The Federal Maritime Commission this week named Cindy Hennigan deputy managing director, a role in which she will help oversee the FMC’s “administrative functions” and advise the commission’s managing director. Hennigan previously was director of the FMC Bureau of Certification and Licensing.
Former CBP attorney Coraly Schreiber joined trade boutique firm Yormick Law as of counsel, Jon Yormick, the firm's founder, confirmed in an email. Schreiber most recently served as managing attorney at Diaz Trade Law in Miami, and before that worked for 19 years at CBP, including a one-year stint as branch chief for the Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures Division, according to her LinkedIn page,
International trade attorney John Anwesen left Crowell & Moring to found Lighthill, a boutique international trade law firm. Per his LinkedIn page, Anwesen founded the firm in June after working at Crowell for two years as an associate. He previously worked at BakerHostetler as an associate and at the Commerce Department as an attorney and trade compliance analyst. With Lighthill, Anwesen will focus on trade remedy proceedings, "customs matters, export controls, and sanctions."
John Summers, former assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has rejoined Caldwell Cassady as a principal, the firm announced. Summers draws from his experience as an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting False Claims Act and qui tam complaints related to customs, procurement and healthcare fraud, the firm said.
International trade attorney Joshua Morey was named a partner at Kelley Drye, the firm announced. Morey was elected along with eight other attorneys who will serve as partners across the firm's various practices, all of whom will settle into their new roles on July 1. Morey's practice centers on trade remedy proceedings and supply chain and customs compliance matters.
Roberto Vaquero took over as director of CBP San Juan Field Operations on June 22, CBP said June 27. Vaquero has more than 21 years of federal government service and "has served in critical leadership positions within CBP," the agency said, including as acting director of field operations for the San Juan Field Office. Vaquero also held leadership positions in the Miami and New York CBP field offices, and was acting director of CBP's Immigration Advisory Program, overseeing operations in 13 countries.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced June 23 that Sarah Ellerman was named the new assistant U.S. trade representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. She had been acting in the same role, USTR said in a news release.
The Federal Maritime Commission has hired Alex Chintella as an administrative law judge, FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei announced June 21. Chintella was previously an attorney and administrative hearing officer with the Federal Railroad Administration.
CBP named Daniel Mercado the port director for Presidio, and he was sworn in on June 22. Mercado has a long tenure with CBP and was most recently liaison to the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Everett Eissenstat, a former White House and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative official, has joined Squire Patton as a partner in its Public Policy practice, the firm announced. Over his career, Eissenstat has served as deputy assistant to the president for international and economic affairs and deputy director of the National Economic Council. Before those tenures, Eissenstat worked as chief international trade counsel for the Senate Finance Committee and assistant USTR for the Americas.