Baker Botts (Houston): Nicolas Barzoukas joins the firm’s intellectual property department as partner in the Houston office and will focus on patent litigation. Previously, Barzoukas was a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

Blank Rome (Philadelphia): Robert Kenney Jr. joins the firm’s corporate litigation group as partner in the New York office and will focus on corporate and commercial litigation issues. Previously, Kenney was a partner at Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross.