King & Spalding has hired antitrust and competition trial lawyer Robert M. Cooper as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. Cooper was most recently at Boies Schiller Flexner, where he had been a partner since 2003.
Prominent Native American Law Team Joins Jenner & Block and Adds Government Relations Practice
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that a team of six leading lawyers in Native American law and two government relations specialists have joined the firm, significantly expanding the Native American Law Practice’s offerings to clients, including adding government relations capabilities. The eight-person team is based in Washington, DC and includes a former US Ambassador, a White House tribal liaison for President Barack Obama, and a former Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs for the Department of the Interior. The group joins from the Washington office of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.
Prominent Insurance/Reinsurance Group Joins Mintz
Mintz is pleased to announce that the firm has added a group of five leading practitioners to its nationally renowned Insurance and Reinsurance Practice. Specifically, Deirdre G. Johnson, Paul W. Kalish, Suman Chakraborty, and Ellen MacDonald Farrell join as Members, and Elaine Panagakos joins as Special Counsel. All five attorneys previously practiced at Squire Patton Boggs, and will practice out of the firm’s Washington D.C. office, with the exception of Mr. Chakraborty, who is based in New York. Ms. Johnson, Mr. Kalish and Mr. Chakraborty are all Chambers ranked practitioners.
McCarter Broadens Its Energy Capabilities with Addition of Randy Elliott
McCarter & English is pleased to have Randy Elliott rejoin the firm as a partner in the Washington, DC, office in the Environment & Energy Practice Group. Randy was most recently senior director, regulatory counsel for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), and prior to that regulatory counsel for the American Public Power Association (APPA). He represented the associations in matters concerning such issues as capacity markets, electric storage, distributed energy resources, and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act.
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Former United States Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco returns to Jones Day
The global law firm Jones Day today announced that Noel J. Francisco will rejoin the Firm’s Washington Office after serving three years as the 48th Solicitor General of the United States. “The partners, lawyers and professional staff of Jones Day have always held Noel in the highest regard both professionally and personally,” Jones Day’s Managing Partner Stephen J. Brogan said. “We are confident that in the years ahead Noel will be of critical help to our clients as a strong and creative advocate and as a trusted and thoughtful advisor. He will also be a great leader in our Firm and more broadly in the profession.”
Former Justice Department Civil Division Head Jody Hunt to Join Alston & Bird
Alston & Bird today announced that Joseph (Jody) Hunt, former U.S. Department of Justice assistant attorney general who led the department’s Civil Division, will join the firm in its Litigation & Trial Practice Group. A 21-year veteran of the Justice Department who served under both Republican and Democratic Administrations, Hunt will join the firm in August and be based in its Washington, D.C. and Atlanta offices.
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K&L Gates Continues Health Care Practice Growth with Washington, D.C., Partner Addition
The Washington, D.C., office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Andrew D. Ruskin as a partner in the health care practice. He joins the firm from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Leading Communications Law Attorneys Join Mintz’s Washington, D.C. Office to Lead Communications Infrastructure Litigation Practice
Mintz is continuing to grow its nationally recognized Technology, Communications & Media (TechComm) practice with the arrival of leading industry attorneys T. Scott Thompson and Daniel P. Reing, who have joined the TechComm section as Members based in the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Thompson will Chair the Section’s Communications Infrastructure Litigation Practice. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Reing join from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.
Partner Matthew R. Nicely Joins Akin Gump’s International Trade Practice
Akin Gump today announced that Matthew R. Nicely has joined the firm as a partner in its international trade practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Nicely maintains a market access-focused practice centered on trade remedies and customs work as well as on disputes before the World Trade Organization (WTO). He joins Akin Gump from Hughes Hubbard & Reed.
Former Bristol Myers Squibb Vice President Jonathan Wasserman Joins Hogan Lovells
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Jonathan Wasserman has joined the firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Employment practice, as a member of the firm’s Life Sciences and Health Care industry group. Wasserman joins from Bristol Myers Squibb, where he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Litigation & Government Investigations.
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