Gail Levine, former deputy director of FTC’s Bureau of Competition, joins Mayer Brown in Washington DC

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Mayer Brown announced today that antitrust veteran Gail F. Levine has joined the firm as a partner in Washington DC, where she will co-lead the firm’s global Antitrust & Competition practice alongside Chicago-based partner Britt Miller and DC-based partner William Stallings. Ms. Levine joins from the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition, where she served as a deputy director under Chairman Joseph Simons and Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Slaughter.

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Willkie Adds Employment Benefits Attorney Alexander Ryan in Washington

Monday, May 17, 2021

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Alexander Ryan has joined the Firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Department. Mr. Ryan is a leading employee benefits attorney specializing in ERISA Title I matters. He is based in Willkie’s Washington, DC office. He was previously a principal at Groom Law Group.

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Akerman LLP Expands Corporate Practice Group with Partner Jason Northcutt in Washington, D.C.

Friday, May 7, 2021

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, has expanded its Corporate Practice Group with Jason Northcutt in Washington, D.C. Northcutt works with leaders in the government contracting, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, industrial services, life sciences, tech-enabled services, and other business services industries. Northcutt comes to the firm from Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.

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Lewis Brisbois Adds Commercial Litigation Capabilities to Washington, D.C. Office With New Partner Hire

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Stefan M. Palys to its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. Mr. Palys joins Lewis Brisbois from Stinson LLP, where he practiced in the area of business litigation. Focusing on business disputes, loan enforcement and lender liability defense, e-discovery, and appeals, Mr. Palys regularly represents both business owners and businesses in contract and tort matters. He also represents clients in matters involving intra-corporate disputes concerning owners’ rights.

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Former IRS Chief Counsel Michael Desmond Joins Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles and D.C. Offices

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. Desmond has joined the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices. Desmond, who recently served as the Chief Counsel of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Assistant General Counsel in the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will focus on tax controversy matters.

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Prominent National Security and International Trade Lawyer Joins Latham

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Damara Chambers has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and a member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. Chambers is a leading lawyer who focuses on cross-border investment matters, including national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), and the Department of Energy, among other agencies. Chambers joins Latham from Vinson & Elkins in Washington, D.C.

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Former Assistant Attorney General Steven Engel Rejoins Dechert

Monday, May 3, 2021
Dechert LLP announced today that Steven Engel has rejoined the firm after completing his service at the Department of Justice as the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel. Mr. Engel returns to the Litigation practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. and New York offices, where he will represent clients in a broad range of trial, white collar, regulatory, and appellate matters.

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