Former ITA Official Joins DLA Piper as Partner in Government Affairs Practice

James Sullivan, a former International Trade Administration official, has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the data protection, privacy and security subgroup as part of the Regulatory and Government Affairs practice, the firm announced. At ITA, Sullivan was the assistant secretary for industry and analysis as well as deputy assistant secretary for services. He oversaw the agency's Office of Digital Services Industries and was responsible for the government's implementation and management of data protection and privacy regimes with an emphasis on data flows and artificial intelligence, the firm said.