ACA Connects hires three vice presidents: Zamir Ahmed, ex-NAB, for external affairs; Olivia Shields, ex-House Commerce Committee, public affairs and communications; and Max Staloff, ex-Jenner & Block and former FCC, for regulatory affairs … USTelecom appoints Keller and Heckman’s Kathleen Slattery Thompson as vice president-policy and advocacy … Akin promotes intellectual property lawyer David Lee to partner … Troutman Pepper Names patent and IP partner Tate Tischner as managing partner, Rochester office … Former Lawler Metzger partner Jim Falvey announces opening of The Law Office of James C. Falvey, representing fiber infrastructure and other telecom providers ... Carbyne, tech provider for emergency response call management, appoints Chris Hill, ex-Synchronoss Technologies, as chief operating officer … Secure Technology Alliance’s Identity and Access Forum announces its first steering committee, including Chair Teresa Wu, Idemia; Vice Chair Rajan Barara, Entrust; Secretary Sruti Jain, Consult Hyperion; and Treasurer Jatin Deshpande, Giesecke+Devrient … Edge-computing platform Edgio promotes Chief Revenue Officer Todd Hinders to CEO, replacing Bob Lyons, who left his roles as president-CEO and as a member of the board ... Sovrn, tech platform for online publishers, hires Criteo’s Isaac Schechtman as vice president-product, Ad Exchange.