Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce that Dennis R. Very has joined the firm as a Partner in the Pittsburgh office bringing with him a variety of oil and gas law experience as Chief Compliance Officer and Manager of Legal Affairs for Mountaineer Keystone LLC, an Appalachian basin oil and gas exploration and development company. While at Mountaineer Keystone, Mr. Very drafted, analyzed and negotiated agreements concerning the exploration and development of Mountaineer Keystone’s oil and gas interests including midstream, drilling, and service agreements. Mr. Very also developed and implemented a compliance program, managed risk, as well as presented on-site training programs.

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McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) announced the addition of Thomas J. Kelly, Jr. as a partner in MLA’s White Collar Criminal Defense practice. Based in the Washington, DC office, Mr. Kelly is a seasoned white collar criminal defense, environmental litigator, and trial lawyer.

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Lee Kelley, most recently deputy tax legislative counsel in the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Tax Policy, has joined Covington & Burling as a partner in the firm’s tax practice. Ms. Kelley, who has extensive expertise in consolidated returns and subchapter C, will focus on corporate tax matters, including structural and transactional planning.

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Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that Teresa (Terry) Stanek Rea, former acting and deputy director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and acting and deputy under secretary of commerce for intellectual property, has returned to Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. She also joins as a director with C&M International, Ltd. (CMI), the international trade and investment consulting firm affiliated with Crowell & Moring. Rea brings to the firms an impressive breadth of domestic and international experience and skills. Her private practice background in intellectual property (IP) and international trade coupled with her senior government service combine to make Rea a true asset for advising clients in the explosive growth area of IP protection. Rea will work with clients in several key areas, including global IP policies and strategies, patent enforcement and post-grant administrative proceedings, trade secrets policy and enforcement, and digital/Internet-related copyright issues.

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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Teddy Eynon as a shareholder in its Government Law & Policy Practice. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Eynon was a partner at McDermott Will & Emery and also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff to Arizona Congressman John Shadegg. He will be based out of Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. office.

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