James Sullivan, a former International Trade Administration official, has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the data protection, privacy and security subgroup as part of the Regulatory and Government Affairs practice, the firm announced. At ITA, Sullivan was the assistant secretary for industry and analysis as well as deputy assistant secretary for services. He oversaw the agency's Office of Digital Services Industries and was responsible for the government's implementation and management of data protection and privacy regimes with an emphasis on data flows and artificial intelligence, the firm said.

Elizabeth Craddock, former partner at Jones Walker, has joined Holland & Knight in its Public Policy & Regulation Group in Washington, D.C., the firm announced. Craddock's practice will focus on energy, environment and trade policy, among other things, the firm said. She also brings experience with sanctions issues. Earlier in her career, Craddock was vice president of government affairs for the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

Clark Packard, who had been trade policy counsel at the R Street Institute, is joining the Cato Institute's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, he tweeted March 14. Cato advocates policies based on libertarian principles.

Andrea Durkin, a former director for Central America in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during the George W. Bush administration, announced that she has returned to the office to be assistant USTR for the World Trade Organization and multilateral affairs.

Michelle Schulz, a former member of the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration, rejoined the Braumiller Law Group as of counsel, the firm announced in an email. Schulz was one of the founders of the Braumiller Law Group, helping start the firm in 2003 when it was known as Braumiller Schulz. Schulz also served for a decade as a senior adviser to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's Industry Trade Advisory Committee for Aerospace. Her practice deals with export controls, including matters under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations, along with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases and Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. regulations, the firm said.

Rina Pal-Goetzen, a former Commerce Department official, joined the Semiconductor Industry Association as director of global policy, SIA announced March 7. Pal-Goetzen will work with policymakers in the U.S. and abroad, as well as industry, to “advance the association’s international trade policy agenda,” SIA said. Pal-Goetzen previously worked on trade policy at Commerce and served as general counsel for 3D printed microTEC, a California-based 3D printing company.

B. Stephanie Siegmann, former National Security chief for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, joined Hinckley Allen as a partner in its International Trade & Global Security practice, the firm announced. Siegmann worked on investigations into violations of export control laws, sanctions, intellectual property, money laundering and national security.

David Boling, who was deputy assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan from 2015 until last month, and who negotiated on the U.S.-Japan mini trade deal and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, announced on LinkedIn that he recently joined Eurasia Group, where he is the director for Japan and Asia trade.

David Wolber, former an attorney with Gibson Dunn, rejoined the firm as of counsel in its Hong Kong office, the firm announced. Before returning, he was global financial crime counsel for the Hong Kong bank HSBC and held a similar position for MUFG Bank. Wolber's practice will concern sanctions, export controls, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and foreign direct investment controls, and anti-bribery and anti-corruption proceedings.

Daniel Pickard, previously an international trade partner at Wiley, joined Buchanan Ingersoll as the chair of its International Trade and National Security practice group, the firm announced. Pickard deals with matters concerning trade remedy investigations, including antidumping and countervailing duty and safeguard cases; U.S. economic sanctions; anti-bribery cases; export controls; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; and national security, the firm said. His national security practice deals with export controls and anti-boycott proceedings.