The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that Kevyn D. Orr, who recently served as the Emergency Manager for the City of Detroit, is returning to the Firm on May 1, 2015, as a partner in its Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice and as the Partner-in-Charge (PIC) of its Washington Office. Mr. Orr succeeds Gregory M. Shumaker, who has served as the PIC of the Washington Office since 2011, and who will become the leader of Jones Day’s Global Disputes Practice. More >>

Michael Bednarek, who represents some of the world’s largest technology and financial services companies in patent and intellectual property litigation in the United States, has joined Locke Lord as a Partner in Washington, D.C. He will be a member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Department. More >>

Schiff Hardin is pleased to announce that Dr. John K. Hsu has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property group. Dr. Hsu comes to the firm from Winston & Strawn LLP, and brings with him extensive experience in intellectual property litigation. He is based in the firm’s Washington D.C. office.

“John’s addition is another important strategic step in the continued growth of our intellectual property practice and considerably strengthens our pharmaceutical industry team,” said Steve Hankins, head of Schiff Hardin’s Intellectual Property group. “Having earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry, John brings a great depth of knowledge in the field of science that will significantly expand our ability to serve our pharmaceutical clients. He will be a great resource to our many Washington D.C.-based clients and engagements.” More >>

King & Spalding has recruited Joseph A. Eisert to its tort and environmental litigation practice as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Eisert joins a two-member team of environmental partners from his former firm of Kirkland & Ellis – Granta Nakayama and Ilana Saltzbart – who came over to King & Spalding in January. Eisert had been a partner at his former firm. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Kevin McCart has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Government Investigations and White Collar Practice Group. He joins from Husch Blackwell and will be resident in the Washington, DC office More >>

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced today that Ellen McElroy has joined the firm’s Tax Practice Group as a partner in Washington, DC, expanding the firm’s tax accounting services. Prior to joining Sutherland, Ms. McElroy was a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP More >>

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Scott W. Doyle and Jonathan R. DeFosse have joined the Firm as partners in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, resident in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Doyle joins as the new head of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice More >>

Continuing the firm’s strategic growth, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that anti-money laundering specialist and former federal prosecutor Jeff Beatrice has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. He will be a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense, Internal Investigations, and Corporate Compliance Practice Group and Financial Services Litigation and Compliance Team More >>

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announced today the addition of two highly regarded tax attorneys, Shareholder Susan E. Seabrook and Counsel Caroline C. Setliffe, to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office More >>