Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Tarek Helou has joined the firm’s government investigations practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Prior to joining WSGR, Helou was an assistant chief in the Department of Justice’s FCPA Unit in Washington, D.C. since 2014. More >>

BakerHostetler has announced that Marc G. Schildkraut has joined the firm as a partner in its antitrust and competition practice. Based in Washington, D.C., Schildkraut was previously with Cooley LLP. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Dominique L. Casimir has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Government Contracts group in the Washington, D.C., office. Dominique’s practice focuses on government contracts law with an emphasis on litigation, regulatory counseling, and responding to government enforcement actions. Dominique joins Blank Rome from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP where she was a partner in the firm’s government contracts practice. More >>

Morgan Lewis today welcomes white collar and False Claims Act litigators Douglas Baruch and Jennifer Wollenberg as partners resident in Washington, DC. Doug and Jenny arrive from Fried Frank, where Doug led the FCA and FIRREA practice. More >>

Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Rizwan Qureshi has returned as a partner in the Global Regulatory Enforcement Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Qureshi re-joins the firm from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where he served as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA). Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he was an associate in the Commercial Litigation Group in Reed Smith’s New York and Washington, D.C., offices for five years. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that a three-partner transatlantic private equity team will join the firm in London and Washington D.C. from Hogan Lovells. Ed Harris, who currently leads Hogan Lovell’s Private Equity practice in London, and Leanne Moezi will join as partners in London. Adam Brown, currently a partner in Northern Virginia, will join Paul Hastings’ Private Equity practice in the Washington D.C. office. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that Laura M. Kidd Cordova has joined its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the firm’s White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations group. An experienced trial lawyer representing individuals and companies in criminal and civil enforcement actions and related complex civil litigation, Laura also conducts internal investigations for clients facing government investigations involving the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), health care fraud, securities fraud, accounting fraud, insider trading, and government contracting fraud. Kidd joins Winston from Crowell & Moring, LLP. More >>

Nixon Peabody continues to strengthen its Government Investigations & White Collar Defense practice, adding partner Adam Tarosky, who joins the firm’s Washington DC office from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). More >>

Shearman & Sterling continues to grow its Litigation practice with the arrival of Adam Schwartz, who joins the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Adam practiced in the Litigation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. More >>