New partner at Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy LLP has appointed Paul Keller as a partner in the litigation department of its New York office.

Prior to joining Allen & Overy, Keller was a partner in the New York office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.

Keller focuses on patent litigation as well as intellectual property due diligence and transactional matters.

He has worked on a variety of patent matters covering a wide range of technologies such as financial data networks, financial accounting systems, supply chain management, encryption, medical devices and game controllers.

Keller said: “I am really looking forward to working with Allen & Overy to continue to expand its world-class IP practice to better serve clients in the US and around the globe.”