Additions

Reger Rizzo & Darnall added Jason T. LaRocco to the firm as a partner in its Philadelphia office.

LaRocco brings more than 15 years of experience to the firm's insurance practices and litigation groups.

He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial auto litigation, premises liability, products liability, dram shop litigation, nursing home claims, real estate disputes and construction litigation.

Additionally, he has litigated general commercial matters and has also represented small to midsized businesses in contract disputes, fraud claims and in the execution of foreign judgments.

LaRocco is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute and the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.

He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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Jennifer L. Bragg joined Sansweet, Dearden and Burke Ltd., a health care law firm located in Wayne, as of counsel to the firm.

Bragg represents physicians and other health care providers in their business and regulatory matters.

Bragg is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association.

She brings to her practice many years of experience in the health care industry, first in the business and finance department of a large law firm, then in-house as the director of legal affairs at Graduate Health System, and general counsel of Pennsylvania Hospital.

Elected and Appointed

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr elected attorneys to the firm's partnership.

Sean T. O'Neill, member of the litigation department in the Philadelphia office.

O'Neill concentrates his practice on real estate and commercial litigation matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and federal courts, with a particular focus on insurance litigation and the oil and gas industry.

Amy L. Piccola, member of the litigation department in the Philadelphia office.

Piccola represents clients facing complex commercial litigation, particularly for the insurance and higher education industries.

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McNees Wallace & Nurick attorney Shawn K. Leppo is set to succeed Bruce Wolstoncroft as co-chair of the intellectual property group, joining Michael Doctrow in that role.

Leppo practices in the intellectual property, patent division and international law groups in the Harrisburg office.

His practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, with a focus on patent counseling and litigation.

He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

He also is a board member of Capital Region Economic Development Corp., New Birth of Freedom Council of the Boy Scouts of America and St. Stephen's Episcopal School.

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