Lewis Brisbois Expands Corporate Capabilities in Washington, D.C. With New Partner Hire

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Marcantonio (“Marco”) Barnes to its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Corporate Practice. With more than two decades of experience in business and law, Mr. Barnes focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, in the energy, communications technology and financial services sectors. Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Mr. Barnes practiced with Womble Bond Dickinson LLP where he represented public and private companies in a variety of transactions and general corporate matters. Before entering private practice, he served as in-house counsel for a large technology company.

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Paul, Weiss Adds Antitrust Partner in Washington

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Christopher M. Wilson has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department, resident in Washington. A former trial lawyer of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Wilson advises clients on a full range of antitrust matters, including merger control, cross-border antitrust investigations and private party litigation involving complex antitrust and consumer protection issues.  Wilson was most recently with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in DC before joining the firm.

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K&L Gates Welcomes Intellectual Property Disputes Team in Frankfurt

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Daniel Marschollek to the firm’s Intellectual Property practice area as a partner. Marschollek joins K&L Gates’ Frankfurt office from Norton Rose Fullbright, where he was a partner for the last ten years. Counsel Manuel Merling and a team of paralegals will follow Marschollek to the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright. The team’s arrival supports the European IP practice and further enhances the firm’s capabilities in the luxury goods and fashion area.

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Blank Rome Welcomes Leading Maritime Partner Luke Reid in Boston

Blank Rome is pleased to announce that Luke M. Reid has joined as a partner in the firm’s market-leading Maritime group and as a member of the Transportation industry team in the Boston office. A former U.S. Coast Guard officer, Luke advises clients in connection with all aspects of international and domestic maritime regulatory compliance, as well as representing maritime clients in connection with government investigations, criminal and civil litigation, defense of maritime regulatory enforcement actions, environmental enforcement defense, and international law. He joins Blank Rome from K&L Gates.

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