Patrick Childress, former assistant general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the international trade practice, the firm announced. Childress joined the USTR general counsel office in 2020, where he advised Congress, administration officials and federal agencies on various trade matters, including "digital trade, climate, trade in automotives, foreign investment and regional matters involving Canada and Mexico," the firm said.

In addition, Holland & Knight announced that trade attorneys Tahlia Townsend and Daniel Goren have joined the firm as partners in the Stamford, Connecticut, office, covering export controls compliance matters. Townsend and Goren both joined the firm from Wiggin and Dana, where they worked as partners in the international trade compliance and litigation practice.

International trade attorney Daniel Wilson has joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in the government and regulatory group and the customs and international trade team, the firm announced. Wilson joins from Husch Blackwell, where he served as a partner for the past two years after previously working at Arnold & Porter, BakerHostetler and Mowry & Grimson.

Alan Estevez, undersecretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security during the Biden administration, has joined Covington & Burling as a senior adviser in the practice groups working on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and international trade controls. Estevez served as undersecretary for more than three years, during which he oversaw the introduction and implementation of a range of new export control rules to restrict sales of advanced semiconductors and chip-related technology to China; new export restrictions against Russia; the continued expansion of the Entity List; and more.