Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Julia Tarver Wood has joined its Antitrust and Competition practice in Washington, D.C., as a partner. Her arrival fortifies the firm’s antitrust litigation bench—particularly in high-stakes technology and financial services matters—while sharpening its complex litigation capabilities amid rising enforcement and global scrutiny. Wood arrives having served as senior litigation counsel in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where she was lead trial counsel in a major Section 2 conduct case.

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Sidley is pleased to announce that Katarina Molnarova has joined the firm’s Global Finance practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in Washington, D.C. She was previously counsel in the Sponsor Finance practice group at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

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Clyde & Co today announces the appointment of Jeff Cottle as Head of Regulatory & Investigations, White-Collar Crime and Sanctions, Americas, and Co-Head of White-Collar Crime and Sanctions, EMEA, marking the launch of a dedicated Regulatory & Investigations (R&I) capability in the Americas. Jeff, who joins the firm from Eversheds Sutherland – where he was Co-Head of the National Security Practice and Global Co-Head of the Industrials Sector – will be based in Clyde & Co’s Washington, D.C. office and will work closely with its global network of offices.

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WilmerHale is pleased to announce that George O’Brien, a nationally recognized Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and life sciences regulatory lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in its Regulatory and Government Affairs Department. He will be based in the firm’s Washington DC office and also work alongside the firm’s Corporate Group. Before WilmerHale, O’Brien spent nearly two decades in private practice at two international law firms.  Immediately prior to joining the firm, O’Brien served as Partner at Mayer Brown.

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Corporate transactions attorney Michelle Rae Heisner has joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office, strengthening the national law firm’s complex mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions, and board-level advisory capabilities. Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Heisner practiced at Baker McKenzie and Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, Washington, D.C., and Australia.

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