Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Veronica Onyema, former assistant chief of the Defense, Industrials, and Aerospace Section at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, has joined the firm’s Litigation and Antitrust practices as a partner in Washington, D.C.
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Sidley is pleased to announce that Peter Malyshev has joined the firm’s Regulatory and Enforcement practice in Sidley’s office in Washington, D.C. Mr. Malyshev joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where he was Head of the commodity derivatives and the CFTC practice and a partner in the Financial Services Group.
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King & Spalding announced today that Betre Gizaw has rejoined the firm as a partner on its International Trade team. He is based in the Washington, D.C. office. Gizaw returns to the firm from Stripe, Inc., where he advanced through the ranks to his most recent role as Chief Counsel for Global Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the General Counsel. In this role, he advised the global General Counsel, C-suite executives, and investors across the company on regulatory risk, strategic growth, and operational readiness.
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that Glenn Leon has joined as a partner in its Washington, DC, office, where he will play a key role in the Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Practice. Glenn joins Jenner & Block following service as Chief of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section at the US Department of Justice (DOJ). In this role, he oversaw the nation’s most significant corporate criminal investigations, including, healthcare fraud, commodities, securities, procurement fraud and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement. Prior to his tenure as Fraud Section Chief, Glenn served as Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
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WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Ryan Danks, former Director of Civil Enforcement for the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, has joined the firm as a partner in its industry-leading Antitrust and Competition Group.
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Dechert LLP announced today the addition of David Marcinkus as a partner in its financial services group. Mr. Marcinkus’ expertise in business development companies (BDCs) and closed-end funds not only adds strategically important and in-demand skills to the group but also further bolsters the firm’s permanent capital and private credit practice. Mr. Marcinkus will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Marcinkus joins Dechert from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he most recently served as Counsel to the Chairman.
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Gibson Dunn announced today that Marian Fowler has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its world-class Investment Funds Practice Group. Marian will play a key role in expanding the firm’s investment funds regulatory capabilities. She most recently served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Thrive Capital Management, LLC. She also brings deep U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) experience, having served in the Division of Investment Management where she worked on a variety of matters impacting asset managers and fund vehicles and collaborated closely with the Division of Examinations and Division of Enforcement.
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Morgan Lewis continues to bolster its IP litigation bench by welcoming Matthew (Matt) Rizzolo as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property (IP) practice, resident in Washington, DC. Matt’s arrival further strengthens the team’s capabilities in high-stakes IP disputes at the US International Trade Commission (ITC), district courts, and other key venues. Matt joins from Ropes & Gray, where he led the firm’s Section 337 ITC practice and represented clients in complex IP and unfair competition disputes across the United States and globally.
Paul Hastings LLP today announced the arrival of Lynn Mehler and Phil Katz to the firm’s full service, destination Life Sciences platform. The move adds a premier life sciences regulatory team from Hogan Lovells’ Chambers Band 1 practice to expand the firm’s expertise in guiding life sciences companies at every stage of their life cycle, from early development to launch and long-term growth. The pair arrive from the Washington office of Hogan Lovells
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