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Recent Lateral Hires

Litigation, NY

• Joined January 2015 from

Nelson Brown & Co.

• Insurance Litigation practice
• Highly experienced in guiding

clients through complex insurance and reinsurance dispute resolutions

Marc Abrams

IP, Boston

• Joined January 2015 from

Edwards Wildman

• Deep experience litigating and

mediating patent cases for technologies including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and more

• Former Co-chair of the

Intellectual Property Group at Edwards Wildman

Kathleen Carr

IP, Boston

• Joined January 2015 from

Edwards Wildman

• Decades of experience

assisting clients in establishing, maintaining, and enforcing their intellectual property portfolios

• Former Co-chair of the

Intellectual Property Group at Edwards Wildman

Dave Conlin

IP, Boston

• Joined January 2015 from

Edwards Wildman

• Cases involve pharmaceuticals,

specialty chemicals, biotechnology, medical devices, and more

• Inventor on US Patent 4,977,173,

which covers compounds to Pfizer's Zyvox

Pete Corless

IP, Boston

• Joined December 2014 from

Edwards Wildman

• IP practice involves range of

technologies and products, from complex pharmaceuticals and electronics to simple mechanical devices

• Has represented major

pharmaceutical companies in Hatch-Waxman litigations

Dave Cotta

Communications, DC

• Joined January 2014 from

Edwards Wildman

• Has played an instrumental role

in the drafting of a wide range

• f legislative proposals of

interest to the cable and satellite industries

• Former Legislative Counsel to

the National Cable and Telecommunications Association

Seth Davidson

Corporate, Boston

• Joined August 2014 from

Edwards Wildman

• Practice focuses on corporate

and securities law matters, with an emphasis on securities

• fferings and mergers and

acquisitions

• Has served on outside general

counsel to a variety of publicly traded companies

• Member of Boston Hiring

Committee and Tech Steering Committee

Matthew Gardella

Communications, DC

• Joined January 2014 from

Edwards Wildman

• 20 years experience

representing communications entities of all types, but mostly cable operators, in their legal relationships with federal, state and local governments, as well as programmers, broadcasters, rights-of-way holders, IT vendors and equipment suppliers

• Regularly represents companies

before the FCC, PUCs, and federal and state courts

Craig Gilley

IP, DC

• Joined February 2015 from

Womble Carlyle

• Represents clients in life

sciences and medical device industries, with an emphasis on complex IP transactions

• Founder and former managing

member of FirstStage Bioventures, LLC, and co- founder of Seguro Surgical and EncephRX Pharmaceuticals

Chris Jeffers

IP, San Diego

• Joined January 2015 from

Kilpatrick Townsend

• Focus on patent counseling and

litigation, primarily in the health care, life sciences, and energy technology industries

• Recognized repeatedly as one
• f Southern California's leading

attorneys

Ken Jenkins

IP, Boston

• Joined December 2014 from

Edwards Wildman

• Focused on obtaining and

enforcing US and international patents

• Former patent examiner at the

US Patent and Trademark Office

Steve Jensen

IP, Boston

• Joined January 2015 from

Edwards Wildman

• Patent prosecution and litigation

practice

• Deep contacts and relationships

at Korean law firms, companies, research institutes, and government agencies

• Licensed to represent clients

before Korean Intellectual Property Office and Korean Patent Court as well as USPTO, NY, and MA

Kongsik Kim

Antitrust, DC

• Joined July 2014 from Vinson &

Elkins LLP

• Antitrust and trade regulation

practice

• Deep experience in health care

and energy sectors

• Former Trial Attorney at the DOJ

Antitrust Division Health Care Task Force Section

Dionne Lomax

Corporate, Boston

• Joined October 2014 from

General Compression, Inc.

• Experienced entrepreneur,

corporate executive, government policy maker, and political advisor

• Former president and chief
• perating officer of a venture-

backed energy company that raised over $75 million in funding during his tenure

R.J. Lyman

IP, Boston

• Joined February 2015 from

Edwards Wildman

• More than 30 years of IP and

patent prosecution experience

• Previous hospital and retail

pharmacist at the University of Maryland shock trauma unit before his career as an IP attorney

Pete Manso

Public Finance, Boston

• Joined May 2015 from Locke

Lord

• Counsels government entities

and 501(c)(3) organizations, as well as investment bankers and banks

• Serves as the editor-in-chief
• f the Federal Taxation of

Municipal Bonds Deskbook

Christie Martin

Immigration, Boston

• Joined February 2015 from

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP

• Over 20 years of experience in

immigration and nationality law

• Has served as immigration

counsel to schools, universities, and research institutions

Kevin McNamara

IP, Boston

• Joined August 2014 from

Goodwin Procter

• Practice emphasizes patent

infringement matters

• Over 18 years of experience

counseling clients in all phases

• f patent litigation

William Meunier

Litigation, San Diego

• Joined February 2015 from

McKenna, Long & Aldridge

• Represents clients in complex

business and real estate litigation matters

• Years of pro bono

representation experience in litigation disputes

Antony Nash

Corporate, New York

• Joined June 2014 from Kirkland

& Ellis

• Concentrates practice on debt

financing transactions

• Extensive experience

representing private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers, and lenders

Joseph Price

Litigation, Boston

• Joined January 2015 from

Bingham McCutchen

• Co-chair of white collar

practice

• Nationally recognized authority

in government investigations and enforcement and cybersecurity defense

• Former federal prosecutor and

senior US Department of Justice

• fficial

Mark Robinson

IP, Boston

• Joined November 2014 from

Edwards Wildman

• Core practice includes patent

and trade secret litigation in the pharmaceutical, medical, high- tech, and defense industries

• Has tried cases before multiple

US District Courts

Adam Samansky

Real Estate, San Diego

• Joined September 2014 from

Brownstein Hyatt

• Has provided representation on

multiple renewable energy, mining, and development projects

• Previously served on the

executive management teams

• f two prominent homebuilding

companies

Christopher Stephens

IP, Boston

• Joined November 2014 from

Edwards Wildman

• Focuses on complex litigation

at both the trial and appellate levels for clients in a wide range

• f industries
• Previously served as the

Associate Dean of the Faculty at Williams College

Tom Wintner