Wake Up Call: GOP Dumps Dickinson’s Spies From Chief Counsel Job

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• Dickinson Wright member Charlie Spies was removed from his job as chief counsel to the Republican National Committee after Trump officials learned his firm still had ties to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whom Spies had represented when he ran for president. Spies has also previously represented other GOP presidential contenders and Trump critics like Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. (New York Times)
• Kirkland & Ellis filed paperwork last week to begin $30 million worth of “tenant improvements” for its new space in the 48-floor downtown Austin, Texas office tower under construction called The Republic. Kirkland’s office will take up 90,000 square feet at The Republic, which has also reportedly signed O’Melveny & Myers as a tenant. (CoStar News)
• In the past year, Goodwin Procter has launched a series of new programs to “better understand” and provide services for its attorneys who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD. “The beauty of it is that I am with other attorneys who can share their struggles, challenges and successes,” said DC-based senior associate Carrie Garber Siegrist. (ABA Journal)

Laterals, Moves, In-house

• Stephen B. Reynolds has joined Day Pitney as a partner in the government enforcement and white collar criminal defense practice in the Stamford, Conn., office. He joins from The CIGNA Group.
• Paul Trahan has been appointed partner-in-charge of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Austin, Texas, office.
• Kelsey Schmidt has joined Haynes and Boone as a partner in the labor and employment practice group in the Denver office. She joins from Fox Rothschild.
• Fabio Fauceglia has joined Orrick as a partner on the M&A and private equity team in Milan. He joins from Shearman & Sterling.
• Andrew Lehman has rejoined Akin as a private equity partner in the Houston office. He rejoins from McDermott Will & Emery.
• Alexandra Steinberg Barrage has joined Troutman Pepper in Washington, D.C.
• John Lyons has joined Boies Schiller Flexner as a partner in its New York City office.
• Thomas Duncan has joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in the government and regulatory practice in Philadelphia.
• Michael Siekman has joined Goodwin’s life sciences practice as a partner in the Boston office.
• Justin Becker has joined Baker McKenzie as a partner in Washington, D.C.
• Ro Spaziani has joined Gibson Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in New York.