Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that Loren C. Ponds will join the firm as a Member in the Tax Department, effective October 29, 2018. Previously, Ponds served as Tax Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, where she was instrumental in the development of the international tax provisions included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of leading emerging markets attorneys Thomas B. (Tom) Trimble as partner and John David Bryant as counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and as members of Winston’s corporate practice. More >>

King & Spalding today announced that Robert Hudock and Adam Solander have joined the firm as partners on its Data, Privacy and Security team, which is part of the Government Matters practice group, in the Washington, D.C., office. Both new partners join King & Spalding from Epstein Becker & Green. More >>

Ronald J. Tenpas, former Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner. Tenpas comes to V&E from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, which he joined in 2009 following a 12-year career with the Justice Department, culminating in his 2007 nomination as AAG by President George W. Bush. More >>

Pepper Hamilton announced today that John P. Isacson has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. More >>

BakerHostetler is further strengthening its privacy and data protection team with the arrival of Sarah (Xiaohua) Zhao as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. The team has added nearly 20 lawyers in the past year to meet evolving client demands. Zhao’s practice focuses on cross-border data transfer issues, privacy and cybersecurity. She joins BakerHostetler from Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. More >>

Dechert LLP strengthened its leading corporate and permanent capital practices with the hire of Harry Pangas as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. More >>

With a continuing emphasis on its expanding national Labor & Employment practice, Polsinelli announced today that Connie Bertram joined the firm as a Shareholder in the DC office. Ms. Bertram is a highly regarded and experienced employment lawyer, who represents companies in complex internal investigations, False Claims Act, Sarbanes-Oxley and other whistleblower claims and government contracting/affirmative action and compliance and enforcement matters. Her addition to the Polsinelli DC office fits well with other recent additions to the DC office and provides clients with complex compliance and government contracts legal services for which the firm is becoming nationally known. More >>