International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Marcus S. Simon has joined the Firm’s Patent group as a partner, establishing a patent practice in the Firm’s Salt Lake City office. Mr. Simon’s practice encompasses many aspects of patent work, including patent portfolio development and management, infringement and validity risk analysis, as well as licensing and transactional IP due diligence. His technical expertise includes materials science, mechanical and electro-mechanical devices, chemistry, electronics and photonics. Mr. Simon has broad experience serving clients engaged in development and manufacture of superabrasive and superhard materials used in cutting tools and bearings, oil and gas exploration drilling systems, implantable medical devices (such as stents and embolic filters), alloys for implantable medical devices (superelastic and shape-memory alloys), fiber optics, lasers and micro-electro-mechanical systems. He also has experience in trademark matters.

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Verrill Dana’s Business & Corporate Group continues to grow with the addition of Elizabeth Myers. Elizabeth joins the firm as Partner in the Boston office after having previously practiced at Hinckley Allen & Snyder, LLP.

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HWL Ebsworth Lawyers has announced a significant expansion of its Australian capability with the launch of a new office in Perth on 1 July 2013.

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is pleased to announce the addition of four energy lawyers in its rapidly-growing London office – Ben James, Darren Spalding and Martin Stewart-Smith will join the firm as partners, and Olivia Caddy will join the firm as senior counsel. These are the latest in the firm’s expansion of its global energy practice in London, which so far this year has included Partners Julian Nichol, Jason Fox and Alastair Young.

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Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Henry Stewart as a partner in its London office.

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At a time when public and private sector employers are looking for more effective ways to eliminate or reduce their exposure to pension risk, Jana’s recent engagement – advising on the implementation of New Brunswick’s new shared risk plan legislation – offers our clients practical, hands-on experience addressing these risks. Jana’s experience advising both public and private sector clients on converting traditional defined benefit pension plans into shared risk plans under the new provincial model will add to our current bench strength, and further enhance our ability to assist Canadian and international clients in the implementation of all aspects of their pension de-risking strategies.

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