Lateral Partner/Counsel Moves in DC
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Gary Messplay, Sheldon Bradshaw and Kyle Sampson join King & Spalding
Gary Messplay, Sheldon Bradshaw and Kyle Sampson, previously Partners at Hunton & Williams, have joined King & Spalding as Partners in the firm’s FDA & Life Sciences Practice.
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Howard L. Kramer joins Murphy & McGonigle
Howard L. Kramer, previously Partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, has joined Murphy & McGonigle as Partner. Mr. Kramer’s practice focuses on trading rules, derivatives, alternative trading systems, and broker-dealer regulatory and compliance issues.
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Eric Snyder joins Jones Day
Eric Snyder, previously Senior Counsel at the United States Department of State, has joined Jones Day as Partner in the firm’s Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. Mr. Snyder focuses his practice on the representation of companies and individuals in U.S. government investigations concerning a wide range of allegations including securities, tax, commodities, and futures fraud; insider trading; money laundering; commercial bribery; corruption; economic espionage; antitrust violations; and Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) violations.
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Peter Goodloe joins Brownstein Hyatt
Peter Goodloe, previously Counsel at Sidley Austin, has joined Brownstein Hyatt as Government Relations Of Counsel.
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Douglas Siegler joins Venable
Douglas Siegler, previously Partner at Sutherland, has joined Venable as Partner in the firm’s Tax and Wealth Planning Group.
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Carolyn P. Vinson joins Venable
Carolyn P. Vinson, previously Counsel at Sutherland, has joined Venable as Counsel in the firm’s Tax and Wealth Planning Group.
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Diana Vilmenay joins Gray Plant Mooty
Diana Vilmenay, previously Staff Attorney at Nixon Peabody, has joined Gray Plant Mooty as Special Counsel in the firm’s Franchise & Distribution Practice Group. Ms. Vilmenay represents clients in domestic and international franchise matters, with particular experience in international franchise system development.
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Charles "Charley" Mills joins Steptoe & Johnson
Charles “Charley” Mills, previously Partner at K&L Gates, has joined Steptoe & Johnson as Partner in the firm’s Energy and Financial Services Groups.
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Julie Brill will join Hogan Lovells
Julie Brill, previously Democratic Commissioner with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, will join Hogan Lovells at the end of the month as Partner in the firm’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Antitrust Practices.
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Mark L. Whitaker joins Morrison & Foerster
Mark L. Whitaker, previously Partner at Baker Botts, has joined Morrison & Foerster as Partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group.
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Bibb Lamar Strench joins Thompson Hine
Bibb Lamar Strench, previously Counsel at Seward & Kissel, has joined Thompson Hine as Partner in the firm’s Corporate Transactions & Securities Practice Group. Mr. Strench focuses his practice on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds, mutual funds and investment advisers.
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Nicole Elliott joins Holland & Knight
Nicole Elliott, previously Senior Adviser and Director of Operations for the Affordable Care Act at the Internal Revenue Service, has joined Holland & Knight as Partner.
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Joseph Lynch joins Epstein Becker
Joseph Lynch, previously Partner at King & Spalding, has joined Epstein Becker & Green as Partner in the firm’s Health Care and Life Sciences Practice.
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Alexander Koff joins Venable
Alexander Koff, previously Partner and Co-Chair of the International Practice at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston has joined Venable as Partner in the firm’s Corporate Group. Mr. Koff’s practice focuses on international business transactions, litigation and arbitration, government investigations, and regulatory issues, with a particular emphasis on international trade and the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
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Lori Alvino McGill joins Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz
Lori Alvino McGill, previously Partner at Quinn Emanuel, has joined new trial boutique Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz as Partner. Ms. McGill’s practice focuses on all aspects of appellate strategy, including issue preservation, briefing, argument, and obtaining (and opposing) Supreme Court review.
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Vernessa Pollard joins McDermott
Vernessa Pollard, previously Partner at Arnold & Porter, has joined McDermott as Partner and Co-Head of the firm’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Practice.
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Robert Stern rejoins Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Robert Stern, previously Partner at O’Melveny & Myers, rejoined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as Partner in the firm’s Securities Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement Practice.
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Michael Hacker joins Covington
Michael Hacker, previously Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Merck & Co. Inc., has joined Covington as Of Counsel in the firm’s Food Drug Regulatory and Policy Practice.
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John Gleeson joins Debevoise & Plimpton
John Gleeson, former United States District Court Judge of the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), has joined Debevoise & Plimpton as Partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. Mr. Gleeson’s practice focuses on internal investigations, white collar defense, and complex civil litigation.
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Cynthia L. Gausvik joins Blank Rome
Cynthia L. Gausvik, previously Partner at Reed Smith, has joined Blank Rome as Partner in the firm’s Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group. Ms. Gausvik concentrates her tax, benefits, and private client practice on advising families and closely held business owners of high net-worth from a broad range of industries, including real estate development, technology entrepreneurs, and high-profile athletes in connection with their estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax planning.