In Washington, D.C. …
Outgoing ATF director Steven Dettelbach will rejoin BakerHostetler in April and become chair of the firm’s litigation group in 2026 … Andrew Dean, the former co-chief of the SEC’s enforcement division's asset management unit, moved to Weil as a partner in the firm’s securities litigation and white-collar defense practices … Former DOJ and White House official Daniel Levin joined Foley Hoag as a partner in the firm’s white-collar crime and government investigations practice … Ed Duffy, who was previously senior litigation counsel for the DOJ’s antitrust division, jumped to Baker Botts as a partner … Commercial litigator Brandi Howard rejoined McGuireWoods from Brown Rudnick … Mintz added Danielle Frappier as a member to its technology, communications and media practice from Amazon where she was global lead of communications compliance … Daniel Nash, Nathan Oleson and Stacey Eisenstein joined Littler as shareholders. They all join from Akin Gump and focus on labor and employment issues in the professional sports industry.
In New York …
Andrew Finch, who was a top DOJ antitrust official in the first Trump administration, moved to Cravath from Paul Weiss … Matthew Friestedt, who led the executive compensation group at Sullivan & Cromwell, went to Paul Weiss … Environmental partner George Duke jumped to Fox Rothschild from Connell Foley … Alston & Bird added two partners to its M&A and private equity practice. David Grimes and Patrick Rowe join from McDermott … Evelyn Giaccio joined Cole Schotz as a member in the firm’s real estate team from Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate … Arielle Frost moved to Withers as a commercial real estate partner from Rosenberg & Estis … DLA Piper added Maria Cornilsen as a partner to its U.S. leveraged finance team from Cooley … Caroline Geiger and James Talbot joined Simpson Thacher’s IP and privacy and cybersecurity practices as partners. Geiger joins from Debevoise and Talbot joins from Skadden … Haynes Boone added M&A partner Zachary Jacobs from Kramer Levin.
In San Francisco …
Cleary added Justin Ho as a partner to its capital markets practice from Orrick … Denise Chambliss joined BakerHostetler as a partner from Hoge Penton where she was chair of the firm’s trust and estate litigation practice … IP litigator David Perlson moved to Hogan Lovells from Quinn Emanuel.
In Chicago …
Litigator George Flynn joined Kaufman Dolowich as a member in the firm’s professional liability team from Karbal Cohen Economu Silk & Dunne … Honigman added David Vallas as a partner to its business litigation practice from Polsinelli … Alston & Bird added two partners to its mass and toxic torts practices. Kara McCall and Beth Chiarello join from Sidley Austin.
In Houston …
International arbitration partner Ben Love left Boies Schiller to join Baker Botts.
In Denver …
Snell & Wilmer added Timothy Reilly as a partner to its litigation, investigations and trials practice from Beltzer Bangert & Gunnell.
In London …
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