Michael Ward, the former chief risk and compliance officer, vice president and deputy general counsel at Juniper Networks, joined Vinson & Elkins‘ white-collar and government investigations practice as partner. Ward’s past experience includes working with companies such as Target, Adobe, Cisco and McKesson and serving as assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Minneapolis. He will be based out of Vinson & Elkins’ San Francisco office, where he will advise clients on corporate compliance.

Tracy Shapiro returned to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati following a stint as a partner in DLA Piper‘s data protection, privacy and security group. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Shapiro worked in Wilson Sonsini’s privacy practice for six years. She rejoins the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice as a partner in San Francisco. She handles matters related to privacy, data security and advertising.