ATSC announces Mark Richer will retire as president later this year, successor to be picked by a search committee chaired by Richard Friedel, Fox, who was selected for that role by Lynn Claudy, NAB, newly elected to succeed Friedel as ATSC board chairman ... ASCAP appoints Nicole Carbone-Rogers, from Billboard, senior vice president/head-events, effective Feb. 11 ... Audio Engineering Society hires Colleen Harper, ex-American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, as executive director.
Benton Foundation names Christopher Ali, University of Virginia, faculty research fellow, and moves research consultant Ryland Sherman to research associate ... Lorrie Faith Cranor, ex-FTC, becomes director-Carnegie Mellon University CyLab security and privacy institute ... Nexstar promotes Terri Lynn Bush to associate counsel-senior vice president, human resources, and hires Charles Pautsch, ex-Pautsch Spognardi, as associate counsel-vice president, labor and employment relations, both new posts.
FTI Consulting taps Frederick Hill, ex-Senate Commerce Committee aide, as managing director-strategic communications ... Technology Policy Institute taps David Fish, ex-Verizon among others, as vice president-communications and external affairs, succeeding Chris McGurn, and promotes Sarah Oh to senior fellow ... Wolf Greenfield promotes to shareholders Hunter Keeton, patent, trademark, copyright, domain name disputes and internet cases, and Christina Licursi, trademark prosecution and litigation ... Lazard names Jason Hutchinson, ex-Oppenheimer, managing director-middle market telecom, media and technology.
AT&T Assistant Vice President-Federal Relations Lyndon Boozer leaving ... Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., names Sean Farrell, ex-House Commerce Committee telecom policy staff, legislative director and advances Jon Adame to general counsel-tech and telecom ... South Dakota Public Utilities Commission elects Gary Hanson as chairman and Chris Nelson as vice chairman ... Nebraska Public Service Commission swears in members Tim Schram, re-elected, and Dan Watermeier (see 1811070043), former state senator, replacing Frank Landis, retired (see this section of the Jan. 10 issue).
Patent and Trademark Office promotes Thomas Krause to deputy general counsel-intellectual property law and solicitor, succeeding Joe Matal, who was PTO acting solicitor ... Among Jenner & Block promotions to partner (see this section of the Dec. 24 issue): Elliot Tarloff, who has worked on cable, telecom and tech issues and is part of Communications, Internet & Technology; Data Privacy and Cybersecurity; and Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation practices ... Perkins Coie adds John Delaney, ex-Morrison & Foerster, as partner-technology transactions and privacy.
Swarm hires Kalpak Gude as general counsel/head-global regulatory; he tells us he's helping the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, where was president and for now is a consultant, find a successor ... Nebraska Public Service Commissioner Frank Landis, thought to be the longest-serving commissioner in any state, retires ... Holland and Knight adds as partners to public policy and regulatory practice group ex-Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., ex-Deloitte, and Kara Ward, ex-Venable.
RigNet taps Jamie Barnett, from Venable, as senior vice president-government services ... Wiley Rein promotes as partners-telecom, media and technology Edgar Class and Ari Meltzer ... Lewis Brisbois hires Rich Goldberg, ex-DOJ, as partner-data privacy and cybersecurity ... Wireless Infrastructure Association names Kate Forscey, ex-Office of Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., director-legislative affairs ... Sam Rizzo, ex-Office of U.S. Trade Representative, joins Information Technology Industry Council as director-policy, focusing on trade issues.
Cooley expands global cyber-data-privacy and telecom practice with partner Travis LeBlanc, ex-Boies Schiller ... Womble Bond announces new partner and head of telecom team David Carter, ex-Innovista; also joining team from Innovista associates Ernesto Mendieta and John Nelson; senior counsel Howard Shapiro retiring; Erin Fitzgerald hired by FCC as Wireless Bureau attorney-adviser ... Computer & Communications Industry Association hires Keir Lamont, ex-Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, as counsel-privacy, security and emerging technology ... Harris Wiltshire promotes Shiva Goel to partner ... Wilkinson Barker adds Chris Bair, ex-FCC International Bureau, as associate-international and satellite communications.
Software & Information Industry Association Senior Vice President-Public Policy Mark MacCarthy tells us he plans to retire from SIIA after a transition and will help find a successor; he plans to teach and do research at Georgetown University on areas including artificial intelligence/ethics and privacy ... TwinLogic names Greg Barnes, ex-Digital Media Association, principal, and Ali Fulling, ex-House Commerce Committee, policy coordinator ... Nielsen appoints George Callard, from The Weather Channel, chief legal officer, succeeding Eric Dale, resigning ... Cooley adds Charlie Winckworth, partner-intellectual property, from Hogan Lovells.
Wilkinson Barker adds Bob Quinn, ex-AT&T, as partner ... Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., announces Asad Ramzanali, ex-office of Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, as senior technology policy adviser … Orrick Herrington adds to cybersecurity, privacy and innovation team, from Ropes & Gray, partners Doug Meal, Heather Egan Sussman, Michelle Visser and Seth Harrington … National Emergency Number Association names Brandon Abley, ex-Televate, technical issues director.