Randolph Stayin was sworn in as an International Trade Commission commissioner, the ITC said in a news release. He was confirmed Aug. 1 by the Senate for a term that expires June 16, 2026.
Ted Murphy, a customs lawyer at Baker & McKenzie, will be joining a new law firm, he said in an Aug. 22 email. Murphy didn't name the new firm in the email.
Terry Stewart, a prominent trade lawyer for antidumping petitioners and managing partner of Stewart & Stewart, will retire at the end of August. His firm will be merged into Schagrin Associates at that time.
Stephen Vaughn, a King & Spalding lawyer and former general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, will join the advisory board to the Coalition for a Prosperous America, the group said in an Aug. 8 news release. Also new to the advisory board is real estate executive David Lynn, CPA said. According to its website, CPA "is working for a new and positive U.S. trade policy that delivers prosperity and security to America, its citizens, farms, factories and working people."
Pete Mento, previously vice president of global trade and managed services at Crane Worldwide Logistics, recently joined Crowe as managing director, global customs and duties.
Polsinelli hired Michelle Schulz, previously at Ackerman, as a shareholder and chair of the firm’s International Trade and Customs practice in Polsinelli's Dallas office, the firm said in a news release. Matthew Savage, also previously with Akerman, will join the practice as a trade analyst in Dallas. Luis Arandia Jr., who comes from Givens & Johnston, will join as an associate in the Dallas office. "We expect the dynamic combination of our existing franchise transactions and litigation practice with the exciting work being done in international trade and customs and franchising by our new team members will vigorously move us forward as we continue to expand our footprint to better serve our clients wherever they do business,” said Joyce Mazero, co-chair of the firm’s national Global Franchise and Supply Network practice.
Bradley Hayes, executive director of CBP's Office of Trade Relations, is now acting assistant commissioner for CBP’s Office of Congressional Affairs, according to the July 10 issue of OCA's monthly newsletter.
Stephen Vaughn, former general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, will rejoin King & Spalding as a partner, the law firm said in a July 9 news release. Vaughn was at the law firm before going to USTR. Vaughn "has been directly involved in every major trade-related determination and negotiation that has occurred in the past two and a half years,” said Wick Sollers, head of the firm’s Government Matters practice group, which is over the International Trade team that Vaughn will be joining.
Paula Connelly, a solo practitioner customs lawyer in Boston, will join Sandler Travis effective July 1, she said in an email. Connelly will also be establishing the firm's Boston office, she said. In a June 24 announcement, Sandler Travis said she is a member of the AD/CV working group for CBP’s Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee who will bring “a stellar reputation for helping businesses address and resolve import and export compliance issues.”
Norton Rose rehired Stefan Reisinger, who was in the international trade practice at Morgan Lewis and at Norton Rose before that, the law firm said in a June 18 news release.