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As part of a recent spate of lateral hires, Merchant & Gould
has added two IP lawyers from Crowell & Moring to its office in
Alexandria, Va. E. Joseph Gess and Melissa Hayworth both join the
IP boutique as partners. Prior to Gess and Hayworth joining
Merchant, the firm had just added partner W. David Wallace in
Alexandria. Those hires follow the firm's opening of a New York
office with a team of lawyers from Darby & Darby, which is
shutting down. Merchant is also adding two people to its Seattle
office.
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