Dentons, the global law firm, today named Jeffry Erney as a partner in the Firm’s Tax practice in Washington, DC. Erney will co-lead Dentons US tax controversy practice with James N. Mastracchio. The addition of Erney further reinforces the Firm’s tax controversy and litigation capabilities to serve domestic and international clients. More >>

David B. Horner has returned to Hunton & Williams LLP as a partner in the firm’s infrastructure public-private partnerships practice. A former Hunton & Williams corporate associate, he has served at the US Department of Transportation as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and as Chief Counsel of the Federal Transit Administration. More >>

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced today that Roel Campos and Terence Healy will join the firm as partners in its Washington, D.C. office. The two will lead the firm’s Securities Enforcement Practice Group as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Alicia J. Batts has joined the firm as partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice, based in Washington DC. Ms. Batts joins from Proskauer. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Jonathan Levine has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group. Mr. Levine comes to the firm from Andrews Kurth, where he represented ad hoc bondholder groups, indenture trustees, and creditor committees. His addition follows the recent arrival of Peter Declercq and Sonya Van de Graaff as business restructuring and insolvency partners in London. More >>

Morgan Lewis has further strengthened its premier energy team with the arrival of Kirstin Gibbs, a lawyer with a wide-ranging background representing clients in the oil and gas industry. Ms. Gibbs, who joins as a partner practicing from both Washington, DC, and Houston, was a partner at another prominent energy firm. More >>

The Washington, D.C., office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Robert J. Grey as a partner in the firm’s energy practice and the firm’s Global Boardroom Risk Solutions initiative. Grey, who was previously a partner at K&L Gates legacy firm Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, rejoins the firm from PPL Corporation, where he served as executive vice president and chief legal officer. More >>

Sedgwick is pleased to announce that Akin M. Alcitepe has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. Alcitepe practices in the areas of commercial and construction litigation before international and domestic dispute tribunals such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, International Criminal Court and the American Arbitration Association, as well as in U.S. state and federal courts. More >>

Frank Keating, the former governor of Oklahoma, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Washington, D.C., and Tysons, Va., offices. Gov. Keating was formerly the president and CEO of the American Bankers Association (ABA). He will focus on serving clients in the financial services industry. More >>