Mayer Brown hired John McInerney, previously chief counsel for trade enforcement and compliance at the Commerce Department, as counsel in the international trade practice, the law firm said in an email. McInerney was "involved in almost every major administrative proceeding, negotiation, litigation and dispute relating to" antidumping and countervailing duty matters between 2000 and 2017, according to his bio on the firm's site.
Karen Groff took over as president of Roanoke Insurance Group effective Oct. 1, the company said in an emailed press release. Groff, who previously was executive vice president of operations, replaces Bill Sterrett as president, the company said. Sterrett will remain as chairman of the company, it said.
President Donald Trump intends to nominate Dennis Devaney and Randolph Stayin to be commissioners on the International Trade Commission, the White House announced. Devaney’s term would expire June 16, 2023, and Stayin’s term would expire June 16, 2026. The White House said Devaney is currently an attorney with the Varnum law firm, and Barnes & Thornburg’s website says Stayin is "of counsel (retired)" at the firm. Additionally, the White House said Trump intends to nominate Nazakhtar Nikakhtar to be an assistant secretary of commerce for industry and analysis for the International Trade Administration. Nikakhtar is an international trade lawyer at Cassidy Levy.
President Donald Trump on Sept. 29 sent to the Senate the nomination of Dana Baiocco to be a commissioner on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the White House announced.
President Donald Trump will nominate Dana Baiocco to be a commissioner on the Consumer Product Safety Commission for seven years, starting Oct. 27, the White House announced Sept. 21. Republican lawmakers in May urged Trump to prioritize the nomination of an individual to fill the upcoming October vacancy to stave off a continuing Democratic CPSC majority even with Republicans set to gain chairmanship in October (see 1705220072). Baiocco is a partner at Jones Day. CPSC Democratic Commissioner Marietta Robinson's term expires in October.
Grunfeld Desiderio recently hired Jordan Kahn and Neil Helfand as of counsel, the law firm said in a news release. Kahn, who will join the firm's Washington office, comes from Schagrin Associates. Helfand, who will join the New York office, previously worked at Sandler Travis.
NorthPoint Logistics hired Amy Rice as its chief operating officer, it said in a press release. Rice, a licensed customs broker, was previously vice president of operations at Marisol International, it said.
The National Foreign Trade Council on Sept. 12 announced that Albright Stonebridge Group Chairman and former commerce secretary Carlos Gutierrez is its new board chairman. Gutierrez is taking over for Alan Wolff, who worked as NFTC chairman since 2011, and is the new World Trade Organization deputy director general. Gutierrez was commerce secretary in the George W. Bush administration.
President Donald Trump on Sept. 11 sent to the Senate the nomination of Manisha Singh to be assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs, the White House said. Trump tapped Singh for the position on Sept. 7 (see 1709080008). In that role, Singh would oversee trade policy, transportation affairs, intellectual property rights and sanctions. Singh is chief counsel and senior policy adviser to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska.
President Donald Trump will nominate Manisha Singh to be assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs, the White House announced Sept. 7. In that role, she would oversee trade policy, transportation affairs, intellectual property rights and sanctions. Singh is chief counsel and senior policy adviser to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska.