Former White House special counsel Lanny Davis and veteran journalist Eileen O’Connor have left Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe to join McDermott Will & Emery‘s regulatory and government strategies practice.

At Orrick, Davis and O’Connor led a rather unusual practice that included litigation and related media strategies. They also advised clients on crisis management regarding a broad range of public policy and regulatory matters. They will continue to handle similar matters at McDermott.