Crowell & Moring has hired a pair of False Claims Act-focused partners in Washington, Michael Shaheen from the Department of Justice and Preston Pugh, a former federal prosecutor most recently practicing at Miller & Chevalier.

The United States Soccer Federation has hired a new chief legal officer, the latest change for the organization following criticism over its arguments in a $67 million pay discrimination lawsuit filed by women’s national team players.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett said it’s advising Corsair Capital on its agreement to acquire MSTS, a global B2B payment and credit solutions provider, from World Fuel Services Corporation.

Litigation funders betting hundreds of millions of dollars on court battles again sidestepped new regulation when an influential oversight group abandoned an effort to propose legal restraints.

McDermott Will & Emery has tapped a team of seven attorneys from Hughes Hubbard & Reed to add to its international trade team in Washington, including two former Hughes Hubbard practice chairs.