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 >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Christopher J. Hagan has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office with a focus on private equity matters and mergers and acquisitions. More >>

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Claudine Chen-Young joined the firm’s Structured Finance and Securitization practice as a partner in its Washington, DC office. More >>

Stinson Leonard Street is proud to announce that James Alford has joined the firm’s International and Energy, Environmental, Mining and Transportation practice groups as a partner. He practices in the firm’s Washington, DC office. More >>

Jones Day has announced that Benjamin Mizer and Shirlethia Franklin, both formerly of the U.S. Department of Justice, have joined the global law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Mizer joins the Issues & Appeals Practice as a partner, while Ms. Franklin joins the Firm as of counsel in its Business & Tort Litigation Practice. More >>