President Joe Biden last week nominated Richard Weiner to be U.S. director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the White House announced. Weiner is a partner at Sidley Austin focusing on energy, environment, global arbitration, trade and advocacy, his bio says. At Sidley, he has represented clients before the World Trade Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Commerce Department, the International Trade Commission and the EU's Directorate-General for Trade. He also is a founder of Sidley's Brussels office.

Guillermo Christensen, former office managing partner at Ice Miller, has joined K&L Gates as a partner in the antitrust, competition and trade regulation practice, the firm announced. Christensen's practice centers on advising clients on matters involving economic sanctions, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and export controls. In the past, Christensen has also represented clients in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases, OFAC investigations and voluntary disclosures. Before becoming a lawyer, Christensen worked for the CIA for 15 years in various assignments, including in interagency roles with the Defense and State departments.

Brian Fleming, a former official in the National Security Division at DOJ, has joined Steptoe & Johnson as a partner in the International Trade and Regulatory Compliance Group, the firm announced. Fleming most recently worked as a member at Miller & Chevalier Chartered, advising clients on economic sanctions, export controls and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States proceedings.