Washington, D.C.-headquartered Venable has a new practice leader, Craig Gilley, who joined the firm this week as a partner and the new head of its communications practice.

“There is a deeper set of clients here,” said Gilley, who is moving his practice from Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo. “They have a premier general practice, and I can grow its communications aspect.”