FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announces Arpan Sura, from the Wireless Bureau, as legal adviser (see 2401040043) … Pierson Ferdinand tech-focused law firm launches, with more than 130 partners representing 80-plus practices areas including partners, all from FisherBroyles: Rachel Huffstetler and Keats Quinalty, both intellectual property; Adam Ettinger, chief technology officer; Vincent Bushnell, cyber risk, privacy and data Security; Jed Davis, Charles Geitner and Dan McGuire, cybersecurity and privacy; Maryam Meseha, cybersecurity and data protection; and Tony Onorato, cybersecurity, cyber risk and data breach … Brent Skorup announces he’s left George Mason University's Mercatus Center to become a research fellow at the Cato Institute's Levy Center for Constitutional Studies.

Connectivity Standards Alliance promotes Michelle Mindala-Freeman to chief operating officer ... Terago, provider of wireless connectivity and private 5G networking services to businesses in Canada, taps Beanfield Metroconnect’s Jason Toledano as chief financial officer, succeeding Phil Jones, departing Terago after two-month “handover” period ... TelMax, Canadian internet services provider, names Zayo Canada’s Michael Strople CEO, replacing Stuart Roberts, moving to president-chief operating officer ... Fusion Connect, managed communications service provider, announces retirement of Chief Revenue Officer Mario DeRiggi; it also promotes Pieter Uittenbogaard to executive vice president-growth and strategy, and hires David Kula, ex-Sungard Availability Services, as vice president and head-global direct sales, and RingCentral’s Jeff Winnett as vice president and head-global channel sales.

Intel hires Justin Hotard from Hewlett Packard Enterprise as executive vice president-general manager, Data Center and AI Group, and adds him to its executive leadership team, effective Feb. 1 ... LG Ad Solutions, LG’s cross-screen and connected TV advertising subsidiary, names Dave Rudnick, ex-Vizio Ads, senior vice president-engineering ... Vislink appoints Christopher DeSalvo, ex-Paychex, as chief financial officer-vice president, operations …Fox News Media promotes Scott Wilder to executive vice president-production and operations ... NetApp names Commvault’s Riccardo Di Blasio senior vice president-North America sales ... 5G Americas elects Ulf Ewaldsson, T-Mobile US president-technology, as board chairman.