Faegre Drinker announced today that Dylan Carson has joined the firm’s Denver and Washington, D.C. offices as partner in the antitrust practice of the firm’s litigation group. Carson was previously a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Media, Entertainment, and Communications section of the Antitrust Division, and a leader of three of DOJ’s most recent merger trials in federal court.
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Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Brandon L. Van Grack as a partner in its National Security, Global Risk and Crisis Management, and Investigations + White Collar Defense Groups in Washington, D.C. Mr. Van Grack joins the firm after more than a decade of service at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he most recently served as Chief of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit and previously served as a lead prosecutor in the office of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
Patrick Hovakimian is joining Pillsbury’s Litigation practice as a partner. Hovakimian comes to the firm after serving in various senior positions at the Department of Justice, including as Associate Deputy Attorney General, directing DOJ’s counter-transnational crime efforts.
Obrea Poindexter and Sean Ruff have joined Cooley as partners in the firm’s financial services regulatory practice group, bringing extensive experience advising clients on the complex and rapidly evolving fintech and financial services regulatory landscape. They previously served as co-chairs of Morrison & Foerster’s fintech group and are based in Washington, DC. The prominent duo has established a destination payments and lending practice. Their arrival marks the latest in a string of Cooley’s strategic additions on the East Coast, as the firm continues to bolster its capabilities across its practices.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Andrew J. Lee has joined the Firm’s Regulatory practice as an antitrust partner based in Washington, DC. Andrew is an esteemed advisor in antitrust issues and regularly represents Korean and Japanese electronics, engineering and shipping clients facing high-profile antitrust activity enforcements. He is highly respected globally for his work in cartel defense and merger review proceedings for international corporations based in Asia. Prior to joining McDermott, he was a partner at Hogan Lovells LLP.
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Skadden is pleased to announce that Raquel Fox, a former member of the senior staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Fox is a member of the firm’s SEC reporting and compliance practice and will assist clients on a full range of securities, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and other SEC-related matters.
Louis Rouleau has joined Holland & Knight as a litigation partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Rouleau focuses on real estate, consumer finance and manufacturing disputes. Most recently, he was a partner at Womble Bond Dickinson.
Tom Galli has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Galli was a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
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