Mintz Levin hires from Edwards Wildman as members Seth Davidson and Craig Gilley, who have worked on issues affecting cable operators, ISPs and others ... John Neuffer departs Dec. 31 as senior vice president-global policy at Information Technology Industry Council to become Semiconductor Industry Association president and CEO, succeeding Brian Toohey, who a year ago announced his plans to leave to become executive vice president at DEKA Research & Development Corp., but agreed to stay until a successor was named ... Scott Ackerson retiring from 21st Century Fox as executive vice president-news, Fox Sports, effective in March, after which he continues in an advisory capacity ... Viamedia hires John Victory, ex-WTIC(AM) Hartford, as general manager, Hartford ... Insight Venture Partners, private equity and venture capital firm, hires Nick Sinai, ex-U.S. deputy chief technology officer, as venture partner ... Tremor Video hires Utpal Kalita, ex-WPP, as head-engineering.