The McCormick Group assists in the placement of two well-known litigators.
The McCormick Group's Law & Government Affairs practice recently helped two well-respected litigators land at two prestigious AmLaw 100 law firms.

Juan Morillo joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in May as a partner in the firm's Washington, DC office. As a member of the firm's global litigation practice, Morillo will advise clients in criminal and civil government investigations, conduct internal investigations, and defend clients in class actions and other civil lawsuits. Morillo was selected several years ago as one of the top litigators in the country under the age of 45. He joined Cleary Gottlieb from the Washington, DC office of Clifford Chance, where he was a partner and the head of the firm's U.S. litigation and dispute resolution practice. Cleary's hiring of Morillo was featured in a recent American Lawyer Daily article. Link to article.

Paul Pelletier joined Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC in May as a member in the firm's Wasington, DC office. Pelletier will practice in the firm's white collar defense, health care enforcement defense and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act practice groups. Pelletier joined Mintz Levin from the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was Principal Deputy Chief for Litigation in the Criminal Division's fraud section. During his tenure with DOJ, Pelletier led the agency's fraud enforcement efforts in the wake of the recent financial crisis. He worked on and supervised major corporate fraud cases including the investigations of PNC, AIG, General Reinsurance, Enron, Qwest, and BP. In addition, he supervised the DOJ's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit at the national level. Pelletier's first court appearance with Mintz was featured in a column in The National Law Journal. Link to article.

Ivan Adler comments on the current state of the political job market.
In an article in Roll Call on September 15, 2011, Ivan Adler commented that "many factors could contribute to the decline [in number of staffers] since 2007, but chief among them has been the lack of large legislative battles over 'bet-the-farm" issues in this Congress." Adler continued saying, "The passage of health care reform and financial regulatory reform legislation is still driving business in the lobbying world [,] which could lead to more revenue but now likely more new hires […] the need for health care will continue and, I think, also financial services as they implement the bills. The demand has shifted from people who know the legislative process to people who know the regulatory process." Adler adds that "defense lobbyists may also be in demand because defense spending may be cut by the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction," concluding that the downturn in the economy has not dimmed job prospects among the political class in Washington.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Humphrey, a Managing Principal at TMG, for being elected to the New Hope Housing Board of Directors.
Based in Alexandria, VA, New Hope Housing is a community-based organization that has been "providing a comprehensive, innovative array of services to homeless families and single adults" since 1978.