K&L Gates has brought on an international trade partner duo from DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., as well as two associates from the firm. The four-lawyer group move comes at a time when trade practices in Big Law see “tremendous growth potential,” according to one of the laterals, as law firms respond to global client demand on national security and international commerce matters.

Nate Bolin and David Allman joined the firm’s antitrust, competition and trade regulatory practice, along with two associates from DLA Piper, the firm said Wednesday,