CBP announced Ian Saunders as the “official U.S. candidate” for the position of secretary general of the World Customs Organization, it said in a news release. The WCO is set to elect its new leader in June. Saunders is currently deputy assistant secretary for the Western Hemisphere in the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration.

KPMG is bringing on export control consultants from Avant International to bolster its trade controls practice, Andrew Siciliano, head of KPMG’s trade and customs practice, announced on LinkedIn this week. John Anderson, founder of Avant, will join KPMG as a managing director, and Avant consultants Rachel Zaragoza and Clarence Smith also will join KPMG’s France and Detroit offices, respectively.

Jason Prince, former chief counsel at the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, has moved to Crowell & Moring as a partner, the firm announced. He will advise clients on sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia and other nations and parties. During his time at OFAC, Prince "oversaw the legal design of new sanctions measures and led the legal review of all major OFAC enforcement, compliance, licensing, litigation, and regulatory actions," the firm said.