Valarie Neuhart was named the deputy executive director of the Office of Trade Relations, Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan said during the April 15 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting. Neuhart will continue to be the acting executive director in OTR, he said.
Ana Hinojosa, who previously served as a World Customs Organization director, is the “newly appointed Executive Director for the Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate” at CBP, according to a Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee document.
Thompson Hine hired Francesca Guerrero, previously with Winston & Strawn, as a partner in the firm's International Trade practice, it said in a news release. “Guerrero brings to the firm extensive experience advising companies on compliance with export controls, sanctions, import regulations, and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” the firm said.
Hogan Lovells hired Kelly Ann Shaw, previously deputy assistant for International Economic Affairs and deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House, the firm said in a news release. Shaw will be a partner in the firm's International Trade and Investment practice, it said.
Boomerang Carnets hired Andrew Shiles, previously senior director of North America Trade Compliance at CEVA Logistics, as chief operating officer, Boomerang said in a news release.
Former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and former CBP commissioner Kevin McAleenan (see 2003050033) joined private equity firm AE Industrial Partners as an operating partner, the company said in a news release. “He will also be joining the board of directors at AEI portfolio companies Gryphon Technologies and American Pacific Corporation,” it said.
Williams Mullen hired Chris Skinner, previously at Squire Patton, as a partner in the International Trade practice, the law firm said in a news release. Skinner has “represented a range of U.S. and non-U.S. importers and exporters with respect to compliance with U.S. international trade laws and regulations” and is the “co-chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) International Law Section’s Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee.”
Steptoe & Johnson hired Jeff Weiss, previously at Venable, to co-lead the firm's International Trade Policy practice, Steptoe said in a news release.
Former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and former CBP commissioner Kevin McAleenan will be a distinguished guest lecturer at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point during the spring 2020 semester, for its course on Homeland Security and Defense, the United States Military Academy said in a news release.
Commerce Department Deputy Chief of Staff and Policy Director Earl Comstock is leaving the department, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said March 2 in a news release. Comstock was reportedly heavily involved in the export restrictions on Huawei Technologies and the Section 232 investigations.