Latham & Watkins has hired Elizabeth Prewitt, a former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official, as a partner in its global competition practice and litigation department.

Prewitt, who will split her time between Latham’s Washington and New York offices, joins the firm after a multiyear stint at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, which she joined in 2015; shortly after that, The American Lawyer recognized her move as one of the splashiest hires of the year.