Former National Economic Council Deputy Director Andrew Olmem Joins Mayer Brown

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Mayer Brown announced today that former senior White House economic advisor Andrew Olmem has returned to the firm in Washington DC as a partner in the Public Policy, Regulatory & Political Law practice. Mr. Olmem most recently served as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council (NEC), where he oversaw the development and coordination of all domestic economic policies in a variety of sectors, including financial services, technology, telecom, energy and infrastructure.

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Trial Lawyers Karen Dunn and Bill Isaacson Join Paul, Weiss

Friday, June 12, 2020

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Bill Isaacson and Karen Dunn are joining the firm as partners in the Litigation Department, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Both are nationally recognized trial lawyers who have tried and won numerous high-stakes cases for some of the nation’s largest companies. They both arrive to the firm from Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP.

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Leading Government Contracts Lawyer David Robbins Rejoins Jenner & Block as a Practice Co-Chair

Monday, June 8, 2020

Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that David Robbins, a leading government contracts lawyer, has rejoined the firm as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Practice. Mr. Robbins is an experienced litigator and investigations lawyer with a broad skillset focused on ethics, compliance, counseling, claims, investigations and enforcement defense. Based in the firm’s Washington, DC office, he will lead the Government Contracts Practice with Partner Marc Van Allen. Mr. Robbins joins the firm from the Washington office of Crowell & Moring, LLP.

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Katayun I. Jaffari Joins Cozen O’Connor as Chair of its Corporate Governance & Securities Group

Monday, June 1, 2020

Cozen O’Connor today introduced Pennsylvania business attorney Katayun Jaffari — who for nearly three decades has helped corporate boards and executive management teams execute multibillion-dollar securities and M&A transactions — as chair of its Corporate Governance & Securities Group. Jaffari, whose clients range from life sciences and energy enterprises, to technology and fintech providers across the United States, comes to the firm from Ballard Spahr LLP. She joins the firm as a shareholder and will reside in Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office.

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