Alston & Bird on Wednesday announced it has poached a white-collar litigator who has defended President Donald Trump in a pair of cases in Manhattan federal court, including an ongoing civil racketeering case.

Joanna Hendon is joining Alston & Bird as a litigation partner in the firm’s New York office after more than seven years at Spears & Imes. And she’s bringing the president with her. Court filings made Wednesday show Hendon updating her firm information while her co-counsel from Spears & Imes are withdrawing from the case.

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