Committee on Ways and Means Tax Counsel Moving to Miller & Chevalier

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 >>

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Former Assistant U.S. Attorney General Ron Tenpas Joins Vinson & Elkins

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 >>

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BakerHostetler Further Strengthens its Globally Recognized Privacy and Data Protection Team

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 >>

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Investment Funds Attorney Peter Tsirigotis Joins GT’s Growing Corporate Practice

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to strategically expand its Corporate and Investment Funds practices with the addition of Petros (Peter) L. Tsirigotis as shareholder in its Washington, D.C. and New York City offices. Tsirigotis joins from Stradley Ronon, where he was co-chair of the firm’s Private Investment Funds Practice; before that, he served as senior vice president at Brown Brothers Harriman & Company, where he led the investment management funds risks, operations, and governance group. More >>

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