Continuing the growth and expansion of its Washington, D.C., office, Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Nicole H. Sprinzen has joined the firm as a member of the Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations practice. She comes to Cozen O’Connor from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and will reside in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Sprinzen was previously a prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division’s Fraud Section. More >>

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. has joined the firm in its Washington office as a partner in the litigation group. Cohen most recently served as the acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. As the head of the largest United States Attorney’s Office in the nation, Cohen managed more than 300 federal prosecutors and oversaw some of the nation’s most significant prosecutions involving national security, financial fraud, public corruption, and cyber-crime. More >>

Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Nancy K. Stade has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. as a partner in its Food, Drug and Medical Device Regulatory practice. Ms. Stade joins Sidley from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where she served for more than 15 years and held multiple high-level policy positions, most recently that of counselor in the Office of the Commissioner. More >>

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Jenny Lee has joined the Firm’s Trial Group as a Partner in Washington, D.C. More >>

Washington, DC. Nixon Peabody is expanding in Washington, DC, with the arrival of new partner Sean P. Clancy. With almost two decades of experience counseling clients on a broad range of tax and business planning and tax policy matters, Sean represents public and private companies on mergers & acquisitions, corporate tax and executive compensation matters. More >>

Building on its momentum from an extremely successful 2015, Pillsbury’s Insurance Recovery practice has announced the addition of a nationally renowned team of insurance litigators to the firm’s Washington, DC, office. The group of seven — led by partners Mark Plumer, David Klein and Alex Lathrop — joins from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, where Plumer served as chair of Orrick’s national insurance practice and Klein was deputy chair. More >>

Edward J. McAndrew, a former federal cybercrime prosecutor with significant experience in private practice, has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the Philadelphia, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., offices, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. More >>

Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that a highly regarded legislative group has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office. The team includes Kevin M. O’Neill, who joins Arnold & Porter as a partner and will co-lead the Legislative practice group, Eugenia E. Pierson, who joins as a senior policy advisor and head of healthcare legislative advocacy, and Kristine Blackwood, who joins as counsel. Eight additional legislative professionals will also join the Arnold & Porter team, including: associates Dana Weekes, Greg Louer and Pari Mody; policy advisor Amy Smith; senior policy specialist, Amy Davenport; and policy specialists Samantha Martin, Roxana Boyd, and Meredith Good-Cohn. The group expands the firm’s existing legislative capabilities, and enhances the healthcare policy practice. More >>

Crowell & Moring LLP today announced that Joseph M. Miller, the former general counsel of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), joined the firm as a partner in its Antitrust and Health Care groups. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that Charles Salem Hallab and Tahan (Tom) Thraya have joined the firm as Corporate & Securities partners, significantly expanding Mayer Brown’s Middle East practice and strengthening the firm’s global transactions offerings. Previously, Messrs. Hallab and Thraya were partners with Baker & McKenzie LLP. Joining them in the move to Mayer Brown are key associate members of their team. More >>