SNR Denton announced today that Martin A. Bruehs, Charles R. Bruton and Scott W. Cummings have joined the firm as partners in its Intellectual Property and Technology practice. Also joining the firm are associates Gary D. Mangels, Ph.D., and Rajesh C. Noronha and Registered Patent Agent Mary Katherine Baumeister. The group also includes Allie Bernardo, Louie Malloy and Rebecca Brimmer, long-term legal assistants who support both the patent prosecution and litigation practices. The group joins SNR Denton from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. They are resident in the firm’s Washington, DC, office.

In another significant move towards further expanding its litigation practice and geographic footprint, Richardson & Patel LLP announced the hiring of Ralph Ferrara and contemporaneous establishment of its Princeton, New Jersey office. Mr. Ferrara’s experience includes general litigation with particular emphasis on construction and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Ferrara brings with him the former Assistant General Counsel of Keating Building Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tutor Perini (NYSE: PCR).

Shawn Lanier has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as a partner in its Atlanta office. Mr. Lanier focuses his practice on real estate development, including all aspects of property and air rights acquisition, development, operation, financing, and disposition.