International trade attorney John Anwesen left Crowell & Moring to found Lighthill, a boutique international trade law firm. Per his LinkedIn page, Anwesen founded the firm in June after working at Crowell for two years as an associate. He previously worked at BakerHostetler as an associate and at the Commerce Department as an attorney and trade compliance analyst. With Lighthill, Anwesen will focus on trade remedy proceedings, "customs matters, export controls, and sanctions."

John Summers, former assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has rejoined Caldwell Cassady as a principal, the firm announced. Summers draws from his experience as an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting False Claims Act and qui tam complaints related to customs, procurement and healthcare fraud, the firm said.

International trade attorney Benjamin Bay has moved from Schagrin Associates to The Bristol Group, as of counsel, according to his LinkedIn page. At Schagrin, Bay focused on antidumping and countervailing duty litigation along with Section 232 and 301 proceedings. Notices at the Court of International Trade confirmed Bay's departure from Schagrin.

International trade attorney Joshua Morey was named a partner at Kelley Drye, the firm announced. Morey was elected along with eight other attorneys who will serve as partners across the firm's various practices, all of whom will settle into their new roles on July 1. Morey's practice centers on trade remedy proceedings and supply chain and customs compliance matters.

Faegre Drinker moved its Chicago office from North Wacker Drive to 320 S. Canal St., Suite 3300. The firm filed amended notices of appearance in all of its Court of International Trade cases to note the change.

Ajay Kuntamukkala, partner at Hogan Lovells, has been named office managing partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, effective July 1, the firm announced. Succeeding Michele Farquhar in D.C., Kuntamukkala currently sits as a co-leader of the International Trade & Investment practice. His practice centers on "economic sanctions, export controls, and compliance with government licenses and authorizations," among other things, the firm said.

The Federal Maritime Commission has hired Alex Chintella as an administrative law judge, FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei announced June 21. Chintella was previously an attorney and administrative hearing officer with the Federal Railroad Administration.

Deborah Curtis, a former export control and sanctions official, has joined Arnold & Porter as a partner in its White Collar Defense & Investigations practice in Washington, the firm announced. Her practice will center on "national security investigations and defense, and other litigation and enforcement matters." Curtis previously served as the chief counsel for the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, a trial attorney for export control and sanctions at DOJ, and as deputy general counsel for litigation and investigations for the CIA.

Everett Eissenstat, a former White House and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative official, has joined Squire Patton as a partner in its Public Policy practice, the firm announced. Over his career, Eissenstat has served as deputy assistant to the president for international and economic affairs and deputy director of the National Economic Council. Before those tenures, Eissenstat worked as chief international trade counsel for the Senate Finance Committee and assistant USTR for the Americas.

Trade attorney Lauren Fraid will be moving from the Bristol Group to the Office of Regulations and Rulings at CBP, Adam Gordon, partner at the Bristol Group, confirmed to Trade Law Daily. A notice at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirmed that Fraid ended her employment with the firm on June 8. At the Bristol Group, where she worked for more than three years, Fraid's practice centered on trade remedies, export controls and sanctions.