K&L Gates hires Michael Verga, ex-Kilpatrick...

K&L Gates hires Michael Verga, ex-Kilpatrick Townsend, as partner, IP procurement and portfolio management practice … Hogan Lovells hires Praveen Goyal, ex-BlackBerry, to government regulatory practice as counsel, Communications group … Returning to Copyright Office from Library of Congress is Liz Scheffler as director, Office of Public Records and Repositories, effective March 20 … In 21st Century Fox combining Fox Broadcasting development and programming, promoted are: Suzanna Makkos to executive vice president, comedy development and series coverage, with Lauren Levy Neustadter senior vice president and Samata Narra vice president; and Terence Carter to executive vice president, drama development and programming, with Charlie Andrews and James Oh to senior vice presidents.

SAP promotes Howard Stevens to global general manager, Telecommunications Business Unit … EchoStar hires Jerry Jason, ex-NASA Johnson Space Center, as vice president-spacecraft operations and engineering, EchoStar Satellite Services … AMC Networks promotes Drew Pisarra to vice president-digital media and marketing, SundanceTV … Payment platform FreedomPay hires Marc Pereira, ex-eBay Enterprises, as vice president-technology … Internet Security Alliance board adds Paul Nguyen, CSG Invotas … On Society of Satellite Professionals International board are Dianne VanBeber, Intelsat, chairwoman; Chris Stott, Mansat, president; and members elected to first term: Ed Giovannini, Ericsson; Erwin Hudson, Wildblue; Dave Rehbehn, Hughes Network Systems; and Alan Young, Encompass Digital Media … Lobbyist registration: Tennis Channel, Mehlman Vogel, effective Jan. 24.