Brownstein Hyatt hires Michael Pryor, ex-Cooley, as shareholder (equivalent to partner) and member of the litigation and government relations practices, practicing telecom law ... Harlin McEwen, ex-chairman of FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee (see 1704030020), retained by AT&T as consultant ... Together for Safer Roads, with members including AT&T, Ericsson, Facebook, General Motors, iHeartMedia and Walmart, adds David Braunstein, ex-IBM, which also is a member, as president ... Discovery Communications hires Fred Graver, ex-Twitter, as senior vice president-digital content and social, Discovery Digital.
Changes under acting FTC Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen: Her aide Neil Chilson named (see here) acting chief technologist; at Economics Bureau, Director Ginger Zhe Jin departing agency to return to University of Maryland, with Ohlhausen advancing Michael Vita to acting director (see here); Jin came to the agency in 2015 as a fellow while on sabbatical from U.Md., where she is a professor of economics ... Gregory McCray resigns as CEO of the Google Access unit of Alphabet, which he was named to lead earlier this year (see this section of the Feb. 17 issue of this publication) ... BakerHostetler hires from Sheppard Mullin Laura Jehl as partner and member, privacy and data protection team.
U.S. Cellular hires Jay Spenchian, ex-Tempur Sealy International, as senior vice president-marketing ... CrowdStrike appoints Laurel Finch, ex-MobileIron, chief legal officer-secretary ... ReVolver Podcasts adds Maria Lopez-Alvarez, ex-Telemundo and Univision, as vice president-content and production ... Allot Communications taps Manuel Echanove, ex-Telefonica, for the board, succeeding Rami Hadar, stepping down to pursue other business interests ... Lobbyist registrations: Orbital ATK, Baker Botts, effective June 21 ... PrecisionHawk USA, registering for itself, effective June 1 ... Infineon Technologies Americas, The Markham Group and Team Hallahan, both effective June 1 ... HawkEye 360, Hogan Lovells, effective May 30.
Intelligent Transportation Society of America names David St. Amant, ex-Econolite, interim president-CEO, effective Aug. 1; Gridsmart Technologies adds outgoing ITS America CEO-President Regina Hopper, also ex-USTelecom, as senior vice president-global public policy, effective Aug. 1 ... U.S. Chamber of Commerce hires from Etsy Julie Stitzel as managing director, Chamber Technology Engagement Center ... Blank Rome hires Andrea Markstrom, ex-Faegre Baker Daniels and Target, as chief information officer.
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.