Continuing the strong growth that led to the rise to the #5 position on Law360’s largest IP boutiques, Novak Druce acquired another partner in its Washington D.C. office. Sunwoo Lee, Ph.D., recently departed the Washington D.C. office of Fox Rothschild to join Novak Druce as the Co-Chair of the Asia Pacific Practice Group. Dr. Lee’s well-rounded practice is a combination of IP litigation, prosecution, and counseling. More >>

Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner Thomas A. Lorenzen to the firm’s Environment & Natural Resources Group. Lorenzen joins the firm from Dorsey & Whitney LLP. Prior to re-entering private practice in 2013, Lorenzen served for a decade as an assistant chief in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Environment and Natural Resources Division, where he oversaw the government’s legal defense of all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules and regulations. More >>

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Brian E. Ashin has joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. Ashin comes to Manatt from Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.

Ashin’s practice focuses on project finance, mergers, acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance transactions involving the energy, infrastructure, entertainment, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and retail industries. He has represented lenders, arrangers, sponsors, borrowers, and equity investors in project finance, infrastructure finance, banking, acquisition finance, project development, project-related structured finance, and general corporate transactions in the energy sector (including renewable energy and other innovative energy technologies such as geothermal, biofuel, fuel cell, solar and wind), both in the United States and internationally. Ashin also has experience working with new and established venture-backed companies in the clean technology and sports industries. More >>

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that it has appointed Veleka Peeples-Dyer as a partner in its Health Industry Advisory Practice Group, resident in the Washington, D.C. office.

Ms. Peeples-Dyer has substantive experience in advertising and promotion, clinical trials, manufacturing and supply, drug safety, licensing, product acquisition due diligence, and health care fraud and abuse and other compliance matters. Additionally, her experience includes conducting internal investigations, developing and implementing legal and compliance training programs and advising on federal and state transparency, lobbyist and disclosure issues, including the Federal Physician Payments (“Sunshine”) Act. Most recently, she served as in-house counsel for a public biotechnology company. More >>

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announced today the addition of Shareholder Kathryn A. Kronquist to its Washington, D.C. office. Kronquist comes to Buchanan from Quarles and Brady LLP, where she was a partner in the firm’s D.C. office. She will focus her practice on commercial finance, commercial real estate finance and bank regulatory matters. More >>