Megan Barnhill, a former partner at Bryan Cave, has joined ArentFox Schiff as a partner in the international trade and investment practice, the firm announced. ArentFox said Barnhill focuses on issues involving trade, export controls, sanctions and reporting obligations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Greg Pollock, a former senior Pentagon official, recently left the Defense Department after nearly two decades working on national security issues related to China, Russia and more, he announced May 21 on LinkedIn. Pollock was most recently the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense. He also served stints as the department's policy director for Russia and arms control policy and as an analyst in the Treasury Department's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

Eun Young Choi, former deputy assistant attorney general in DOJ’s National Security Division, has joined Arnold & Porter. Choi will work in the firm’s practices focused on white collar defense and national security. Choi worked on a range of national security-related issues at DOJ, including sanctions and foreign investment reviews.

The Center for a New American Security has named Kurt Campbell, former deputy secretary of state, and Anne Neuberger, former deputy national security adviser, to its board of directors. Both Campbell and Neuberger join CNAS after serving in the Biden administration. Campbell helped oversee U.S. efforts to reduce defense trade restrictions with Australia and the U.K. under the AUKUS partnership (see 2404030050 and 2409180025) and worked on Russia-related sanctions issues (see 2407300033).

Josh Hodges, former national security adviser to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Chris Slevin, chief of staff to Biden administration Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, have been appointed to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

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.

Jerrob Duffy, former head of DOJ's litigation unit in the criminal fraud section, has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the investigations, white collar and fraud practice, the firm announced. Duffy joins from Squire Patton, and his practice includes sanctions violations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act proceedings and the False Claims Act investigations, Hogan Lovells said.

Robert Silvers, a former DHS official who worked on forced labor enforcement, China policy and issues related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., joined Ropes & Gray. Silvers will co-chair the firm’s national security practice, where he will focus on “critical matters at the intersection of national security, technology, and law,” it said. He left DHS in December after serving as undersecretary for policy and chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force.

Former senior DOJ official Matthew McKenzie has joined defense contractor RTX as director and counsel for global trade, he announced on LinkedIn. McKenzie left DOJ this month after working at the agency for 10 years, including stints as the acting deputy chief for export controls and sanctions and the national coordinator for the Disruptive Technology Strike Force.

Alan Estevez, undersecretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security during the Biden administration, has joined Covington & Burling as a senior adviser. Estevez is joining the firm's practice groups working on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and international trade controls. Estevez served as undersecretary for more than three years, during which he oversaw the introduction and implementation of a range of new export control rules to restrict sales of advanced semiconductors and chip-related technology to China; new export restrictions against Russia; the continued expansion of the Entity List; and more.