Jones Day Adds Leading Tax Controversy Lawyer Jennifer Breen in Washington

Jennifer Breen has joined Jones Day as a partner in its Tax Practice. She is based in the Firm’s Washington Office. Ms. Breen represents domestic and multinational businesses, large partnerships, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices in tax controversy and IRS administrative matters. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Breen served as Partner in the DC office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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Healthcare Regulatory and Investigations Partner Troy Barsky Joins King & Spalding in Washington, D.C.

King & Spalding announced today that Troy Barsky has joined the firm as a partner on the Healthcare team in its Government Matters and Regulation practice group. He is resident in the Washington, D.C. and Denver offices. Barsky joins King & Spalding from Crowell & Moring, where he was a partner and served as co-chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. He received his J.D. from Cardozo School of Law and his B.S. from Cornell University.

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Vinson & Elkins Expands Corporate Practice With Four-Partner Team in Denver and D.C.

Vinson & Elkins today announced that it has expanded its partnership, adding Keith Trammell, Chalyse Robinson and David Strong in Denver and Alex Bahn in Washington, D.C. Trammell, Robinson, and Strong will also work out of the firm’s New York office. The lawyers come to the firm from WilmerHale and work closely together representing public and private companies and private equity clients in a wide range of corporate and securities matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisition and debt financings, capital markets transactions, SEC advisory and corporate governance matters.

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Wilson Sonsini Adds Former DOJ Antitrust Trial Attorney Julia Tarver Wood

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Julia Tarver Wood has joined its Antitrust and Competition practice in Washington, D.C., as a partner. Her arrival fortifies the firm’s antitrust litigation bench—particularly in high-stakes technology and financial services matters—while sharpening its complex litigation capabilities amid rising enforcement and global scrutiny. Wood arrives having served as senior litigation counsel in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where she was lead trial counsel in a major Section 2 conduct case.

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Clyde & Co launches Regulatory & Investigations capability in the Americas with Partner hire

Clyde & Co today announces the appointment of Jeff Cottle as Head of Regulatory & Investigations, White-Collar Crime and Sanctions, Americas, and Co-Head of White-Collar Crime and Sanctions, EMEA, marking the launch of a dedicated Regulatory & Investigations (R&I) capability in the Americas. Jeff, who joins the firm from Eversheds Sutherland – where he was Co-Head of the National Security Practice and Global Co-Head of the Industrials Sector – will be based in Clyde & Co’s Washington, D.C. office and will work closely with its global network of offices.

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Winston Expands White Collar & Government Investigations Practice with Partners Anne Murray and Guy Singer

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Anne Murray and Guy Singer have joined the firm’s Litigation Department as partners in its Washington, D.C. and New York offices respectively. The two bring invaluable white collar defense, corporate investigations, and compliance experience to the firm’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice. Both are seasoned white-collar defense and compliance attorneys, who represent companies and individuals in matters involving fraud, bribery, corruption, and ethics issues. The pair arrive from McDermott.

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