Quinn Emanuel added power to its white-collar defense lineup Monday, tapping Sandra L. Moser for a key leadership role in the firm’s criminal defense, investigations and crisis practice areas. Moser, a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice, has been for the last two years at the helm of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section – a job she left last week. More >>

BakerHostetler announced today the addition of Teresa M. Goody to its Washington, D.C. office, where she will continue her broad-based securities and corporate law practice that includes defending SEC investigations and assisting clients with securities litigation, as well as serving as general securities and corporate counsel. She joins from the firm The Goody Group PLLC, where she was founder and CEO. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that lawyers Michael Kelly and Douglas Paul have joined the firm as partners in the Washington, D.C. office, deepening its national litigation bench, particularly in the areas of white collar crime and compliance. Kelly and Paul, a former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) branch chief, bring decades of experience advising individuals and companies involved in government investigations, and criminal and civil enforcement actions, including matters related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), securities fraud, and other U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and SEC investigations. More >>