Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Elizabeth Khalil to its Government Policy & Practice Group in the firm’s Chicago office. Elizabeth will also spend time in the Washington, D.C., office, as well as in the firm’s Michigan and Texas offices. Prior to joining Dykema, she served as Acting Special Assistant to Mark Pearce, Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)’s Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection (DCP). More >>

Dechert LLP announced today that Michael J. Barta has joined the firm in its Washington office as a partner in the litigation group. Barta was most recently a partner and Chair of the White-Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations group at Baker Botts LLP. More >>

Orrick announced today that Christopher Wilkinson, the former Associate Solicitor for Civil Rights and Labor Management at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), has joined the firm as a partner, resident in Washington, D.C. More >>

Areta Kupchyk has joined Foley Hoag LLP as a partner in the firm’s Washington D.C. office, where she will practice Food and Drug Administration (FDA) law. She will co-chair the firm’s Food and Drug Law practice, along with partner Paul Kim. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Mario Mancuso will join the Firm, where he will lead the National Security and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) practice. He will divide his time between the Firm’s Washington, D.C., and New York offices, serving clients on related transactional, investigative and advisory matters worldwide. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome Scott DeMartino to the Firm as a Partner in the Washington, D.C., office’s Tax group. Mr. DeMartino focuses his practice on real estate and renewable investments using renewable energy tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits, and new markets tax credits. He joins Blank Rome from Bryan Cave LLP, where he was counsel. More >>

Dentons, the global law firm, today named James N. Mastracchio as partner in the Firm’s Global Tax practice. Based in Washington, DC, Mastracchio will also serve as chair of Dentons’ US Tax Controversy and Criminal Tax practices. More >>

Financial Services leader Dechert LLP announced today that it has expanded its broker-dealer and investment management practice with the addition of K. Susan Grafton as a partner in the Washington, DC office. More >>

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announced today that Walter J. Dunn has joined the firm’s Energy Practice as a shareholder in Washington, D.C. He comes to Buchanan from Adam & Reese. More >>