A former acting US attorney has returned to Kirkland after 14 years away, stepping up to partner in the process.

A white-collar and regulatory lawyer with nearly a decade’s experience in federal prosecution roles has joined McDermott Will & Emery.

A BP vice president has returned to private practice after a decade away, joining Arnold & Porter in Texas.

A JPMorgan Chase associate general counsel and former federal prosecutor is the latest white-collar and regulatory partner to join Norton Rose Fulbright in New York.

The former US attorney for the Southern District of Ohio has moved to Barnes & Thornburg in Columbus, adding nearly two decades’ public prosecution experience.

The former partner-in-charge of Jones Day’s Los Angeles office speaks to CDR about his move to Norton Rose Fulbright, his nearly four-decade white-collar and commercial litigation career to date, and the future.

A duo of White & Case white-collar partners have moved their practice to Paul Hastings in London.

Some of 2020’s biggest cases provided a global outlook on recent trends and lessons learned in an FCPA and anti-bribery alert issued by Hughes Hubbard & Reed, which suggested a potential clamp-down on corruption post-pandemic.

The Florida-headquartered firm has hired seven disputes practitioners to establish a new office in Orange County, while Debevoise has added white-collar expertise in New York.

A long-serving appellate judge has cleared the first stage of appointment as attorney general of the United States, while a law firm partner and Department of Justice veteran is in line to serve as his deputy.

A contentious practitioner with notable Middle East experience has joined HFW from Clyde & Co in Dubai, strengthening its global litigation capabilities.

A group of 12 partners including a founding partner are among the 17 disputes practitioners moving en masse from Richards Kibbe & Orbe to Perkins Coie, substantially strengthening the latter’s white-collar and financial services litigation capabilities on the East Coast.