People in the News—Jan. 31, 2020—Eastburn and Gray
Attorneys and staff from Eastburn and Gray observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day by volunteering their time at the Valley Youth House shelter in Warminster.
January 31, 2020 at 11:00 AM
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Attorneys and staff from Eastburn and Gray observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day by volunteering their time at the Valley Youth House shelter in Warminster.
The team painted several rooms at the shelter.
Eastburn and Gray attorney Zachary A. Sivertsen is a member of the board of governors of VYH.
VYH partners with thousands of individuals each year to build a foundation for young people and their families. VYH offers street outreach, housing, counseling, skills training, health, prevention and intervention services.
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Baker & Hostetler added litigator Meghan Kelly in Philadelphia.
She joins as partner and was previously at Dechert.
Kelly is a trial lawyer who tries cases to verdict across the country.
She has experience representing pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, manufacturing and medical device companies in products liability, mass tort and environmental matters.
In addition to being admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, Kelly is also admitted in California and New York.
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Gross McGinley added Safa Ashrafi to the firm's business services group.
With more than a decade of legal experience, Ashrafi will provide legal counsel in business, real estate and bankruptcy law matters.
Prior to joining Gross McGinley, Ashrafi practiced law in Maryland.
She worked as a bankruptcy attorney, real estate attorney and contract attorney, as well as a contract administrator for the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts Inc.
Ashrafi helps business owners navigate warehousing, farm, commercial and residential real estate matters.
Her knowledge of contracts also extends to intellectual property, including privacy policies, terms of use and trademark searches.
She has experience serving in municipal, banking and nonprofit industries.
Ashrafi earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.
Ashrafi volunteers with the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney added John P. Sullivan Jr. as a shareholder in the firm's corporate section in Philadelphia.
Sullivan helps clients, ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 100 companies, identify, protect, commercialize and enforce their brands, creativity and technological innovations.
He represents both U.S. and European entrepreneurs and clients looking to implement or scale trans-Atlantic operations, including negotiations for commercial licensing, brand licensing and software licensing deals.
Sullivan also represents clients in intellectual property, unfair competition and false advertising litigation in state and federal courts, as well as before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy proceedings.
Sullivan received his Juris Doctor from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.
He is involved in a number of professional and nonprofit organizations, including the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association, serving as president of the Brehon Law Society and as mentor to emerging technology and startup companies through Blackstone LaunchPad.
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