Scott Wise, former assistant general counsel for global trade at Microsoft, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the international trade group, the firm announced. At Microsoft, Wise was the lead attorney on economic sanctions and outbound investment issues regarding emerging technologies, such as AI and quantum computing, the firm said.
Matthew Ferraro, a former senior counselor for cybersecurity and emerging technology to the DHS secretary, has joined Crowell & Moring's Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. Ferraro will advise on a range of issues that intersect with national security, including matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
Louis Sola, who was chosen earlier this year by President Donald Trump to chair the Federal Maritime Commission, said June 30 "marks the conclusion" of his tenure as chairman of the commission. Trump nominated Sola to the FMC in 2018. Terms for commissioners are five years, with one term ending each year on June 30. A commissioner may serve up to an additional two years until a successor is named.
Vanessa Sisti left DOJ as the assistant chief of the Fraud Section's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit to join Sony, she announced last week on LinkedIn. Sisti has worked as a federal prosecutor since 2013.
Joshua Kurland, a 15-year trial attorney at DOJ, has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the international trade and investment practice, the firm announced. At DOJ, Kurland led the government's litigation efforts in many cases in the Commercial Litigation Branch, including over 250 international trade-related cases. From January 2024 to January 2025, he sered as a trial attorney detailed in DOJ's national security division, covering counterintelligence and export control matters.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has officially appointed Joe Bartlett, former legislative affairs director, to be the agency's new deputy undersecretary, according to his LinkedIn page and the BIS website. Bartlett's previous role was filled by Madison Hardimon, a former congressional staffer, who joined BIS last month. The announcements come more than a month after James Rockas, former BIS deputy undersecretary, left the agency (see 2504290004).
Matthew Graves, a former senior DOJ official during the Biden administration who oversaw prosecutions of sanctions violations and other financial crimes, has joined Winston & Strawn's white-collar and government investigations practice. Graves left his DOJ role as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia in January.
President Donald Trump has nominated acting Treasury Department general counsel Chris Pilkerton to be assistant treasury secretary for investment security, overseeing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., the White House told the Senate on June 2.
Liz Abraham, former director of the Bureau of Industry and Security's International Policy Office, has joined White & Case as a trade lawyer in its international trade practice, a spokesperson for the firm said. Abraham had been with BIS since May 2023, according to her LinkedIn profile. She officially joined White & Case on June 2.
Jesse Sucher, a former senior adviser and official with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and the Office of Foreign Assets Control, has joined FTI Consulting as a senior director, the firm announced on LinkedIn. Sucher left the Treasury Department in 2023.