A Greenberg Traurig shareholder in the firm’s Chicago office who has been nominated by the Trump administration for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services held various roles under the George W. Bush administration and has extensive experience in Big Law.

The White House announced Tuesday that Eric Hargan, who joined Greenberg Traurig nearly seven years ago, would serve as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, subject to approval by the U.S. Senate.