South Dakota’s US Attorney is joining his North Dakota counterpart in leaving those posts and opening local offices for a large national law firm that’s expanding to the Dakotas and looking to tap their expertise in the area.
Brendan Johnson says he’ll step down as U.S. attorney for South Dakota next month.

A person with knowledge of the moves who was not authorized to discuss them publicly confirmed that both will join Minneapolis-based Robins Kaplan LLP.
Johnson says he has enjoyed his time as US Attorney.

Johnson says the office will continue the work he has been involved in.

Johnson says he’s most proud of the increase in prosecutions on the state’s reservations and how the district has prosecuted more commercial sex trafficking cases at the federal level than any other district.