Covington, Boies and Thompson Hine All Recruit Partners From US Attorney Offices

Law.com covered Kristin Mace’s arrival at Covington, in an article also examining former government prosecutors’ recent moves to private practice. As the article notes, Kristin joined Covington’s white-collar defense and investigations practice in New York from her position as chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York.

Kristin noted in an interview that law firm practices are seeing an increase in national security matters, particularly with export controls and sanctions.

The article also mentions that Covington has a history of hiring from the government in its white-collar defense practices, including with partners Nancy Kestenbaum and Amanda Kramer, who served in the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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