People in the News—July 15, 2020—FisherBroyles, Ansa Assuncao
FisherBroyles brought on Ari Levine, a commercial transactions partner who joins the firm in Philadelphia and London, and Ansa Assuncao announced the promotion of Melissa R. Lock as a partner.
July 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM
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Additions
FisherBroyles brought on Ari Levine, a commercial transactions partner who joins the firm in Philadelphia and London.
Levine rejoins FisherBroyles after leaving to become a partner at Rimon less than 12 months ago.
Levine is a corporate transactional and compliance lawyer specializing in cross-border transactions, financial and commercial matters.
He successfully closed transactions in over 20 countries and five continents.
Levine advises domestic and international companies on transactional matters, business structure, outsourcing and cross-border compliance issues including import/export, FCPA/Bribery Act and local standards.
Prior to joining FisherBroyles, Levine was legal director (general counsel), Americas Region for Thames Water PLC and advised its U.K.-based and German-based management teams on issues related to their expansion in North and South America.
Levine also served as deputy general counsel for Exide Technologies and helped to direct the implementation of that company's growth from a U.S.-focused business to one with operations throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Levine also served as special counsel to the audit committee of a New York Stock Exchange-traded company in connection with the investigation of alleged financial reporting misconduct by a foreign subsidiary.
He received his Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law.
Elected and Appointed
Ansa Assuncao announced the promotion of Melissa R. Lock as a partner.
Lock practices in the firm's Philadelphia office and leads the firm's employment practice group.
Prior to joining Ansa Assuncao, Lock clerked for former U.S. District Chief Judge Joseph J. Farnan Jr. of the District of Delaware and was a member of the labor and employment groups at two large law firms in the region.
She is barred in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and received her Juris Doctor from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law in 1998.
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Barley Snyder announced that partner Joseph R. Falcon III was named the chair of the patent legislation committee of the American Bar Association section of intellectual property law.
The ABA section of intellectual property law works to advance the development of intellectual property laws and their fair and just administration.
On the patent legislation committee, Falcon will help guide its direction and assist in the development of ABA policy on pending federal legislation relating to U.S. patent laws or affecting U.S. patent rights.
The ABA named Falcon, a member of the Barley Snyder intellectual property practice group, the vice chair of the committee in 2018 before he recently took over as chair for the 2020-21 term.
In 2019, the ABA-IPL named Falcon to its membership board.
Falcon is also a chair for the intellectual property law section at the Chester County Bar Association and is a 2013 graduate of Leadership Chester County.
As a member of Barley Snyder's IP and business practice groups, Falcon practices all phases of patent and trademark law, including prosecution, licensing, litigation, validity and infringement studies, and IP-related business counseling.
Falcon assists clients ranging from early-stage startups to established companies in developing and commercializing patent portfolios and implementing strategies that meet the client's business needs.
He is a graduate of Duquesne University School of Law.
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