Joseph Matal, the former Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and one of the principal drafters of the America Invents Act (AIA), has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a Washington, D.C.-based partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice.
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Global law firm Goodwin announced today that partner Brian Bewley and associate Kaitlyn Dunn joined the firm’s Healthcare and Life Sciences practices, resident in the Washington, DC, and Boston offices, respectively. Having worked for the Office of Inspector General, Bewley and Dunn bring significant regulatory and government experience to Goodwin. They join from a regional law firm, where they teamed up in private practice after the OIG. Immediately prior to joining the firm, the pair practiced with Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC.
Michael Francisco, an accomplished litigator and recent law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, has joined McGuireWoods’ Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department as a partner in Washington, D.C. He is one of eight former Supreme Court clerks in the firm’s litigation practices.
Clark Hill PLC has announced the addition of Steven Shparber as a Member in the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources practice group in the Washington, DC office. Shparber has an extensive background as a private sector, corporate and government lawyer in advising on energy regulatory issues, independent power production and renewable energy, and distributed energy resources. Shparber is the second energy lawyer to join Clark Hill’s Washington, DC office in the last six months. Immediately prior to joining Clark Hill, Shparber was an energy lawyer for three years at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, where he had been named partner in January 2020.
Venable LLP is pleased to announce that D. Reed Freeman Jr. has joined the firm as a partner in the eCommerce, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Practice in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Freeman’s practice is focused on privacy, cybersecurity, and the privacy aspects of advertising online, on mobile devices, in social media, and on connected devices. Prior to joining Venable, Freeman served as partner and co-chair of the cybersecurity, privacy, and communications practice group at WilmerHale.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today the launch of the firm’s FDA Regulatory practice, with the addition of highly regarded Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement and investigations lawyers Nathan Sheers and Peter Lindsay. Sheers and Lindsay have joined the firm as partners in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, based in the Washington, D.C. office. The regulatory duo come to the firm from the Washington office of Sidley Austin LLP.
Davis Polk today announced that D. Jarrett Arp, one of the nation’s leading cartel defense practitioners, has joined the firm as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Group in Washington DC. Mr. Arp joins Davis Polk from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he was a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Group since 2002.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery builds on its Washington-based international trade footprint with the addition of partners Joanne Osendarp and Eric Parnes. Together with their team, Joanne and Eric bring high-profile international trade, litigation and regulatory experience and resources, expanding McDermott’s already strong practice with substantial trade remedy experience. Dean Pinkert, former commissioner of the US International Trade Commission, joins the Firm as senior counsel. Tim Hruby, Lynn Kamarck and Alan Kashdan each join as counsel along with associate Conor Gilligan. Joanne will serve as co-head of the International Trade Group together with Carolyn Gleason. The group joins McDermott from Hughes Hubbard Reed.
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McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce the hire of Devin Leary-Hanebrink. Devin will join the firm’s national Consumer Financial Services Compliance practice group as Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office.
