Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Ari S. Stern as a partner in the Litigation Department, adding depth to its growing Boston office.

“Ari is an accomplished and nationally known franchise attorney. Our clients in the industry will benefit greatly from his pragmatic, interest-based approach to resolving high-stakes commercial and employment disputes,” said Pete Corless, Fox’s Boston Office Managing Partner.

Stern focuses his practice on dispute resolution. He counsels domestic and international franchisors, master franchisees, franchisees (multi-unit and single unit), franchisee associations, and franchise executives and entrepreneurs in connection with Franchise Disclosure Document issues, risk mitigation, brand protection and Franchise Agreement compliance. He also provides counsel to manufacturers, distributors, and dealers on related matters and issues.

In addition to his legal practice, Stern serves on the American Arbitration Association’s Panel of Franchise Arbitrators and is a trained mediator.

Stern earned his J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law, his M.A. in International Affairs from American University, School of International Service, and his B.S. from Cornell University. He is fluent in Hebrew.

Immediately prior to joining Fox, Stern was a shareholder and co-chair of the Franchise Law Practice Group at Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C.

Nancy Anderson joins Holland and Knight as a Senior Counsel

After nearly 10 years at Cooley, Nancy Anderson joined Holland & Knight as a Senior Counsel in late March. She is a member of member of the firm's Public Policy & Regulation Group. Her practice focuses on helping educational institutions and education technology companies navigate and stay in compliance with the complex regulatory landscape in their industry.

Womble Bond Dickinson adds complex commercial litigation partner Gina Schaecher to its office in northern Virginia.

Burns & Levinson Hires Two New Partners in Intellectual Property Group

Boston - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP continues the expansion of its intellectual property practice with the addition of partners Hannah Koyfman, Ph.D., and David Lu, Ph.D., and their 10-person team. The team, which includes lawyers, patent agents, technology specialists, and other allied professionals, joins K&L Gates’ Boston office from Lando & Anastasi, LLP, and enhances the firm’s life science IP capabilities.

To address our clients’ growing and complex patent services needs, Pierce Atwood is pleased to welcome experienced patent attorney Dan Wehner to the firm’s Boston office.

Verrill is pleased to welcome trademark attorneys Thomas Dunn and Rebecca Lessard to the firm’s growing Intellectual Property & Technology Group, resident in its Boston and Portland offices respectively.