Brown Rudnick has added five new partners, three of whom will assume leadership roles at the firm, as well as three new associates to its global technology practice group. All eight lawyers come from New Jersey-born firm McCarter & English.

David Sorin is now co-chair of Brown Rudnick’s global technology group, Scott Smedresman is now co-practice group leader of the U.S. technology group and Jared Sorin is co-practice group leader of the emerging growth companies group. Joseph Ferino and Matthew Uretsky also join as partners, while Ken Franklin, Morgan Jones and Thomas Rezach join the firm as associates.