Wake Up Call: DHS General Counsel to Return to Private Practice

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• Department of Homeland Security General Counsel Jonathan Meyer announced he will be stepping down and returning to private practice after nearly three years on the job. Prior to joining the department, he was a partner at Sheppard Mullin. (Federal News Network)
• Maggie Goodlander, a former Skadden associate and Supreme Court clerk, won the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District. She will face Republican nominee Lily Tang Wiliams in November. (The New York Times)
• Greenberg Traurig announced that it will open an office in São Paulo, Brazil. The office will be the firm’s 48th location and will provide legal advice to clients seeking to do business in Brazil, as well as Brazilian clients considering expansion in the United States. (Greenberg Traurig)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Emma Game joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a partner in its tax practice. She joins from Slaughter and May.
• Carolyn McNiven and Jessica Natali joined Faegre Drinker as partners in its litigation group.
• Anne Voigts joined Pillsbury as partner and head of its US appellate practice. She joins from King & Spalding.
• Matthew Michaels rejoined Barnes & Thornburg in its corporate department in Los Angeles.
• Ben Herd joined Haynes and Boone as a real estate partner in Dallas. He joins from Holland & Knight.
• Sean Murray joined William Fry as a partner in the firm’s tax department.