Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of David Newman, who rejoins the firm as a partner and co-chair of the National Security and Crisis Management Groups, in the Washington, D.C., office. Serving most recently as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General (PDAAG) for the National Security Division (NSD) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Newman brings to the firm nearly two decades of government and private sector experience in national security, crisis management, and high-stakes litigation.

Michael F. Easley Jr., one of North Carolina’s top federal prosecutors, will rejoin McGuireWoods as a partner in its Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation practice. Under his leadership as U.S. Attorney, white collar prosecutions surged, homicides fell, and the Eastern District of North Carolina became a leader in financial crime enforcement and tech security. He will bring that experience back to McGuireWoods to counsel individuals, companies, and boards on compliance, crisis management, and high-stakes regulatory and enforcement matters.

Ryan K. Buchanan, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia and a veteran federal prosecutor, will return to McGuireWoods as a partner in Atlanta, expanding the reach of the firm’s nationally recognized Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department.

Eric Olshan, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania and a veteran federal prosecutor, will join McGuireWoods’ nationally recognized Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department as a partner in Pittsburgh.

Olshan served as U.S. Attorney from 2023 until Jan. 19, 2025, leading an office of 130 criminal prosecutors, civil litigators, and professional staff, and overseeing high-profile criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement matters with national and international significance.

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Malcolm J. Ingram as a shareholder in its Philadelphia office. Ingram joins from Greenberg Traurig and focuses his practice on employment litigation.

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Serena Lee has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Transactional Tax and Investment Funds Practices. Lee advises companies, asset managers, and financial institutions on all aspects of corporate tax, with particular expertise in investment fund work ranging from fund formation and management business structuring, through to structuring acquisitions and disposals of investments.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Mark Proctor has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Investment Funds Practice. Proctor advises clients on the establishment of, investment in, and ongoing operation of private investment vehicles, and regularly provides advice to investment managers in connection with various strategic transactions.

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Ed Siskel has joined the firm’s Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice and as a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. Siskel most recently served as White House Counsel for President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. His career includes notable leadership roles in the US Department of Justice (DOJ), US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, the City of Chicago, at private equity firm Grosvenor Holdings, and in private practice.

Edward Reines and Derek Walter will join Jones Day as partners in the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice. Mr. Reines will be based in Silicon Valley and Dr. Walter in San Francisco. Both are widely recognized as leading trial lawyers for intellectual property disputes with a focus on companies in the life sciences, biotech, and high technology industries. In just the last week, Mr. Reines and Dr. Walter secured a reversal of a $96 million jury verdict in a case related to organ transplant testing in the District of Delaware.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its London and Middle East Finance Practice with the strategic addition of Kevin-Paul Deveau, who joins as a shareholder from Reed Smith.