Telecommunications Industry Association names David Stehlin, from Spirent Communications, CEO, succeeding Wes Johnston, relocating to Hawaii ... WilmerHale announces Sonal Mehta, from Durie Tangri, as partner-intellectual property litigation ... Altice taps Patrick Hayes, ex-office of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as senior vice president-government affairs.
Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., promotes Nick Rossi to succeed Brendon Plack as chief of staff ... Association of National Advertisers names ANA Group Executive Vice President Bill Tucker to head Measurement for Marketers unit ... Digital Media Association appoints Sally Rose Larson, ex-Office of Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., vice president-government relations ... BMI hires Shirin Foroutan, ex-MPC Film, as vice president-creative, Europe.
Center for Democracy & Technology President-CEO Nuala O’Connor stepping down to become Walmart senior vice president and chief counsel-digital citizenship; Vice Presidents Chris Calabrese, policy, and Lisa Hayes, strategy, becoming interim co-CEOs ... Sony Music Entertainment names Lisette Morton, from House Judiciary Committee, vice president-public policy and governmental affairs ... Semiconductor Industry Association names Erik Pederson, ex-Chicago Council on Global Affairs, government affairs director ... C Spire taps Chris Champion, ex-Cornerstone Government Affairs, as lead-government relations.
Greenberg Traurig adds Alexander Kim, ex-Hamre Schumann, as shareholder-intellectual property and technology ... Hogan Lovells privacy and communications partner Mark Brennan also now partner-lead innovation ... Andrew Finch, ex-DOJ Antirust Division, returns to Paul Weiss as co-chair-antitrust ... BSA|The Software Alliance announces Ha McNeill, ex-Transportation Security Administration, returns as chief operating officer; promotes Adam Coates to general counsel-vice president.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai names Michael Janson director, Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force and acting assistant chief, Office of Economics and Analytics; previous task force chief Chelsea Fallon becomes head-digital opportunity data collection, OEA Data Division; and Steve Rosenberg becomes acting chief data and analytics officer and acting chief, Data Division.
Milbank names Patrick Campbell, ex-Paul Weiss, partner-transportation and space ... H&R Block hires Kaya Singleton, ex-Entertainment Software Association, as director-federal government relations ... Georgetown University Law Center names Todd Huntley, retired Navy, director-national security law program, with expertise including cyberspace.
CompTIA adds Dileep Srihari, ex-Telecommunications Industry Association, as vice president and senior policy counsel-public advocacy; Anna Powell, ex-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for director-state government affairs, western region; Juhi Tariq, ex-Raytheon, is senior manager-international trade regulation and compliance; and Maggie Henkin, also ex-Chamber, becomes manager, public advocacy ... BakerHostetler names Daniel Pepper, ex-Comcast, partner-privacy and data protection.
FCC announces Office of General Counsel staff promotions: David Gossett becomes chief of staff, Ashley Boizelle succeeds him as deputy general counsel-litigation and Michael Carlson succeeds her as deputy general counsel-administrative law ... Copyright Office promotes Kimberley Isbell to deputy director-policy and international affairs.
Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., won't seek re-election ... Nazak Nikakhtar steps down as acting Commerce Department undersecretary for industry and security, a position she held as she awaited confirmation from the Senate, remains assistant secretary-industry and analysis; nomination not yet formally withdrawn ... Public Knowledge promotes Charlotte Slaiman to senior policy counsel and hires Jenna Leventoff, ex-Workforce Data Quality, as campaign senior policy counsel, and Bertram Lee, ex-congressional aide, for policy counsel.
DOJ Antitrust Division promotes Kathy O’Neill to senior director-investigations and litigation ... BSA|The Software Alliance adds Kate Goodloe, ex-Covington & Burling, as director-policy ... Joseph Evans, ex-Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, becomes technical director-5G, office of undersecretary of defense-research and engineering ... Jones Day announces Brett Shumate, ex-DOJ, is partner-government regulation.