Adam Safwat, a former deputy chief of DOJ's fraud section, has joined Foley Hoag as a partner in the white collar crime and government investigations practice, the firm announced. Safwat will be based in Washington, D.C., and will focus on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, sanctions, political corruption and financial fraud, the firm said. Safwat most recently was a partner at Nelson Mullins.

Matt Lapin, former partner at Porter Wright, has joined Wiley Rein as special counsel in the international trade and national security practice groups, the firm announced. Lapin's practice centers on "supply chain risk, export controls, economic sanctions, customs law, foreign investment, and anti-corruption," the firm said.

Rick Del Toro, a DOJ prosecutor focused on national security issues, is retiring from federal government, he announced on LinkedIn this week. He began working at DOJ in 1998 and helped lead the National Security Division’s investigations and prosecutions of export control and sanctions violations. He said he will return to “the practice of law” after a “lengthy sabbatical.”

David Lim, a former prosecutor with DOJ’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, has joined White & Case as partner, the firm announced May 29. Lim, who left DOJ earlier this month, was the co-director of DOJ’s Task Force KleptoCapture, where he supervised investigations and prosecutions of Russia-related sanctions and export control violations. The firm said he will advise clients on export control and sanctions enforcement risks and help handle government and internal investigations.

Samuel Moss, former attorney adviser with the Treasury Department, has joined the Pentagon as an associate general counsel, he announced on LinkedIn. Moss previously worked on issues related to sanctions and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. at Treasury (see 2405060003).

The Bureau of Industry and Security has named Eric Beane deputy undersecretary, he announced May 17 on LinkedIn. Beane was most recently senior vice president of regulatory and government affairs at software company Unite Us, and served on Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's staff during her previous role as governor of Rhode Island.

The Senate on May 14 retroactively confirmed the ongoing terms of Daniel Maffei as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission and Rebecca Dye as FMC commissioner. Maffei's term expires June 2027 and Dye's term expires June 2025. Neither FMC official had their appointment confirmed by the Senate at the beginning of their current terms.

Former DLA Piper trade attorneys Nate Bolin and David Allman joined K&L Gates as partners in the antitrust, competition and trade regulation practice, the firm announced. The two lawyers will focus on national security law matters, including export controls and sanctions.

Sanctions and export control attorney Keil Ritterpusch has joined Buchanan Ingeroll as a shareholder in the international trade and national security practice group, the firm announced May 13. Ritterpusch has worked across the defense, aerospace and software sectors and has helped clients put in place compliance programs involving the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, Foreign Trade Regulations, Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act requirements.

Scott Douglas, a former senior special agent with the Bureau of Industry and Security, has joined Argonne National Laboratory as an export security and compliance analyst, he announced this week on LinkedIn. Douglas retired from BIS in January after 21 years with the agency.