Michael Coopersmith is leaving Barnes Richardson's international trade team to work as a trade counsel with Intel, Coopersmith emailed. "This is an exciting opportunity for me as I have always had a keen interest in the semiconductor industry," he said. "Barnes, Richardson & Colburn remains in great hands and I have nothing but respect for my former colleagues. Top to bottom Barnes is filled with incredibly talented and competent individuals."

Heather Hurlburt will be the new chief of staff for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She comes from New America, a left-of-center think tank, where she studied the intersection of political polarization and foreign policy. She replaces Ginna Lance, who was interim chief of staff.

Peter Quinter, former customs and international trade attorney at GrayRobinson, joined Gunster as the leader of its Customs and International Trade Law Group, Quinter said in a post on his LinkedIn account. Quinter advises on issues involving investigations by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Before entering private practice, Quinter served as counsel at the Southeast Regional Headquarters of the U.S. Customs Service.

Three former attorneys at Phillips Nizer and a former Hong Kong lawmaker created a new firm, Elliott Kwok Levine & Jaroslaw, to work on matters involving business litigation, financial and regulatory investigations and white collar crime, the firm announced. The new boutique New York firm will also cover "international trade and disputes involving companies conducting business in China," the announcement said.

Leslie Bailey, a former senior associate at Arnold & Porter, joined Covington & Burling as an associate in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, according to Bailey's LinkedIn account. Bailey worked at Arnold & Porter starting in June 2018 and served as a judicial law clerk at the Court of International Trade during 2016-2018.

John Beahn, former head of Shearman & Sterling's Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and foreign direct investment practice, has joined Milbank as a partner, the firm announced in an email. Beahn's work will center on CFIUS matters and FDI proceedings as well as national security issues, including sanctions and arms controls, the firm said.

International trade and customs law firm Neville Peterson has moved its D.C. office location, according to a notice of appearance filed in 21 of the firm's cases. As of May 1, the firm officially moved from 1400 16th St. NW to 1310 L St. NW in Washington, D.C., a lawyer with the firm confirmed.

Elizabeth Boison, previously with DOJ's Bank Integrity Unit and National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the Global Regulatory and Intellectual Property, Media and Technology practice group, the firm announced. During her time in government, Boison also worked with the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, where she helped craft guidance on the regulatory enforcement of financial crimes, the firm said. At DOJ, Boison focused on sanctions, asset forfeiture, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other fraud-involved proceedings.

Anthony Rapa, a former partner at Kirkland & Ellis, joined Blank Rome as a partner in its National Security practice, the firm announced. Blank Rome said Rapa will work on "sanctions and export control-related matters in cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, government investigations, and regulatory matters." Such issues under Rapa's portfolio include regulations administered under the Export Administration Regulations, the Bureau of Industry and Security and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Milton Koch, former analyst at the Commerce Department and Wiley, joined Buchanan Ingersoll as a strategic consultant in the International Trade and National Security practice, the firm announced. Koch works in trade remedy investigations "by developing strategies based on in-depth analysis of complex financial data," the firm said. He joins Daniel Pickard, who chairs the practice and left Wiley in February. Pickard said Koch "is a leading expert in regard to the Commerce Department’s ... AD/CVD calculation methodologies."