Newark-based Gibbons lost a leader in its government affairs practice to the New Jersey office of global Am Law 50 firm Greenberg Traurig. New shareholder Kevin Walsh said he wants to use the larger firm’s resources to represent business clients in disputes that extend beyond the boundaries of New Jersey.

While he doesn’t want to lose the insight he’s gained from representing clients in Trenton, Walsh, who started at Greenberg on Tuesday, said state capitol lobbying and representation before New Jersey’s regulatory bodies “won’t be [his] focus for the next 15 to 20 years.” Instead, he wants to help clients navigate federal regulation as well as business disputes on an international stage.