Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner Rob Burton to the firm’s internationally recognized Government Contracts Group in Washington, D.C. A 30-year veteran of procurement law and policy development, Burton is the former Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), the nation’s top career federal procurement official. Burton joins Crowell & Moring most recently from Venable LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts Group. His arrival comes on the heels of the addition of partner David Robbins, a former government Suspending and Debarring Official and Procurement Fraud Remedies Coordination Official, who joined the group in February 2016. More >>

Venable LLP announced that it has added a new team to its nationally renowned wealth management practice: prominent private wealth and tax lawyer Douglas Siegler, who joins the firm as a partner in Washington, DC; counsel Carolyn P. Vinson; and associate Emily A. Plocki. Mr. Siegler and his team arrive from the firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. More >>

Morrison & Foerster., a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Mark L. Whitaker has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Mr. Whitaker comes to the firm from Baker Botts, where he led its International Trade Commission (ITC) practice and expanded its patent litigation in the ITC, district courts, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. Whitaker brings to Morrison & Foerster’s renowned IP Litigation Practice Group a proven track record of success during the last 25 years. More >>

McDermott Will & Emery announced today that distinguished life sciences lawyer Vernessa Pollard has joined the Firm as co-head of its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) practice in Washington, DC.

Ms. Pollard comes to McDermott from another AmLaw 100 firm, where she advised clients on regulatory, compliance, and legislative matters involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, digital health applications, health information technology, and other products. She formerly served as Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement in the Office of Chief Counsel at the FDA for six years. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Cynthia L. Gausvik has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group. Ms. Gausvik advises families and closely held business owners on a broad range of tax, trust, and estate planning matters. She comes to Blank Rome from Reed Smith and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office, which recently welcomed more than 90 attorneys from Dickstein Shapiro. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Daniel J. Michaels has joined the Firm’s Washington Office as a partner in its Private Equity Practice. He was previously a partner in the Washington office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. More >>

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Robert Stern has joined the firm as a partner in its Securities Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement Practice in Washington, D.C. Rob joins the firm from O’Melveny & Myers, where he was a partner. More >>

Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Jonathan E. Nuechterlein is joining the firm as a partner after serving as general counsel for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). He will co-lead Sidley’s Communications Regulatory practice and also join the Antitrust/Competition practice. More >>