Hughes Hubbard & Reed has lost the chair of its international trade practice, along with a second partner, as Dechert is making a push in the red-hot area.

F. Amanda DeBusk started on Monday as the new chair of Dechert’s global trade practice. She is joined in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office by Melissa Duffy, who was DeBusk’s first hire when she started at Hughes Hubbard 13 years ago.