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Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup

By Mounira Al Hmoud

 

A former associate at Williams & Connolly has moved to The Kaiser Law Firm’s Washington office.

 

Rebecca LeGrand has joined as a partner in the firm’s commercial litigation practice. She focuses on intellectual property, securities matters and white collar criminal defense. Her experience includes working on matters of commercial litigation like cases involving securities fraud, bank fraud, government contracts, intellectual property, unfair trade practices and breach of contract claims.

 

Prior to joining Williams & Connolly, LeGrand was an associate at Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber. She also worked in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland.

 

The Constitutional Accountability Center had added a former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk.

 

Brianne Gorod has joined the public issue law firm as appellate counsel. She focuses her practice on issues of constitutional law. The Center is a think tank and action center that is dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of the Constitution’s text and history.

 

Previously, Gorod was counsel in O’Melveny & Myers’ Supreme Court and appellate practice. She also served as law clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court before serving as attorney-adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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