Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Jonathan D. Cahn as a partner in the firm’s global Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) Group. Cahn was most recently a partner in Dentons U.S. firm, where he served as the head of its Emerging Markets Energy Strategies Group. Qualified to practice both in the United States and as a solicitor in the United Kingdom, Cahn has represented leading investors in significant cross-border energy, natural resources and infrastructure projects in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, North America, Russia and Central Asia for more than 20 years. More >>

FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce that James J. Pohl has joined its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Law Group. Pohl is an experienced patent attorney with a true passion for providing thoughtful and judiciously creative advice to help clients succeed. More >>

Kevin J. Wolf, a former senior U.S. Department of Commerce official who served for the past seven years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, has joined Akin Gump as a partner in its international trade practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced today. He is accompanied by Steve Emme, who served for five years as Senior Advisor to Assistant Secretary Wolf. More >>

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of Nicole M. Jantzi and Paul M. Schoenhard as partners in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice. The pair’s arrival in our Washington, DC office builds on the strength of McDermott’s IP litigation offerings, particularly with respect to the Firm’s capabilities in representing clients before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and in post-grant review proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Patrick Nevins and Eugene Elrod have joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as partners in the firm’s Energy – Oil and Gas Industry Group and the Energy Regulatory and Markets Practice. Both are seasoned energy lawyers, with a focus on natural gas, LNG, and oil matters, particularly oil and gas transportation regulation at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. They represent a variety of companies in the natural gas and oil industries in the US that are involved in midstream, upstream and downstream gas and oil transportation (as both pipeline owners and shippers), as well as LNG development. More >>

Allen & Overy is pleased to announce the addition of two new partners to its U.S. Investigations and Litigation practice. The new partners, Gregory G. Mocek and Anthony M. Mansfield, formerly of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. They previously served in the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). More >>

Enhancing its esteemed group of Intellectual Property and Financial Services attorneys, Rimon welcomes Marc Kaufman as a partner in its Washington, DC office. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Victor S. Chang has joined the Firm’s Washington Office as a partner in its Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice. More >>

Michael S. Dry, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and most recently the Deputy Chief of its Criminal Division, has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the firm’s Government Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice. More >>

Ed McClellan has joined Covington as a partner in its Tax and Public Policy and Government Affairs practices resident in Washington. More >>