Michael Bowen, former international trade attorney at Crowell & Moring, has joined Canadian Solar (USA) as senior counsel in trade compliance, Bowen confirmed to Trade Law Daily. He joined Crowell in 2021 after working at the Commerce Department for four years as an international trade analyst. Bowen said that he is "thrilled to join Canadian Solar's mission to foster sustainable development and to create a better and cleaner earth for future generations."

Carol Lee, former associate at Clifford Chance, has joined Womble Bond as a partner in the business litigation group. Lee's practice will center on export controls, economic sanctions, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. proceedings and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, the firm said.

Akin added three partners from Hughes Hubbard to its Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced. Ryan Fayhee, a former national security official at DOJ, will advise clients on sanctions and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. reviews, incident response and compliance best practices. Roy Liu will focus on U.S.-China trade matters, sanctions, export controls, customs cases and CFIUS proceedings, and Tyler Grove will focus on sanctions and trade regulations.

Hughes Hubbard this month announced attorneys Jan Dunin-Wasowicz and Sean Reilly will lead its Sanctions, Export Controls and Anti‑Money Laundering Practice Group. Dunin-Wasowicz, based in Paris, will oversee EU sanctions matters, while Reilly, a former Commerce Department official based in Washington, will oversee U.S. issues. Hughes Hubbard Chair Ted Mayer said the firm wanted to ensure the practice’s leadership includes “individuals who possess not only regulatory expertise but also a background in investigations.”

Kathleen O'Malley, a former U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit judge, has joined Sullivan & Cromwell as of counsel. The firm said she will advise clients on intellectual property and technology matters. O'Malley worked as a federal judge for over 27 years, spending 11 of them at the Federal Circuit.

Adam Hensel-Briscoe, former official at the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, has joined Squire Patton as a principal in its Washington, D.C., government investigations and white collar practice. Joining the firm from Akin Gump, Hensel-Briscoe worked at OFAC for over 12 years, serving as assistant director of the Office of Global Targeting's Narcotics, Crime, Africa and Western Hemisphere Division. His practice will center on "international trade, economic and trade sanctions laws, export control laws and other foreign policy and national security trade and investment controls," the firm said.

David Last, former chief of DOJ's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit, has joined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based white-collar and enforcement practice. Last's practice will key in on "criminal and civil FCPA matters, internal investigations, and defending companies and individuals in high-stakes enforcement actions," the firm said.

The Obert Law Firm moved its offices in New York, according to a notice submitted to the Court of International Trade. The firm's new address is 196-55 McLaughlin Ave., Holliswood, New York 11423. Obert filed the notice of a change in address in nine cases.

International trade attorney John Anwesen left Crowell & Moring to found Lighthill, a boutique international trade law firm. Per his LinkedIn page, Anwesen founded the firm in June after working at Crowell for two years as an associate. He previously worked at BakerHostetler as an associate and at the Commerce Department as an attorney and trade compliance analyst. With Lighthill, Anwesen will focus on trade remedy proceedings, "customs matters, export controls, and sanctions."

John Summers, former assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has rejoined Caldwell Cassady as a principal, the firm announced. Summers draws from his experience as an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting False Claims Act and qui tam complaints related to customs, procurement and healthcare fraud, the firm said.