[Photo:  John Carlin  /  Charlie Rose]

John Carlin, who was the Justice Department’s top national security lawyer, is joining Morrison & Foerster as a partner, where he will lead its global risk and crisis management practice. As assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s National Security Division, Mr. Carlin had led the group that helped protect against international and domestic terrorism, espionage, cyberthreats and other dangers to national security. His prior experience includes having served as chief of staff and senior counsel to Robert Mueller III, a former director of the F.B.I.

David McDowell, co-chairman of the MoFo's litigation department, says that the SF-based firm has hired experienced federal government lawyers to form a “one-stop shop for companies seeking legal counsel on the potentially catastrophic risks faced by companies cutting across all industry sectors, including technology and transportation."