Kelley Drye Names Alan Luberda Managing Partner for Washington, D.C. Office
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP announced the appointment of Alan Luberda as office managing partner for its Washington, DC location. Alan will oversee day-to-day office management, implement operating and strategic plans, manage budgets, and represent Kelley Drye in the D.C. community.
Alan served as chair of the firm’s International Trade practice for five years and was a member of the firm’s Earnings Allocation Committee for the last three years. Alan’s practice focuses on the areas of U.S. trade remedy law, customs, and export controls law and regulation. He counsels and represents businesses – from large multinationals to family-owned enterprises – as well as industry and trade associations, in international trade–related matters before Congress, the Department of Commerce, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security (including the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection) and other agencies.
Alan succeeds Kathy Cannon, who steps down after serving as Washington, D.C. Office Managing Partner for seven years to focus on her International Trade practice. Additionally, partner John Herrmann will become chair of the International Trade practice group. John joined Kelley Drye in 2009, following service in the administration of President George W. Bush, including work at the White House on the National Security Council staff.
“Washington is the center of our outstanding regulatory practices as well as our Government Relations and Public Policy group,” said Dana Rosenfeld, Kelley Drye managing partner. “Under Alan’s leadership, we will continue to expand our capabilities and be a key resource for our clients.”
In total, Kelley Drye has eight offices across the United States, and is home to skilled practitioners in the areas of litigation, trade and customs, advertising and data privacy, communications, regulatory, government relations, labor and employment, real estate, corporate, bankruptcy, intellectual property, and more.
In 2021, for the eighth consecutive year, The Washington Post has named Kelley Drye & Warren LLP as a top workplace in the Washington, D.C. region. Selection on the list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous third-party survey which measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection.