A longtime federal white-collar criminal prosecutor in North Carolina is taking her skills to the defense side of the courtroom, joining Moore & Van Allen to “further deepen” its team of white-collar defense lawyers in Charlotte, a firm leader said.

Jenny Sugar joined Moore & Van Allen as a firm member in its white collar, regulatory defense & investigations group on April 15 after 20 years as a prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C.