Davis Wright adds as partners in media and First Amendment practice, all from Levine Sullivan law firm: Nathan Siegel, who worked on right of publicity cases and defamation cases; Katherine Bolger, who represented newspaper and book publishers, broadcast networks and film studios on content issues; and Rachel Strom, who worked with publishers and broadcasters on privacy, copyright and other cases; and former Levine Sullivan associates in same posts Amy Wolf, with First Amendment and intellectual property expertise, and Adam Lazier, who worked on content issues ... Hogan Lovells hires Jeffrey Epstein, ex-TerreStar Networks, for Space and Satellite practice as counsel.
Computer & Communications Industry Association moves: Marianela López-Galdos, ex-George Washington University Competition Law Center, joins Washington office as director-competition and regulatory policy; the office adds Isabelle Styslinger, who has done various tech and government internships, as research analyst; Christian Borggreen promoted to vice president/head-office, CCIA Europe, succeeding James Waterworth, going to work for a member company; and Jakob Kucharczyk moves up to vice president-competition policy ... Sidley Austin adds Jim Lowe, ex-WilmerHale and who has worked on telecom equipment and services issues, as partner and member, Antitrust/Competition practice.
With John Kelly sworn in Monday as White House chief of staff, Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke moving to acting secretary ... AT&T appointments in preparation for completing acquisition of Time Warner, effective Tuesday and continuing to report to Chairman-CEO Randall Stephenson: Global Marketing Officer Lori Lee leads AT&T International, and was lead of AT&T’s Time Warner Merger Integration Planning Team; now that team is led by John Stankey, who becomes CEO of AT&T’s media company once deal is complete and was previously CEO-AT&T Entertainment Group; and John Donovan moves to CEO-AT&T Communications, including Business Solutions, Entertainment Group and Technology & Operations groups ... HomeGrid Forum President Donna Yasay stepping down.
Univision Communications promotes Steve Mandala to president-advertising sales and marketing; Keith Turner, who held same job, retires this year (see 1707240046) ... First Data promotes Kim Ford to senior vice president/head-government affairs ... Lowenstein Sandler adds big data expert Anne Milgram, professor of practice at New York University School of Law, as special counsel-White Collar and Tech Group ... MCNC, nonprofit operator of North Carolina Research and Education Network, promotes Chris Beal to chief information security officer.
When CenturyLink buys Level 3 (see 1707270020): CenturyLink Senior Vice President-General Manager, Federal Solutions Erich Sanchack becomes senior vice president-IT services and new market development; Level 3's David Young remains regional vice president-strategic government, now for combined company; Young reports to Edward Morche, who will be combined company’s president-strategic enterprise, federal government and state government (see 1706220025) ... Brightcove board names President-Chief Operating Officer Andrew Feinberg acting CEO, succeeding David Mendels, who resigned as CEO and director.
Internet Association hires Mèlika Carroll, ex-aide to Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, as senior vice president-global government affairs ... Amazon hires as public policy managers: Liz Garner, ex-Merchant Advisory Group; Dan O'Connor, ex-Computer and Communications Industry Association; John Drake, ex-American Trucking Association; Chris Wilson, ex-21st Century Fox; and Matthew McCardle, ex-Boeing ... Wiley Rein adds Rick Engelman, ex-Sprint, to Telecom, Media & Technology practice, as consultant ... Niskanen Center names Mike Godwin, ex-Center for Democracy and Technology, senior fellow.
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, hires for the conference Dominique McKay, ex-House Education and the Workforce Committee, as press secretary, and Adam Scheidler, House Financial Services Committee digital communications director, as creative director ... Seagate Technology CEO Steve Luczo shifts Oct. 1 to executive chairman, to be replaced as CEO by President-Chief Operating Officer Dave Mosley, who joins Seagate board ... Arizona Corporation Commission hires Holly Ward, ex-Arizona Department of Health Services, as communications director, leading the Communications Division, renamed from Media Services; and at the unit, Angie Holdsworth remains ACC communications manager-public information officer.
Carlyle Group Managing Directors Patrick McCarter and Cam Dyer promoted to co-heads, Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications team, effective Sept. 1, succeeding James Attwood, continuing as managing director, TMT team and on boards of firms Carlyle is invested in ... Univision Communications promotes Tonia O’Connor to chief revenue officer, new post; among her first actions as CRO is to appoint a successor to President-Advertising Sales and Marketing Keith Turner, retiring, effective at year's end (see this section of this publication's July 11 issue) ... Charter Communications hires Manish Jindal, ex-Ericsson, as group vice president-wireless R&D.
AT&T hires ex-public safety officials Ryan Burchnell and Fred Scalera as lead market development managers on FirstNet program ... U.K. commercial broadcaster ITV hires Carolyn McCall, ex-easyJet, as CEO, succeeding Adam Crozier, who stepped down in May to pursue other opportunities ... Christina Davis steps down as head-drama development, CBS Entertainment ... Kim Allman, ex-LifeLock, hired by Symantec to government affairs team following the company’s purchase of LifeLock, from which Tess Hetzel goes to work for the acquirer on corporate social responsibility issues.
FTC acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen selects Shearman & Sterling's Bruce Hoffman as acting director, Competition Bureau, effective Aug. 7, succeeding acting Director Markus Meier, who returns to leading the bureau’s Health Care Division ... National Cable Television Cooperative hires Jon Radloff, ex-Comcast and a consultant for NCTC since January, to newly created role of vice president-video solutions; he will help members modernize video platforms, focusing on advanced video ... Madison Square Garden Co.'s Barry Watkins, executive vice president-chief communications officer, stepping down, to take newly created role of special adviser, office of chairman; he remains chairman, Garden of Dreams Foundation.