Christopher D. Bell, a real estate attorney whose broad transactional experience includes more than 10 years at Fannie Mae, has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office, firm chair Mark Stewart announced today. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome David Houston to the Firm as a Partner in the Real Estate group in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. A recognized real estate attorney in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, Mr. Houston focuses his practice on commercial leasing, land use, zoning, and development. He joins Blank Rome from Reed Smith LLP, where he was a partner. More >>

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to once again announce the expansion of its Intellectual Property practice with the addition of a four attorney patent team led by partners Robert M. Schulman and Jeff B. Vockrodt. Mr. Schulman and Mr. Vockrodt are joining the Washington, DC office and bringing their extensive patent law practices, which focus on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and chemical inventions, to one of the country’s largest intellectual property groups. Earlier this month, Arent Fox announced the addition of two intellectual property partners in New York. The firm has now added more than 20 lawyers and professionals to its internationally recognized Intellectual Property practice in 2015. More >>

Akin Gump today announced that Corey W. Roush has joined the firm as a partner in its litigation and antitrust practices in Washington, D.C. Mr. Roush, who focuses on antitrust and consumer protection litigation and investigations, as well as white collar defense, internal investigations and other complex commercial litigation, comes to Akin Gump from Hogan Lovells. More >>

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes Joel deJesus to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He will practice out of the Corporate Department. More >>

Stradley Ronon announced today that investment management and corporate transactions tax lawyer Roger S. Wise has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. He was most recently a partner at K&L Gates. More >>

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced that Christopher N. Olsen has joined the firm’s privacy and data protection practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Prior to joining the firm, Olsen was deputy director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission and, previously, assistant director of the FTC’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. He also held privacy-related and enforcement roles at the Federal Communications Commission. More >>

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that Catherine S. Duval has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as partner. Ms. Duval will focus on representing law firms and lawyers on professional responsibility matters and advising clients in congressional and government investigations. More >>

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is pleased to announce that seven former attorneys of Fishman Stewart Yamaguchi have joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. practice. Leading the group are Partners Christopher M. Tobin and Yoichiro Yamaguchi. More >>

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Bob Fallon and David Tiger have joined the firm as members in the Washington, D.C., office. Fallon is a member of the firm’s Energy, Environmental and Public Utilities Practice and joins Cozen O’Connor from Stinson Leonard Street, where he was a partner. Tiger will join the firm’s Real Estate Practice and comes to Cozen O’Connor from Federman Steifman LLP, where he was a partner. More >>