Nadiya Nychay, former partner at Dentons, has joined Jones Day as a partner in its government regulation practice based in Brussels, the firm announced. Nychay covers matters involving the World Trade Organization, EU regulatory and trade proceedings and international trade disputes. She also counsels clients on international sanctions and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, the firm said. Before joining Dentons, Nychay served as a legal officer in the Rules and Accessions Divisions at the WTO.

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.

"With his extensive background in managing a wide range of investigations of Fortune 500 corporations and financial institutions, his courtroom experience trying more than 25 jury trials, and his expertise as in-house counsel overseeing ethics and compliance programs, Glenn has the right combination of skills to meet the moment and lead the talented women and men of the Fraud Section into their next chapter of success," Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite said in a statement. The agency said DOJ official Lorinda Laryea will serve as acting chief of the Fraud Section until Leon is "officially onboard."

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, after it was announced that the administration nominated Doug McKalip to be chief agricultural negotiator in her office, "USTR’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator will play a pivotal role in maintaining and building on these successes on behalf of America’s workers, farmers, ranchers, and producers. Doug McKalip is a highly qualified nominee with decades of experience in public service. His institutional knowledge of USDA spans multiple administrations, from leading different offices to serving as trusted advisor to Secretary [Tom] Vilsack, and will help us continue the close collaboration between our agencies that has enabled so much success."

The success that she touted includes gaining access to Mexico for fresh potatoes, lower tariffs on U.S. pork in Vietnam, getting market access in the EU for shellfish and changing the beef safeguard trigger for Japan.