Levi & Snotherly announced that Section 337 litigator Tom Schaumberg has joined as a principal, lending his name to the Washington, D.C., law firm, which becomes Levi Snotherly & Schaumberg, a release on BusinessWire said. The firm is primarily focused on its Section 337 practice before the International Trade Commission. Schaumberg joins from Adduci Mastriani, where he worked for over 30 years and litigated extensively before the ITC and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Robert Friedman, former attorney-adviser for the State Department's Office of Legal Adviser, joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office's international trade practice, the firm announced. Friedman will advise businesses, trade associations and other clients on issues pertaining to "economic sanctions, export controls, foreign direct investment, supply chain security, customs laws, data privacy and cybersecurity, market access, anti-corruption and national security regulations," the firm said. Most recently, Friedman was an international trade partner at Harris Wiltshire.

Agustin Orozco, a former assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District of California for the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, has rejoined Crowell & Moring, the firm announced. Orozco will work as a partner in the Los Angeles office's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement and Government Contracts groups. He will focus on white collar criminal defense and corporate investigations, and advise individuals and companies on matters relating to the "Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), False Claims Act (FCA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and alleged violations of Title 18 of the United States Code," the firm said.

Timothy Broas, former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, joined Wilson Sonsini in the firm's government investigations practice as senior of counsel, the law firm said. Broas joins from Bryan Cave, where he worked for just over three years on white collar matters including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.

Andrew Margolis, a 32-year official at the Federal Maritime Commission, joined Sandler Travis, the firm announced. Margolis brings an expertise in "dispute resolution and adjudication of complaints under the Shipping Act pertaining to ocean freight overcharges and unfair practices," it said. Margolis will be based in Sandler Travis' Miami office.

International trade lawyer Michelle Li was elected a partner at Thompson Hine, in its Washington office, the firm announced. Li works on a host of trade issues, including trade enforcement and anti-circumvention matters before CBP, the firm said.

Annie Froehlich, former in-house counsel for home appliance manufacturer Carrier, has joined Cooley as special counsel in the Washington, D.C.-based export controls and economic sanctions practice, the law firm said. At Carrier, Froehlich served as director and senior counsel for the company's Sanctions and Export wing, leading the manufacturer's Center of Excellence for Regulatory Compliance. Before Carrier, Froehlich worked at Latham & Watkins on export controls and sanctions matters. Froehlich is also a nonresident senior fellow at D.C. think tank Atlantic Council, most recently focusing on U.S. export control developments relating to China.

Audrey Harris, an anti-corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act attorney, has joined Affiliated Monitors in Denver as managing director of global anti-corruption, compliance, ethics and non-financial risk, Harris announced in a LinkedIn post. Harris left her position as partner and co-chair of Mayer Brown's Anti-Corruption & FCPA Practice in Washington, D.C., after working at the firm since 2018.

Kelley Drye announced that Alan Luberda, the chair of the firm's international trade practice for the past five years, was appointed office managing partner for its Washington, D.C., location. For the last three years, Luberda also served as a member of the firm's Earnings Allocation Committee while carrying out his practice, which focuses on U.S. trade remedy law, customs and export controls law. The job opened up after Kathy Cannon stepped down to focus on her international trade practice, the firm said. John Herrmann will serve as chair of the international trade practice group, the firm said.

Daniel Solomon, former anti-corruption and trade compliance attorney at Smith Pachter, joined Miller & Chevalier as a member its International Department, the firm announced. Solomon brings to his new practice experience with economic sanctions, export controls and U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement and investigations, the firm said.