Hiscock & Barclay (Syracuse, N.Y.): Eugene Shkurko joins the firm’s patents and prosecution practice as counsel to the Roch­ester, N.Y., office and will focus on patent preparation and prosecution, licensing and litigation support. Previously, Shkurko was in-house counsel at Eastman Kodak Co.

K&L Gates: Sebastián Romero Melchor joins the firm’s food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics practice as partner in the Brussels office and will focus on European Union regulatory law and policy, food labeling and advertising, product registration and products liability. Previously, Melchor was founder and managing partner at Food Law Consultants.