Here are some of the latest moves, changes and mergers in the government relations community. For weekly email updates of the latest moves and changes register for Wash Reps Weekly.

• Molly Harris has joined Arent Fox as a government relations director in the firm’s Washington office. Harris was previously a legislative assistant in the office of Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.).
• Holly Pitt Young has joined Aristotle, a political technology and grass-roots consulting company, as senior vice president of public affairs.
• DC Law and lobbying firm Hogan and Hartson has officially merged with British firm Lovells to become Hogan Lovells US LLP.
• Steve Crout is the new vice president of government affairs in Qualcomm’s D.C. office.
• Lewis-Burke Associates has hired Julie Jolly to work on health, small-business and transportation policies at the government relations firm.