Former DOJ, DOD Attorney Joins DLA Piper's Litigation Practice in DC

Christian Ford, former deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy, has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based litigation practice, the firm announced. Previously serving in multiple roles at DOJ and as counsel at the Defense Department, Ford oversaw a portfolio that included national security, law enforcement, terrorism and violent crime prevention, the firm said. He also worked as a prosecutor in DOJ's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, managing investigations affecting national security.