Career moves

James Johnson, who steered New Jersey's oversight of Atlantic City, is now corporation counsel for New York City.

Darren C. McHugh joins Hunton's Austin office as partner. He was previously as shareholder at Stradling in Colorado.

G. Scott Rafshoon, a veteran expert in P3s, has been hired as a partner in Squire Patton Boggs’ Atlanta office.

Baker McKenzie created a new group to integrate regulation and enforcement in a move to align with the Securities and Exchange Commission's practices.

Marybeth Frantz Orsini has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the firm’s public finance group.

MSRB Chief Education Officer Ritta McLaughlin will be the fifth senior official to leave the MSRB in the last couple of months.

Raymond James hired Paul Soma as a senior vice president. He will set up a public finance office in Traverse City.

Kazatsky’s role is to cover the municipal market, focusing on strategy and macro themes that will live on the terminal.

ICE Data Services has brought on Varun Pawar, formerly Global Head of BVAL.

Ernesto Lanza will be leaving his position at Clark Hill to go to the SEC's Office of Municipal Securities, sources said.