Clifford Chance has boosted its U.S. presence with the hire of former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner Sharis Pozen in Washington D.C.

She joins the Magic Circle firm as global antitrust co-chair from energy company General Electric, where she was vice-president for global competition law and policy.

Prior to that, she led Skadden's antitrust and competition practice for two years from 2012.