President Joe Biden last week nominated Richard Weiner to be U.S. director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the White House announced. Weiner is a partner at Sidley Austin focusing on energy, environment, global arbitration, trade and advocacy, his bio says. At Sidley, he has represented clients before the World Trade Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Commerce Department, the International Trade Commission and the EU's Directorate-General for Trade. He also is a founder of Sidley's Brussels office.

Guillermo Christensen, former office managing partner at Ice Miller, has joined K&L Gates as a partner in the antitrust, competition and trade regulation practice, the firm announced. Christensen's practice centers on advising clients on matters involving economic sanctions, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and export controls. In the past, Christensen has also represented clients in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases, OFAC investigations and voluntary disclosures. Before becoming a lawyer, Christensen worked for the CIA for 15 years in various assignments, including in interagency roles with the Defense and State departments.

Brian Fleming, a former official in the National Security Division at DOJ, has joined Steptoe & Johnson as a partner in the International Trade and Regulatory Compliance Group, the firm announced. Fleming most recently worked as a member at Miller & Chevalier Chartered, advising clients on economic sanctions, export controls and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States proceedings.

Ivan Komaritsky, former corporate regulatory attorney at DLA Piper, has joined Rimon PC as counsel in the New York office, the firm announced. Komaritsky's practice centers around Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and U.S. economic sanctions matters. Throughout his career, Komaritsky has conducted internal investigations and FCPA corporate audits in countries around the globe, including in Russia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, the firm said.

Adam Foslid, co-founder and name partner of Stumphauzer Foslid, has joined Winston & Strawn as a partner in the Litigation Department, the firm announced. Foslid's practice in Winston & Strawn's Miami office centers around commercial, business, class action and product liability litigation. He works in a variety of disputes, including over "breaches of contract, business torts, fraud, deceptive and unfair trade practices, federal and state consumer protection statutes, fiduciary relationships, mergers and acquisitions, banking, and corporate governance," the firm said.

Judge David Shaw is leaving his post as an administrative law judge at the International Trade Commission to serve as chief copyright royalty judge on top of the Copyright Royalty Board, the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced. Shaw will replace Chief Judge Suzanne Barnett who currently serves as interim chief copyright royalty judge. Shaw worked as a judge at the ITC for over a decade, also serving as an attorney-adviser at the ITC for 23 years earlier in his career.

Dwight Draughon Jr., former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, rejoined Steptoe & Johnson as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based white-collar defense group, the firm announced. During his stint as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Draughon prosecuted a host of white collar crimes, including "wire, bank, and procurement fraud, public corruption, hate crimes, firearm trafficking, and numerous other federal offenses," Steptoe said. At Steptoe, the firm said Draughon will focus on public corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and fraud matters. Before joining the U.S. Attorney's office, Draughon worked as an associate for two years at Steptoe.

Stephenie Gosnell Handler, former director for cybersecurity strategy and digital acceleration at McKinsey, has rejoined Gibson Dunn as a partner and member of the International Trade and the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation practice groups, the firm announced. Handler's practice will center on Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. proceedings, export controls, sanctions, national security, cybersecurity, data and technology, the firm said. At McKinsey, she advised the company's leadership on cybersecurity, technology and data trends. She previously worked as an associate at Gibson Dunn from 2011 to 2015.

Rachel Fiorill, former enforcement section chief at the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, joined Morrison Foerster as of counsel in the Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced. Fiorill most recently worked at Paul Weiss, where she advised clients on "economic sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering," anti-corruption and export control proceedings. While at OFAC, Fiorill led investigations of hundreds of enforcement actions, serving as coordinator for the Enforcement Division's Ukraine, Russia and Syria-related investigations, Morrison Foerster said.

Aman Kakar, an international trade lawyer, has left his associate position at ArentFox to work as corporate counsel for global trade for Amazon, particularly for Amazon Web Services, according to Kakar's LinkedIn page. Kakar moved to terminate his access to business proprietary information in five cases at the Court of International Trade, indicating his departure from ArentFox. Kakar worked at the firm for six years, previously serving as a staff attorney at the Commerce Department.