Van Ness Feldman is pleased to announce that Mona Tandon has rejoined the Firm as a partner.

Ms. Tandon advises clients that own and operate crude oil and products pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and electric utilities on federal and state regulatory matters, transactional issues, general corporate matters, and legislative issues. She also represents clients in federal and state administrative litigation, and counsels energy companies on compliance with federal and state requirements, including corporate governance, infrastructure security, and risk management. She also assists clients with issues regarding project development and acquisitions. Ms. Tandon is an active participant in the firm’s pro bono practice and a member of the diversity committee. More >>

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp welcomes new partner, Jay Rosenthal, to the Washington, D.C. office and the Entertainment and Intellectual Property practice groups. Jay is the former Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). In Washington, D.C., Jay has been involved in significant policy initiatives relating to Copyright reform, net neutrality, internet governance and data privacy issues, media consolidation, cell phone regulation, international treaty obligations, satellite radio, FCC matters, piracy (domestic and international), and other federal legislative and regulatory matters. More >>

Arnold & Porter LLP recently obtained a definitive victory on behalf of the Republic of Colombia in a US$17 billion U.S. federal court dispute originally filed in 2010 by the U.S.-based maritime salvage company Sea Search Armada (SSA). The litigation, which involved two separate federal cases, related to alleged rights to the treasure aboard a Spanish galleon, the San José, which sank more than 300 years ago off the coast of present-day Colombia. SSA claimed that it had a contractual right to salvage the vessel and to a part of the gold and silver coins and bullion aboard the ship, and assessed at US$17 billion the value of its alleged stake. More >>