Kara M. Ward, a former attorney and advisor with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C., office. Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Ward was general counsel and managing director at Falcon Capital Advisors, LLC, where she advised clients on key financial services policy issues.
Tags: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC | Washington
Cooley has strengthened its global communications regulatory practice based in Washington, DC, with the addition of Tony Lin, Ronald W. Del Sesto and Tamar E. Finn. The three new partners enhance the firm’s long-standing position as a leading adviser to many of the world’s top telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) companies. Del Sesto and Finn join Cooley from Morgan Lewis. Lin arrives at the firm from DLA Piper.
Tags: Cooley LLP | Washington
Further enhancing its leading global tax practice and global corporate platform more broadly, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that Daniel Nicholas has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Nicholas joins from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and follows structured finance partners Shawn Kodes and Matt Nemeth, who previously joined from that firm.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | Washington
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Alexandra E. Chopin has joined the Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Chopin arrives from Squire Patton Boggs in Washington.
Akin is pleased to announce that Gerald Moody has joined the firm as a white collar defense & government investigations partner in Washington, D.C. Moody joins Akin from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, where he was an Assistant Chief of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Los Angeles | Washington
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Delia Deschaine into the firm’s global Corporate Practice, resident in Washington, DC. She joins from Epstein Becker & Green.
Tags: Squire Patton Boggs | Washington
Akerman today announced the continued growth of its Washington, D.C. office with Corporate Partner Austin Ownbey, who joins as a specialist in antitrust counseling and Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings. Ownbey arrives at the firm from Foley Hoag LLP.
Tags: Akerman LLP | Washington
Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Victoria “Tory” Lauterbach has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner and a member of the Energy, Regulation and Litigation Practice Group. Lauterbach arrives at the firm from Foley Hoag LLP in Washington.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Washington
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property Practice and Global Technology Industry Group with the addition of Mark Davies as a partner in Washington, DC. Davis arrives from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continued the strategic growth of its Environmental Practice with the addition of Shareholder Seth Goldberg and two assistant directors, Darci Ferrer* and Nicholas Skoulis*, in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. The team joins from Steptoe LLP.
