Julia Nestor, former federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, joined Reed Smith as a partner in the New York office, the firm announced. Nestor will work in the Global Regulatory and Investigations practice, where she will continue her focus on anti-bribery and corruption, trade and banking compliance and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act sanctions, the firm said.

Cross-border transaction attorney Robert Kossick has joined Harris Bricken's Washington, D.C.-based international trade practice, the firm announced. A licensed customs broker, Kossick has experience in "import compliance and enforcement, export control and economic sanction, and supply chain security issues," Harris Bricken said. Kossick has worked at a variety of firms in Florida, Texas and Washington state, as well as internationally, over the past 25 years.

Akin Gump promoted export controls and economic sanctions senior counsel Kim Myers to partner in the Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced. In her practice, Myers helps clients obtain required authorizations, identify opportunities to implement compliance solutions and "operationalize trade compliance programs," the firm said.

Bridget Reineking, former Treasury Department official, has joined Cooley as special counsel in the international trade and Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. practice, the firm announced. As a senior counsel in the Office of the General Counsel at Treasury, where she directed the office's national security work, Reineking helped implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018. At Treasury, she also was lead counsel for the Office of Investment Security, Cooley said.

FTI Consulting hired Brian Papp, previously staff director on the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness, as a managing director in the government affairs practice, FTI said.

Jonathan Engler, former Adduci Mastriani partner and former lawyer for the federal government, joined Mintz as a member of its Washington, D.C.-based Intellectual Property Practice, the firm announced. Engler will bring with him his practice specializing in patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark litigation, Mintz said. Engler's government experience includes positions at the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission; he also frequently worked on CBP enforcement cases.

Jordan Haas, previously director of trade and international policy at the Internet Association, joined Intel as trade policy and government relations director, he said on LinkedIn.

Ana Hinojosa, who was executive director of CBP's Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate, is now retired, she said in a Nov. 1 LinkedIn post. CBP didn't immediately comment on who is now in the role she left.

Christopher Monahan has joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in its Washington, D.C.-based customs and international trade practice, the firm announced. Monahan, formerly of Winston & Strawn, has advised clients on U.S. international trade and investment regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the firm said.

Michael Casey, former partner at Kirkland & Ellis, joined Wilson Sonsini as a partner in the London office's national security practice, the firm announced. Casey brings a history of advising clients on national security and international economics matters, including "investigations and regulatory compliance matters related to economic sanctions, export controls, money laundering, corruption, and white-collar fraud," the firm said.