Ex-USTR Lawyer and 2 former Wiggin and Dana Partners Join Holland & Knight
Patrick Childress, former assistant general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the international trade practice, the firm announced. Childress joined the USTR general counsel office in 2020, where he advised Congress, administration officials and federal agencies on various trade matters, including "digital trade, climate, trade in automotives, foreign investment and regional matters involving Canada and Mexico," the firm said.
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In addition, Holland & Knight announced that trade attorneys Tahlia Townsend and Daniel Goren have joined the firm as partners in the Stamford, Connecticut, office, covering export controls compliance matters. Townsend and Goren both joined the firm from Wiggin and Dana, where they worked as partners in the international trade compliance and litigation practice.