Ivan Komaritsky, former corporate regulatory attorney at DLA Piper, has joined Rimon PC as counsel in the New York office, the firm announced. Komaritsky's practice centers around Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and U.S. economic sanctions matters. Throughout his career, Komaritsky has conducted internal investigations and FCPA corporate audits in countries around the globe, including in Russia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, the firm said.

Dwight Draughon Jr., former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, rejoined Steptoe & Johnson as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based white-collar defense group, the firm announced. During his stint as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Draughon prosecuted a host of white collar crimes, including "wire, bank, and procurement fraud, public corruption, hate crimes, firearm trafficking, and numerous other federal offenses," Steptoe said. At Steptoe, the firm said Draughon will focus on public corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and fraud matters. Before joining the U.S. Attorney's office, Draughon worked as an associate for two years at Steptoe.

Stephenie Gosnell Handler, former director for cybersecurity strategy and digital acceleration at McKinsey, has rejoined Gibson Dunn as a partner and member of the International Trade and the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation practice groups, the firm announced. Handler's practice will center on Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. proceedings, export controls, sanctions, national security, cybersecurity, data and technology, the firm said. At McKinsey, she advised the company's leadership on cybersecurity, technology and data trends. She previously worked as an associate at Gibson Dunn from 2011 to 2015.

Rachel Fiorill, former enforcement section chief at the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, joined Morrison Foerster as of counsel in the Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced. Fiorill most recently worked at Paul Weiss, where she advised clients on "economic sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering," anti-corruption and export control proceedings. While at OFAC, Fiorill led investigations of hundreds of enforcement actions, serving as coordinator for the Enforcement Division's Ukraine, Russia and Syria-related investigations, Morrison Foerster said.

Hagir Elawad, former official at the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Washington, D.C., joined Shumaker Advisors as senior vice president of federal affairs, the firm announced. At Shumaker, Elawad will take on a lead advocacy position, "managing government affairs teams and driving public policy solutions," the firm said. During her time in the UAE Embassy, Elawad worked on public affairs issues, including export controls, sanctions, defense, aviation and renewable energy, among other things, Shumaker said.

Thomas Krueger, former director of strategic trade and nonproliferation on the National Security Council, has joined Akin Gump as a senior policy adviser, according to a LinkedIn post from firm partner Kevin Wolf. Krueger worked for a decade at the State Department, most recently as a senior policy adviser, before joining the NSC, where he served from 2020 to June 2022. Per his new firm, Krueger advises clients on compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations, along with transfer policies for emerging technologies.

Sanctions and export controls attorney Susan Kovarovics, a former partner at Bryan Cave, has joined Akin Gump as an international trade partner in the Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced. Kovarovics' practice centers around compliance issues involving International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the firm said.

Nadiya Nychay, former partner at Dentons, has joined Jones Day as a partner in its government regulation practice based in Brussels, the firm announced. Nychay covers matters involving the World Trade Organization, EU regulatory and trade proceedings and international trade disputes. She also counsels clients on international sanctions and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, the firm said. Before joining Dentons, Nychay served as a legal officer in the Rules and Accessions Divisions at the WTO.

DOJ appointed Glenn Leon, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's ethics and compliance chief, to be the next head of the agency’s Fraud Section, an agency spokesperson said June 8. Leon will oversee the agency’s work in white-collar fraud and corruption, including violations and prosecutions involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor and served as a supervisor in DOJ’s securities fraud unit.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, after it was announced that the administration nominated Doug McKalip to be chief agricultural negotiator in her office, "USTR’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator will play a pivotal role in maintaining and building on these successes on behalf of America’s workers, farmers, ranchers, and producers. Doug McKalip is a highly qualified nominee with decades of experience in public service. His institutional knowledge of USDA spans multiple administrations, from leading different offices to serving as trusted advisor to Secretary [Tom] Vilsack, and will help us continue the close collaboration between our agencies that has enabled so much success."