Jacqueline Arango was named chair of the Akerman Miami office's Litigation Practice, the firm announced. Arango's practice is centered on white collar defense pertaining to public corruption and national security matters. She handles False Claims Act, Bank Secrecy Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. Arango will remain co-chair of the firm's White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Practice.

Lee Dunst, former litigation partner at Gibson Dunn, was selected for an eight-year term as magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the court announced. At Gibson, Dunst worked on white-collar criminal and civil investigations, representing large companies, accounting firms, corporate executives and special board committees. Earlier, he was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York, serving on a number of criminal investigations.

Venable has hired Richard DiNucci, a long-time CBP official who most recently was director of field operations in San Francisco, as a senior policy adviser in its international trade group, the law firm said. He will be based in Washington.

Michael Coopersmith is leaving Barnes Richardson's international trade team to work as a trade counsel with Intel, Coopersmith emailed. "This is an exciting opportunity for me as I have always had a keen interest in the semiconductor industry," he said. "Barnes, Richardson & Colburn remains in great hands and I have nothing but respect for my former colleagues. Top to bottom Barnes is filled with incredibly talented and competent individuals."

Heather Hurlburt will be the new chief of staff for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She comes from New America, a left-of-center think tank, where she studied the intersection of political polarization and foreign policy. She replaces Ginna Lance, who was interim chief of staff.

Peter Quinter, former customs and international trade attorney at GrayRobinson, joined Gunster as the leader of its Customs and International Trade Law Group, Quinter said in a post on his LinkedIn account. Quinter advises on issues involving investigations by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Before entering private practice, Quinter served as counsel at the Southeast Regional Headquarters of the U.S. Customs Service.

Three former attorneys at Phillips Nizer and a former Hong Kong lawmaker created a new firm, Elliott Kwok Levine & Jaroslaw, to work on matters involving business litigation, financial and regulatory investigations and white collar crime, the firm announced. The new boutique New York firm will also cover "international trade and disputes involving companies conducting business in China," the announcement said.

Leslie Bailey, a former senior associate at Arnold & Porter, joined Covington & Burling as an associate in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, according to Bailey's LinkedIn account. Bailey worked at Arnold & Porter starting in June 2018 and served as a judicial law clerk at the Court of International Trade during 2016-2018.

John Beahn, former head of Shearman & Sterling's Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and foreign direct investment practice, has joined Milbank as a partner, the firm announced in an email. Beahn's work will center on CFIUS matters and FDI proceedings as well as national security issues, including sanctions and arms controls, the firm said.

International trade and customs law firm Neville Peterson has moved its D.C. office location, according to a notice of appearance filed in 21 of the firm's cases. As of May 1, the firm officially moved from 1400 16th St. NW to 1310 L St. NW in Washington, D.C., a lawyer with the firm confirmed.