Glenn Leon, former chief of the DOJ criminal division's fraud section, has joined Jenner & Block as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Jan. 15. At DOJ, Leon oversaw various criminal investigations on "healthcare fraud, commodities, securities, procurement fraud and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act" violations, the firm said.
Katherine Reid has been named acting principal deputy assistant secretary for export administration, according to the BIS website, a role formerly held by BIS veteran Matt Borman (see 2505060015). Reid, a career civil service employee, was previously director of the BIS Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security.
Mary Thien Hoang has left her role as the Federal Maritime Commission's chief of staff after about two decades working for the agency, she announced last week on LinkedIn. She has held multiple senior roles with the FMC, including chief of staff for several commission chairs and deputy director of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services.
Kevin Kurland, who left the Bureau of Industry and Security late last year after nearly three decades with the agency (see 2511190045), has joined Beacon Global Strategies as a senior adviser. Kurland most recently served as the acting BIS principal deputy assistant secretary for strategic trade and technology security.
A group of former DOJ officials this week launched the National Security Division Association, a membership organization for current and former employees of DOJ's National Security Division. ​Matthew Olsen, chief of the division during the Biden administration, said on LinkedIn that the nonpartisan, nonprofit group aims to "foster a community of current and former employees" of the NSD and support its mission and workforce. The group also will sponsor events.
Nathaniel Moulton left his position last week as an information and communications technology specialist within the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration, he announced on LinkedIn. Moulton first joined Commerce in 2024 in the Office of Information and Communication Technologies, where he said he worked to "grow the U.S. quantum computing ecosystem and strengthen U.S. supply chain resilience." He also had a stint in 2021-2022 in policy coordination with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin, D-Md., who was a leading voice on human-rights-related sanctions legislation before retiring from the Senate at the end of 2024 (see 2412120051), plans to become a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, he said Jan. 8 in a hallway interview at the Capitol. The school's Washington, D.C., campus is on Pennsylvania Avenue near Capitol Hill.
Christopher Rigali left DOJ last week after working as a trial lawyer in the National Security Division's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section since 2022, he announced on LinkedIn. Rigali, who first joined DOJ in 2018, investigated and prosecuted cases involving export controls, sanctions, espionage and more.
Longtime DOJ official Scott Damelin, who recently served as executive director of the National Security Division, has retired from the agency, he announced on LinkedIn this week. Damelin first joined DOJ in December 2003. The Washington Post reported in March that Damelin was removed from his position by the Trump administration as part of a purge of certain career officials.
David Horn has left his position as acting chief counsel at the Office of Foreign Assets Control after taking over the role in August, he announced on LinkedIn last week. Horn had worked at OFAC since 2023, including as assistant chief counsel and an attorney-adviser.