Ilene Albala, former assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, joined Goodwin as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Healthcare practices, the firm announced. At DOJ, Albala was lead counsel for the government in False Claims Act qui tam cases. The firm said Albala will be joining other former federal prosecutors and DOJ officials at Goodwin who now defend FCA violations.

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.

Scott Taylor, former partner at Miller & Company P.C. for over 23 years, has joined Sandler Travis as the leader of its foreign-trade zones practice area, the firm announced. Joining the New York office, Taylor will work on FTZ, international trade and customs cases, the firm said. At Miller & Company, Taylor helped structure over 550 FTZ projects, "including general-purpose zones and expansions, special-purpose subzones, subzone expansions, alternative site framework applications, boundary modifications, and scope determinations." He also served as a member of the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council for eight years.

Jacqueline Arango was named chair of the Akerman Miami office's Litigation Practice, the firm announced. Arango's practice is centered on white collar defense pertaining to public corruption and national security matters. She handles False Claims Act, Bank Secrecy Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. Arango will remain co-chair of the firm's White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Practice.

Lee Dunst, former litigation partner at Gibson Dunn, was selected for an eight-year term as magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the court announced. At Gibson, Dunst worked on white-collar criminal and civil investigations, representing large companies, accounting firms, corporate executives and special board committees. Earlier, he was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York, serving on a number of criminal investigations.

Venable has hired Richard DiNucci, a long-time CBP official who most recently was director of field operations in San Francisco, as a senior policy adviser in its international trade group, the law firm said. He will be based in Washington.

Michael Coopersmith is leaving Barnes Richardson's international trade team to work as a trade counsel with Intel, Coopersmith emailed. "This is an exciting opportunity for me as I have always had a keen interest in the semiconductor industry," he said. "Barnes, Richardson & Colburn remains in great hands and I have nothing but respect for my former colleagues. Top to bottom Barnes is filled with incredibly talented and competent individuals."

Heather Hurlburt will be the new chief of staff for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She comes from New America, a left-of-center think tank, where she studied the intersection of political polarization and foreign policy. She replaces Ginna Lance, who was interim chief of staff.

Three former attorneys at Phillips Nizer and a former Hong Kong lawmaker created a new firm, Elliott Kwok Levine & Jaroslaw, to work on matters involving business litigation, financial and regulatory investigations and white collar crime, the firm announced. The new boutique New York firm will also cover "international trade and disputes involving companies conducting business in China," the announcement said.

Peter Quinter, former customs and international trade attorney at GrayRobinson, joined Gunster as the leader of its Customs and International Trade Law Group, Quinter said in a post on his LinkedIn account. Quinter advises on issues involving investigations by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Before entering private practice, Quinter served as counsel at the Southeast Regional Headquarters of the U.S. Customs Service.