.

EVERCORE PARTNERS (EVR.N)

The U.S. merger advisory boutique investment firm appointed Mark Friedman as a senior managing director to co-head the firm's transportation practice. Friedman, previously with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will set up and head Evercore's new shipping advisory business. He will be based in New York.

ARENT FOX LLP

Law firm Arent Fox said it hired former Washington, DC, Mayor Anthony Williams as director of its new state and municipal practice.

CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP

The law firm said two of the five partners who last week were reported moving to law firm Dechert LLP are staying with Chadbourne. The firm said that Mikhail Rozenberg and Jennifer Handz are remaining with the firm, both in Moscow. In addition, counsels Julia Romanova, Dmitry Gubarev and Olga Koniuhova will remain with Chadbourne.

JP MORGAN (JPM.N)