Law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe announced that Lori Kalani, currently director of government affairs and senior counsel for DISH Network, will join the firm as a litigation senior counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, beginning in January.

"Lori will offer our clients something almost entirely unique: extensive experience working with almost every state attorney general throughout the country and tremendous credibility with those offices," said James Stengel, Orrick's managing director of litigation. "Her experience complements our current Government and Strategic Affairs Group and builds on our ability to offer a full range of public policy and crisis management services to our global clients."

Kalani brings years of working directly with state attorneys general, state legislatures, and the U.S. House and Senate on a variety of consumer protection, tax, and other legal issues. Her practice will focus on helping clients with investigations, public policy, and competition issues.