Lanny Davis, the DC insider and Clinton confidante, has left Levick to launch his own PR and legal operation.

Davis has been an executive VP at Levick since affiliating his Washington law firm with the PR operation.

Lanny Davis"I will be starting new law and PR firms to continue to integrate law, media, and politics into solutions for clients," he said, dubbing the legal and PR ventures, respectively, Davis Goldberg & Gaper and Trident DMG.

Trident includes Levick SVP Eleanor McManus, a former CNN producer.

Levick earlier this year restructured its operations and trimmed some staff amid a reorganization.