Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Robert M. Masters has joined the Firm as a partner in the Litigation Department, resident in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Masters’ practice is focused on patent litigation, specifically in the technology sector. He routinely handles patent, trade secret, copyright, and trademark/trade dress litigations. In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Masters has worked on mergers and acquisitions, advising clients with respect to intellectual property assets and portfolio management and monetization; he has also represented clients in licensing negotiations. More >>

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP is continuing to add depth to its already busy litigation practice in its Washington D.C. office. Daniel I. Prywes joins the firm as a Litigation partner. He was previously with Bryan Cave, LLP. More >>

Nossaman has expanded its internationally recognized Infrastructure Practice Group and strengthened its corporate compliance practice with the hire of Edward Fishman, who joins the Washington, DC office as a Partner. More >>

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that former federal prosecutor Patrick Stokes will join the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Stokes most recently served as Senior Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Within the last six years at the DOJ, he also served as Chief of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit and Co-Chief of the Securities and Financial Fraud Unit. At Gibson Dunn, Stokes will focus on litigation, white collar defense and investigations. More >>

FisherBroyles is pleased to announce the recent addition of two new partners to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office: Owen J. McKeon and Geoffrey M. Goodale. These attorneys bring unique expertise and bolster the firm’s existing practices in the areas of commercial litigation, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, export controls, customs and international trade, regulatory compliance, and white collar litigation and investigations. More >>

Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Holly Roth as a partner in the firm’s Global Regulatory Enforcement Group in Washington, D.C. Roth was most recently a partner at Kelley, Drye & Warren, where she was the co-chair of the Government Contracts Practice Group. The addition of Roth in Washington, D.C. follows closely on that of Gerry Stegmaier, who joined the firm’s Intellectual Property, Information and Innovation (iCubed) Group last week. More >>

Eric H. Weisblatt has joined Hunton & Williams LLP as a partner in its intellectual property group in Washington. For the past 30 years, Weisblatt has focused his global practice on patent infringement litigation, including pharmaceutical patent litigation matters under the Hatch-Waxman Act and ANDA litigation, for US and Europe companies. He is the fourth partner to join the firm in recent weeks, following environmental partners Chuck Knauss and Shannon Broome and REIT partner Rob Smith. More >>

Van Ellis has joined Covington as a partner in its life sciences transactions practice, resident in Washington. More >>

Stinson Leonard Street LLP is proud to announce that Tim McTaggart has joined the firm as a partner in the banking and financial services division. McTaggart will practice in the firm’s Washington, DC office. More >>