Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Eric McArthur has rejoined the firm in Washington, D.C., as a partner in its Supreme Court and Appellate practice. Mr. McArthur returns to Sidley after serving as Deputy Associate Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He will focus his practice on representing clients in appellate court proceedings as well as trial court litigation matters, particularly those involving critical motions and complex issues of constitutional, statutory and administrative law. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Branch Chief Valerie Dahiya has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. She joins as a member of the firm’s Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group and the Investment Management practice. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Vishal Mehta has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Antitrust Law Practice based in Washington, D.C. Mr. Mehta brings a broad range of antitrust experience to Morrison & Foerster, including M&A, investigations, litigation, compliance, counseling, and public affairs. He joins the firm from Baker Botts, where he maintained a full-service antitrust practice with a focus on mergers.

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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 >>