Cozen O’Connor is pleased to welcome René Y. Quashie to the firm as a member of the Health Care Practice Group, resident in the Washington, D.C., office. He joins Cozen O’Connor from Epstein Becker Green, where he was senior counsel. More >>

Dentons, the global law firm, today named Edward T. Laborde Jr. as partner and Raymond Sczudlo as senior counsel. Both lawyers are former general counsels and will expand the Firm’s Health Care practice while providing sophisticated transactional advice to senior leadership teams across the health care industry. More >>

Baker Botts, a leading international law firm, today announced that patent trial lawyer Lisa Kattan has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group as a partner based in the Washington D.C. office. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Katie Thomson, former general counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Ms. Thomson, also previously the chief counsel at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will chair the firm’s Transportation Group. Ms. Thomson will counsel transportation clients on regulatory matters, civil and criminal litigation, internal and governmental investigations, compliance issues, and cybersecurity matters. More >>

Holland & Knight announced today that David Kully will join the firm as a partner in its Washington office on September 12. Mr. Kully resigned as chief of the Litigation III Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on August 5. More >>

Akin Gump today announced that Gorav Jindal has joined the firm as a partner in its antitrust practice in Washington. Mr. Jindal, who counsels clients on the antitrust aspects of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, comes to Akin Gump from Dechert. More >>

Vinson & Elkins continues to strengthen its global Intellectual Property practice with the addition of two partners in Washington, D.C. The firm’s newest partners, Jennifer Chen and John Fuisz, join an IP team bolstered by several recent hires in California and Texas, and the opening of the firm’s Taipei office. More >>

The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Peter F. Asaad has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office concentrating on immigration in its Labor & Employment Practice Group. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Andrea Chambers, who has over 20 years of experience working with energy-sector clients, has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in Washington, DC. More >>