James Sullivan, a former International Trade Administration official, has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the data protection, privacy and security subgroup as part of the Regulatory and Government Affairs practice, the firm announced. At ITA, Sullivan was the assistant secretary for industry and analysis as well as deputy assistant secretary for services. He oversaw the agency's Office of Digital Services Industries and was responsible for the government's implementation and management of data protection and privacy regimes with an emphasis on data flows and artificial intelligence, the firm said.

Svetlana Gans, former chief of staff for then-acting Federal Trade Commission Chair Maureen Ohlhausen, joined Gibson Dunn as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced. Gans will work with the Antitrust and Competition; Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation; and Public Policy practice groups, the firm said. Before joining the firm, Gans was vice president and associate general counsel at the NCTA - The Internet & Television Association.

Geert De Prest, an attorney with Schagrin Associates since 2019, has retired from the firm, according to a withdrawal of counsel notice at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. De Prest is a longtime trade lawyer who spent the bulk of his career, beginning in 1981, at the Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart.

Elizabeth Craddock, former partner at Jones Walker, has joined Holland & Knight in its Public Policy & Regulation Group in Washington, D.C., the firm announced. Craddock's practice will focus on energy, environment and trade policy, among other things, the firm said. She also brings experience with sanctions issues. Earlier in her career, Craddock was vice president of government affairs for the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

The Senate voted March 10 to confirm Maria Pagan as deputy U.S. trade representative in USTR's Geneva office to serve as an ambassador to the World Trade Organization. Pagan joined USTR's staff in 2003, rising to deputy general counsel and aiding the agency across multiple administrations on a host of trade agreements and negotiations. Before joining USTR, Pagan was an attorney adviser in the Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce at the Commerce Department. During her confirmation hearing, Pagan said that reforming the WTO's Appellate Body is a top priority since the body's "overreaching has shielded China's non-market practices and hurt the interest of U.S. workers and businesses" (see 2111300063). She was confirmed by an 80-19 vote, with Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., not voting.

Andrea Durkin, a former director for Central America in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during the George W. Bush administration, announced that she has returned to the office to be assistant USTR for the World Trade Organization and multilateral affairs.

Michelle Schulz, a former member of the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration, rejoined the Braumiller Law Group as of counsel, the firm announced in an email. Schulz was one of the founders of the Braumiller Law Group, helping start the firm in 2003 when it was known as Braumiller Schulz. Schulz also served for a decade as a senior adviser to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's Industry Trade Advisory Committee for Aerospace. Her practice deals with export controls, including matters under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations, along with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases and Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. regulations, the firm said.

President Joe Biden this week nominated Paul Rosen, a white collar lawyer with Crowell & Moring, to lead the Treasury Department's work on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. as the agency's assistant secretary for investment security. Rosen was previously a federal prosecutor and an official at the Department of Homeland Security, where part of his job included advising the White House on CFIUS matters. He is currently a partner in Crowell's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement, Privacy & Cybersecurity and Government Contracts groups and co-chair of the firm's National Security practice.

B. Stephanie Siegmann, former National Security chief for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, joined Hinckley Allen as a partner in its International Trade & Global Security practice, the firm announced. Siegmann worked on investigations into violations of export control laws, sanctions, intellectual property, money laundering and national security.

David Wolber, former an attorney with Gibson Dunn, rejoined the firm as of counsel in its Hong Kong office, the firm announced. Before returning, he was global financial crime counsel for the Hong Kong bank HSBC and held a similar position for MUFG Bank. Wolber's practice will concern sanctions, export controls, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and foreign direct investment controls, and anti-bribery and anti-corruption proceedings.