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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is pleased to announce that Steven Cherny has joined the firm as a partner based in the firm’s New York office. Steve was formerly a partner at Kirkland & Ellis where he focused on patent litigation in Federal Courts and the United States International Trade Commission.

Wolf Greenfield announced that Michael J. Twomey has joined the firm as a shareholder. A skilled counselor to biotechnology and life sciences companies, Michael brings extensive experience in patent prosecution and portfolio development, patent licensing, and post-grant proceedings.

David Leichtman, Esq. has announced the launch of his new law firm Leichtman Law PLLC, a New York-based boutique focusing on trial work on business and intellectual property matters. Mr. Leichtman is joined by experienced commercial and IP litigators Richard A. Mescon, Matthew McFarlane and Tatsuya Adachi (all formerly of Robins Kaplan), David H. Brill (former General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Gemini Trust Company) and Shevani Jaisingh (formerly of Sullivan & Cromwell and Greenberg Traurig).

Michelman & Robinson, LLP (“M&R”) is pleased to announce that Jeremy Richardson has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. He is the latest addition to the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.

Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, announced patent attorney Dr. Michel Morency has joined as shareholder in its Boston office. Morency brings more than 20 years of experience to the firm’s growing Intellectual Property Department, which is comprised of more than 120 attorneys, patent agents and scientists coast to coast.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced that Paul J. Andre and Jonathan S. Caplan have been named co-chairs of the firm’s expanding intellectual property practice. Mr. Andre focuses his practice on litigating intellectual property disputes involving complex technology, with a particular emphasis on the life sciences, computer science, and the electrical arts. Mr. Caplan represents clients in patent litigation, counseling, and prosecution, as well as in antitrust litigation and general corporate matters involving the acquisition, sale or licensing of intellectual property rights.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced that Henry Lebowitz has joined the firm as a partner in New York and a member of the Corporate Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Lebowitz’s practice will focus on IP and technology aspects of mergers and acquisitions, financings and capital markets as well as data licensing, healthcare and life sciences licensing, joint ventures and other IP transactions.

Allison Kerndt has joined the firm as a shareholder in its rapidly growing Intellectual Property Department. Her addition brings Nyemaster’s intellectual property legal talent to more than a dozen intellectual property lawyers, including ten registered patent attorneys. Allison focuses her practice on advising clients on issues related to the management of their intellectual property portfolios. Her experience spans a wide range of technical areas, including pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetic arts, biomedical devices, electronic devices, and business methods.

Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that intellectual property and commercial litigator Matthew S. Nelles has joined the firm as a partner on the Dispute Resolution Team. Nelles will continue to serve his worldwide and industrywide clients from Berger Singerman’s Fort Lauderdale office.

FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce that James J. Pohl has joined its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Law Group. Pohl is an experienced patent attorney with a true passion for providing thoughtful and judiciously creative advice to help clients succeed.

Entertainment and business litigation law firm Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP announces that Aaron Liskin has become a Partner of the Firm. Mr. Liskin handles a wide range of litigation matters, including entertainment, intellectual property and general commercial litigation. Most recently, he represented screenwriter Nicholas Kazan in his lawsuit over compensation for writing services and executive producer credits on the recently released Martin Scorsese film, Silence.

Jacqueline Charlesworth has joined Covington’s Intellectual Property Rights and Media and Communications practices in the New York office. She most recently served as General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights of the U.S. Copyright Office.

Goldberg Kohn is pleased to announce the continued growth of its Intellectual Property Practice Group with the addition of Marsha Hoover as principal and group chair. A seasoned attorney with more than 30 years of experience, Hoover joins Goldberg Kohn from Chicago IP boutique Marshall Gerstein & Borun, where she was a partner in its Trademarks and Copyrights practices.

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. is pleased to announce that John Christopher (J.C.) Rozendaal and Michael E. Joffre have joined the firm as directors. Their arrival bolsters the firm’s patent litigation practice and strengthens the firm’s overall capabilities representing clients in district courts, at the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and other venues throughout the country.

On January 17, 2017, Orrick announced the admission of 18 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2017. Of the 18 new partners, 3 of them focus on Intellectual Property matters: Alyssa Caridis, Jordan Coyle and Catherine Lui.