HSF Kramer hires ex-DoJ antitrust practitioner

A lawyer with nearly two decades’ public service experience including in The White House has entered private practice, joining the renowned UK, Australia and US tie-up in DC. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has hired John Elias as a partner in its Washington, DC-based antitrust practice, effective Monday (6 October). His arrival ends his near two-decade stint in public service, including most recently an eight-month stint in the US Department of Justice (DoJ)’s Antitrust Di