Jones Day is well-known for recently sending more lawyers into the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice than any other law firm. On Thursday, the revolving door swung in the other direction for the firm, which announced that two leading lawyers in the Obama-era Justice Department are joining its Washington, D.C., office.

Benjamin Mizer, who ran the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Division in President Barack Obama's administration before leaving the office in January, will be a partner in Jones Day's appeals practice.

Shirlethia Franklin, who served as deputy chief of staff and counselor in the Office of the U.S. Attorney General and was a principal adviser to then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch, will join Jones Day as a partner in its business and tort litigation practice. Franklin also left the Justice Department in January.