Experts say this kind of hiring can be help a company because of the unique insight or credibility an an ex-government worker might hold with former colleagues.
businesses, and additional challenges from a slew of state attorneys general. Regulators around the world, including in Europe and Australia, have also presented policy and enforcement hurdles.
"They don't have the capacity to handle a case like that just sitting idle," Melamed said. "They've got to now think about well, what outside lawyers are available that have to have the time and expertise to handle this case? And then, do I have the in-house capability to support it and supervise it?"
The company hired Kate Smith as counsel for Alphabet's regulatory response, investigations and strategy unit in February 2021, according to LinkedIn. Smith was a trial attorney in the DOJ's Civil Frauds division from September 2015 until January 2021. Most recently, the company hired Jack Mellyn as strategy counsel on its regulatory team. Mellyn was previously an attorney advisor and then acting assistant chief in the DOJ's competition policy and advocacy section, according to a previously available social media profile.
"There are lots of lawyers out there. But only alumni of an office really understand how that office works," said Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, which tracks the business ties of executive branch officials. "That means its strengths and weaknesses, that means the tendencies of people in that office. And they can therefore give much more concrete intelligence and better-informed advice to their client.
it should have kept under a litigation hold related to the investigation. The DOJ made the accusation in a legal filing after Epic Games raised the concern in its own antitrust litigation against Google.
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