Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Craig Mueller and Ian Walsworth to its Denver office as partners in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Mueller’s practice focuses primarily on the preparation and prosecution of applications based on mechanical devices and related processes, while Walsworth routinely engages in patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright litigation and other alternative dispute resolution methods.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome a five-lawyer corporate team led by Partner Scott E. Bartel to its Sacramento and San Francisco offices. Bartel is joined at Lewis Brisbois by Partners Eric J. Stiff, John Yung, Deborah Seo, and Associate Yawen “Alice” Du, who together have considerable experience representing corporations and financial institutions in a variety of corporate matters.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Leiza Dolghih to its Dallas office as a partner in the Employment & Labor Practice. With more than a decade of experience, Dolghih’s practice focuses on prosecuting and defending misappropriation of trade secrets and breaches of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome a seven-lawyer healthcare and insurance defense team led by Partner Malinda A. Miller to its Newark, New York, and Connecticut offices. The team of healthcare professionals based in Newark includes Miller, Partners Alex W. Raybould and Andrea Miller-Jones, and Associates Salvatore D’Elia III, Yelena Shvarts Ferreira, and S. Christopher Martino. Victoria Metaxas will be a partner based out of Lewis Brisbois’ New York and Hartford, Connecticut, offices.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Andrew Bluth to its Sacramento office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice. Bluth has broad experience in a variety of fields and has represented clients such as financial institutions, telecommunications companies, railroads, utilities, contractors, developers, and startup technology companies in complex commercial disputes and regulatory matters.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Brian Michael Cooper to its Denver office as a partner in the Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice. Cooper is an experienced sports attorney and advisor who regularly negotiates player contracts, product endorsement agreements, sponsorship agreements, licensing and apparel agreements, and other related contracts.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome John Heber to its Fort Lauderdale office as a partner in the Corporate and Tax Practices. Heber has extensive experience advising on all aspects of executive compensation and employee benefits, including equity compensation, long-term incentive plans, and tax-qualified retirement plans.

 Lewis Brisbois is proud to support its former attorney, Robert Ahn, in his campaign to fill an empty slot in Congress created when Rep. Xavier Becerra left to become Attorney General of California. The firm will hold a reception in support of Ahn on Thursday, March 9, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at its Los Angeles office