In anticipation of numerous government investigations related to the novel coronavirus and how companies responded to its spread, K&L Gates has hired a former Justice Department attorney to build on its investigations, enforcement and white-collar practice in Washington, D.C.

David Rybicki has joined K&L Gates as a partner, the Pittsburgh-based international firm announced Monday. Most recently, he held multiple positions at the Department of Justice’s criminal division, including acting principal deputy assistant attorney general and deputy assistant attorney general, the second- and third-in-command titles, respectively, in the division.