Communications Personals
DLA Piper adds Peter Karanjia, ex-Davis Wright, as partner, telecom and appellate practices and chair, administrative law appellate practice ... Copyright Office promotes Kevin Amer to deputy general counsel ... House Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hires Slade Bond, ex-Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee, as chief counsel; Lina Khan, who had been working with FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra, as counsel; and Amanda Lewis, detailed from FTC ... Rothwell Figg opens office in Boston, led by new partner Daniel Shores, intellectual property lawyer from Shores & Oliver.
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CableLabs Chief Technology Officer Ralph Brown retires in August; Belal Hamzeh advances to CTO; and Chief Strategy Officer Ike Elliot expands responsibilities to include president, Kyrio ... Vox Mobile appoints board member Peter Paras, from Parts Associates, CEO, succeeding Monica Bruni, stepping down for personal reasons.
Disney announces Craig Hunegs, ex-Warner Bros., becomes president, Disney Television Studios after close of Disney buying much of 21st Century Fox, promotes Joe D'Ambrosia to general manager, Disney Junior, and names Tehmina Jaffer, ex-Netflix, senior vice president-business affairs, Disney Plus; Fox, to be spun off, taps Daniel Carey, from 21st Century Fox, as vice president-investor relations.
President Donald Trump nominating Dale Cabaniss, ex-Federal Labor Relations Authority, director, Office of Personnel Management ... Synacor appoints Kevin Rendino, 180 Degree Capital, to board ... Shentel board member James Zerkel retiring at mandatory retirement age, effective April 16.