Daniel Braun, one of the US Department of Justice’s leading international white-collar prosecutors, has joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a partner in the firm’s Washington office More >>

Akin Gump today announced that Jeffrey A. Wertkin, a former trial attorney in the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Civil Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined the firm as a partner in its litigation practice. Mr. Wertkin is an experienced False Claims Act (FCA) litigator who will add significant depth to Akin Gump’s experience in this space, including within the health care industry. More >>

McDermott Will & Emery announced today that experienced antitrust and consumer protection lawyer Bilal Sayyed has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, DC office.Mr. Sayyed joins McDermott from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner, and brings a broad-based practice focused on competition and consumer issues. More >>

Litigator Mark Churchill has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., offices. Most recently, he was the head of McDermott Will & Emery’s Trial Practice Group in Washington, D.C. More >>

Polsinelli announced today the addition of seasoned real estate attorney Diane Shapiro Richer as shareholder in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Richer brings more than 30 years of legal experience to Polsinelli, joining the firm’s national platform of more than 60 real estate attorneys. More >>

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to bolster its corporate and transactional capabilities with the addition of Trevor J. Chaplick as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C. office. Chaplick joins Greenberg Traurig’s Corporate & Securities Practice on the heels of Todd E. Bowen, Christopher R. Machera, and Adam S. Tope in New York City and Christopher P. McHugh in Washington, D.C. Before joining the firm, Chaplick was a partner in Proskauer Rose LLP’s Corporate Department. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Tara K. Gorman has joined the firm’s Real Estate & Property Development practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Tara, who focuses on hotel development and acquisitions, was previously a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP. More >>

Sarah (Xiaohua) Zhao has joined Faegre Baker Daniels as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice where she helps clients solve the challenges associated with international commercial transactions. More >>

Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that Michael A. Battle has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Litigation Department. More >>

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner Andrew J. Sherman to the firm’s Corporate department in Washington, D.C. Sherman joins Seyfarth from Jones Day where he was global co-chair of its franchising and distribution practice and partner in the mergers and acquisitions department in Washington, D.C. More >>