Saul Ewing LLP is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Pittsburgh, marking its expansion into western Pennsylvania.

Dickstein Shapiro LLP is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Intellectual Property Practice in California with the arrival of Partner Kenneth Roberts, who joined the firm’s Orange County office. Mr. Roberts represents clients in a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including patent litigation, strategic patent counseling and portfolio development, licensing, and both foreign and domestic patent prosecution. Mr. Roberts represents emerging companies, large corporations, and universities in a wide range of technologies, focusing on strategic patent portfolio development and management. Mr. Roberts earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Virginia Tech and his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Goodwin Procter today announced that Michael R. Bromwich, former Inspector General for the Department of Justice and most recently the country’s top offshore drilling regulator, has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department, based in its Washington, D.C. and New York offices.  As a member of Goodwin’s Securities Litigation & White Collar Defense Group, Bromwich will focus on corporate internal investigations, compliance, monitoring, and white-collar criminal defense.  He joins Goodwin from the U.S. Department of the Interior where he was Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation & Enforcement.

Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Robert N. Weiner has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Washington, DC office, having served as Associate Deputy Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice since 2010.  Weiner also served as Senior Counsel in the White House Counsel’s Office during the Clinton Administration (1997-98) and President of the DC Bar (1995-96).