Barry Buchman has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Insurance Recovery Practice. Buchman joins Haynes and Boone from Gilbert LLP, where he spent 14 years, first as an associate and later as a partner. More >>

Bryan Cave LLP and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) confirmed today that they are in discussions regarding a combination to form a global and fully integrated law firm with 32 offices in 12 countries and a platform of 1500 lawyers. More >>

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that Liz Williamson and Jay Holloway have joined the firm’s nationally-recognized Environment and Natural Resources Group. Ms. Williamson and Mr. Holloway join Williams Mullen from Eversheds Sutherland in Washington D.C. Previously, they practiced at Hunton & Williams. They will be working out of both our Washington D.C. and Richmond offices. More >>

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Mike Crossen has joined the firm’s Government & Public Policy practice as a partner. He will work in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as Foley’s primary Republican public affairs representative and will also have a presence in the firm’s Boston office. Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Crossen was a partner at Rubin and Rudman LLP. More >>

Bracewell LLP announced today that Liam Donovan will join the firm’s Policy Resolution Group (PRG) as a lobbyist specializing in tax, infrastructure, energy and other issues. Donovan will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC office. More >>

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney adds Jason R. Parish, shareholder, to the firm’s Litigation section in the Washington, D.C. office. Parish is the latest in the string of litigation hires in the past year as the section added 20 attorneys in offices across the firm, including four in D.C. More >>

Dechert LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Christina Guerola Sarchio has joined the firm as a litigation partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Previously, Sarchio was a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where she served as chair of the class action strike team and was a member of the board of directors. More >>

Jones Day has announced that Sarah Levine and Karl Remón Thompson, both former senior officials at the United States Department of Justice, and Dean Griffith, formerly of the Federal Aviation Administration, have joined the global law firm in Washington. More >>

The law firm Adams and Reese LLP is enhancing its intellectual property team with the addition of Michael Bednarek to its Washington D.C. office. Bednarek joins as partner and is a member of the firm’s well-established global Intellectual Property (IP) practice.  Prior to joining Adams and Reese, Bednarek was a partner at several other firms, including Shearman & Sterling, Axinn and Locke Lord LLP. More >>