Cooley Adds Acclaimed Trial + Appellate Litigator

Cooley has expanded its litigation department with the addition of experienced trial and appellate lawyer Kathleen Hartnett, who joins as a partner in San Francisco. Hartnett arrives from Boies Schiller Flexner, where she was co-administrative partner of the firm’s San Francisco office. Previously, she served as deputy assistant attorney general in the US Department of Justice’s Civil Division, overseeing the Federal Programs Branch, which represents the federal government in high-profile civil litigation.

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Preeminent Health Care Lawyer Stephanie Webster Joins Ropes & Gray in Washington, D.C.

Stephanie Webster, one of the top health care lawyers and appellate litigators in the country, has joined global law firm Ropes & Gray in Washington, D.C. as a partner. Ms. Webster’s experience combines private practice with government service. Prior to her practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Ms. Webster served as an attorney for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Division of General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Mayer Brown Adds Leading Investigations and White Collar Defense Lawyer Michael Levy as Partner in DC

Mayer Brown has continued the expansion of its investigations and enforcement capabilities with the arrival of seasoned trial lawyer Michael Levy, who joins the firm as a partner in the global White Collar Defense & Compliance, Congressional Investigations & Crisis Management and Regulatory & Investigations practice groups in Washington DC. Mr. Levy joins from Paul Hastings.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Former Federal Prosecutor Michelle Bradford to D.C. Office

Barnes & Thornburg has added Michelle N. Bradford as partner in the Litigation Department in Washington, D.C. As an experienced litigator and former federal prosecutor, Bradford handles issues in connection with white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Bradford was a shareholder at Murphy & McGonigle PC, where she represented clients, individuals and companies, in government investigations and proceedings involving securities fraud; healthcare fraud, complex financial fraud; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; the False Claims Act; and the Anti-Kickback Statute, among others.

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Veteran Federal Prosecutor Matthew Diggs Joins White Collar Practice at Davis Wright Tremaine

The second notable litigation partner to join Davis Wright Tremaine this month, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Diggs joins the firm’s White Collar, Investigations & Government Controversies practice. Diggs, who will be a partner in Seattle, has more than a dozen years of federal criminal and civil regulatory experience, with a particular focus on healthcare, in addition to having previously worked in private practice.

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Eversheds Sutherland Strengthens Education Practice with Partner Stanley Freeman

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Stanley A. Freeman has joined the firm in Washington DC as partner. With more than 25 years of experience, Mr. Freeman’s arrival expands the firm’s education service offering with a practice focused on the representation of postsecondary institutions and adjacent clients in higher education. Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Freeman was a partner at Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville.

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Senior FCC and CFPB Counsel David Gossett Joins Davis Wright Tremaine in New Products Counseling Team

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 23, 2020 – Over his career working at the highest levels of government and private practice, most recently as deputy general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, David Gossett has accumulated vast experience managing litigation and regulatory matters affecting the technology industry. Now, he will put that experience to work at law firm Davis Wright Tremaine where, as part of a newly launched Products Counseling team, he will provide holistic counsel to tech companies launching new products as well as help those companies address—or challenge—changing federal and state regulatory schemes. Gossett joins the firm as partner in its Washington, D.C. office.

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