Blank Rome has added partner Philip Yannella to its Philadelphia office as co-chair for the firm’s privacy, security, and data protection practice.

Yannella will co-lead Blank Rome’s team alongside partner Sharon Klein, who helped found Blank Rome’s Orange County, California, office three years ago in a group lateral move. Yannella joins the firm from Ballard Spahr, where he also served as a privacy and data security department co-chair.