Lobbying World: DGA Group snags Akin adviser

Justin McCarthy has joined DGA Group as a partner in the firm’s U.S. government relations practice. McCarthy was most recently a senior adviser at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and previously was special assistant to the president for legislative affairs during the former President George W. Bush’s administration and director of government relations at Pfizer.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is adding Lauren Flynn as a policy director and Maxwell Huntley as senior policy adviser. Flynn served as staff director of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government in both chambers of Congress, and Huntley was most recently a professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee.

Brownstein also named Greg Brower co-chair of the firm’s government investigations & white collar defense practice group. Brower was chief global compliance officer at Wynn Resorts and is an FBI alum and a former U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada.

Wiley Rein LLP has hired Sarah Amick as special counsel in the firm’s environment and product regulation group. Amick was ESG counsel at Alcoa Corporation and previously was a senior vice president and senior counsel at the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.

Tim Monahan, Nick Crocker and Andrea Porwoll are joining the government affairs team at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which recently hired former Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) as head of government affairs.

Monahan joins from Atlas Crossing LLC, where he was senior vice president for government affairs, and is a Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) alum. Crocker was senior adviser and director of coalitions for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Porwoll was vice president for communications and public affairs at Bullpen Strategy Group and previously was McCarthy’s communications director. All three worked under Davis on the House Administration Committee.

Cody Carbone has been promoted to president of The Digital Chamber. Carbone was chief policy officer and is an Ernst & Young alum.