Matt Miner, who since 2018 had served as deputy assistant attorney general of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, will rejoin Morgan Lewis as a partner, effective Jan. 21, the law firm has announced.

Miner quietly resigned from the Justice Department on Dec. 31, 2019, a firm spokesperson told Compliance Week. The agency did not announce his departure.

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