Garvey Schubert expands Communications, Telecom & Media practice, adding from Schwartz, Woods Lawrence Miller and Steven Schaffer as of counsel, working on public and other broadcasting and media issues ... Davis Wright hires (see here) Cristina Chou, ex-Charter Communications/Time Warner Cable, as partner ... NCTA adds from MPAA Joanna McIntosh as senior vice president-government affairs, effective in September, succeeding Rita Lewis, who recently stepped down to a part-time role there; Cliff Riccio moves up to deputy, Government Relations department ... Massachusetts state Rep. Brian Dempsey (D), who has been on telecom, technology and other committees, hired by Mintz, Levin's ML Strategies consulting subsidiary as senior vice president-chief operating officer, effective in September; a spokesman for his new firm confirmed to us that Dempsey is leaving the legislature before he starts his new job; Dempsey didn't comment.
FCC adds Jennifer Holtz, ex-Kelley Drye, as deputy chief, Public Safety Bureau Cybersecruity and Communications Reliability Division ... Joining Sidley Austin M&A practice from Greenberg Traurig: Daniel Serota as partner working on telecom, media and technology among other mergers and acquisitions ... Law firm Keesal Young hires Wendy Riggs from Twitter as senior adviser and starts Compliance, Operations and Data Control Advisory division ... Aerospace Industries Association adds David Silver, ex-Boeing, as vice president/leader-Civil Aviation Division, working on incorporating unmanned systems in U.S. airspace and other issues involving the Federal Aviation Administration.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai appoints Tina Pelkey, ex-Black Rock Group, press secretary for the chairman ... U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown retiring, effective Aug. 31, and won't take senior status ... E.W. Scripps' Adam Symson moves up to president-CEO, as expected (see 1703240026) and effective Aug. 8, date of CEO transition from Rich Boehne, continuing as chairman, also as expected (see 1611090036) ... Samsung promotes Tim Baxter to expanded role of president-CEO, Samsung Electronics North America, with responsibilities for Canada as well as U.S.; Young Hoon Eom shifts to deputy head, Samsung Electronics’ North America, from president-CEO, Samsung Electronics Europe.
Robert Holleyman, ex-deputy U.S. trade representative, joins C&M International affiliate of Crowell & Moring as president-CEO and the law firm itself as a partner, International Trade Group ... Retiring from Univision Communications: Keith Turner, president-advertising sales and marketing, effective at year's end ... Tennis Channel hires Steve Disson, ex-Disson Sports & Entertainment, as head-new business development, sponsorships, new post ... Ifrah Law moves up Rachel Hirsch to partner; her practice includes internet advertising and gaming.
New on board of EvoNexus: Richard Baldridge, ViaSat, as chairman; Derek Aberle, Qualcomm; and Larry Nishnick, DLA Piper.
GSMA names Laxmi Akkaraju, ex-Evry, chief strategy officer, effective Sept. 1 ... Over-the-top technology firm Xstream promotes Michael Rasmussen to CEO ... Freddy Dezeure, ex-European Union Computer Emergency Response Team, joins board of cyber-threat firm EclecticIQ ... Gary Hanson re-elected secretary, Mid-America Regulatory Conference ... Univision promotions: Ramon Pineda to senior vice president-regional general manager, Southeast and Puerto Rico; Roberto Yañez to senior vice president-general manager, Univision New York; and Alejandra Santamaria to vice president-general manager and director of sales, Univision Arizona ... Drew Clark, publisher of BroadbandBreakfast.com, is candidate for city council in Orem, Utah ... Lobbyist registration: Square; Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, effective May 22.
Ericsson board Chairman Leif Johansson won't seek re-election in 2018 ... Promotions at Kelley Drye: to partner, Marisa Lorenzo, litigation/communications, and to special counsels, Katie Bond, advertising law, and Michael Dover, communications ... Charter Communications names Andrew Ip, ex-Madison Square Garden Ventures, senior vice president-emerging technology and innovation ... Renee Larrick, business manager for private law firm, named to Public Service Commission of West Virginia ... Mike Hybl, ex-chief of staff for Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., returns to Nebraska Public Service Commission as executive director ... Nickelodeon promotes Jamie Edelstein to vice president-creative operations, Advertising Project Management, and Cheryl Konieczko to vice president-franchise creative project management.
Carlisle McLean leaves Maine Public Utilities Commission; her term ended March 31 but she continued service.
Larry Hudson promoted to director of the FCC Office of Workplace Diversity, from acting director ... Re-elected at Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority: Katie Dykes as chair and John Betkoski as vice chair ... Intelsat names José Manuel do Rosário Toscano, ex-International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, as head-international government affairs and asset management, in Luxembourg headquarters ... Damon Baldone sworn in as Louisiana public service commissioner for District 2 ... Google hires Danielle Brown, ex-Intel as vice president-diversity.
Presidential nomination sent to Senate for confirmation: Peter Davidson to be general counsel, Department of Commerce, replacing Kelly Welsh, resigned ... Seagate Technology names Kate Schuelke, ex-Altera, senior vice president-chief legal officer and corporate secretary ... American University Washington College of Law appoints Fernando Laguarda, ex-Time Warner Cable, professorial lecturer and director of the Program on Law and Government ... New officers at Media Financial Management Association: Chair Robert Damon, Damon Strategic Consulting; President Mary Collins, MFM/BCCA; Vice Chair/Conference Chair Cindy Pekrul, Turner; Treasurer Mike Lavey, tronc; Secretary Melissa Mitchell, Bonneville International; and Past Chair Ralph Bender, Manship Media ... Broadcasters Foundation of America elects board members Scott Herman, CBS Radio, and Jordan Wertlieb, Hearst Television, co-vice chairs ... Salem Media Group names Val Carolin, ex-iHeart Radio and Radio One, general manager of the Greenville, South Carolina, market ... Hearst TV promotes Stefan Hadl to director-engineering, eastern region, for Hearst Television, succeeding, Mike Keller, retiring ... Nexstar Media Group promotes Wendy Bello to vice president-general manager, WROC-TV Rochester, New York, and associated digital services.