Wake Up Call: More Immigration Lawyers Get Notice to Self-Deport

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

• At least two more immigration attorneys received emails from the Department of Homeland Security ordering them to self-deport. Despite being US citizens, Rea Main of Ohio and Carmen Bello of Massachusetts said they likely received the messages due to their email addresses being listed on clients’ immigration applications. (The Columbus Dispatch) (The Boston Globe) Wake Up Call covered a similar incident earlier this week.
• A New York attorney accused a British private intelligence firm of paying mercenary hackers who he says tipped a court battle in his opponents’ favor. Daniel Feldman accused London-based investigations firm Vantage Intelligence of paying the spies who intercepted privileged communications with his attorneys in 2016, 2017, and 2018. (Reuters)
• A New Hampshire real estate attorney said he was detained at the border without an explanation after returning from a trip to Canada. Bachir Atallah, a US citizen, said he was forced from his car and handcuffed before agents asked to look through his phone. Atallah said he plans to seek legal action. (NBC Boston)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Lei Shen rejoined Mayer Brown as a partner in its cybersecurity and data privacy practice in Chicago. She joins from Cooley.
• Chris Costello joined King & Spalding as a partner in its product liability and mass torts practice group in Los Angeles. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis.
• Eric Greig joined Cooley as a partner in its global life sciences and health care regulatory practice in Washington. He joins from Latham & Watkins.
• Jenarae Garland was appointed vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief compliance officer of Berry Corporation.
• Emma Wright joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in its privacy and cybersecurity group in London. She joins from Harbottle & Lewis.
• Alok Choksi joined Mintz as a member in its securities and capital markets practice in New York.
• Brandon Rainey joined Frost Brown Todd as a partner in its labor and employment practice in San Francisco.