Former CBP Executive Assistant Commissioner for Trade Brenda Smith recently joined Expeditors as global director of government outreach, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Naboth van den Broek, former co-chair of the International Group at Wilmer Hale, has joined Akin Gump as a partner in the international trade practice, working out of the Washington, D.C., London and Geneva offices, the firm announced Sept. 20. Van den Broek has experience in international dispute settlement and arbitration matters at the World Trade Organization and at various European Union, United Kingdom and U.S. tribunals, the firm said. His expertise also includes international trade, free trade agreements and international compliance.

Christopher Stagg joined Miller & Chevalier as counsel in its International Department, the firm announced. Stagg formerly served as a senior policy adviser with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls at the State Department, where he worked as the deputy lead in rewriting the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations, the firm said. This work also entailed revising the U.S. Munitions List and Commerce Control List. At his own firm, Stagg cultivated experience on export controls, economic sanctions and Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S. matters, the firm said.