Wilkinson Barker Knauer hires trademark specialist

US law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer has hired Mitchell Stabbe as a partner.

Stabbe, who joins from law firm Locke Lord, has represented clients in a number of different industries including media, communications and technology.

He specialises in trademark law and registration and has also advised clients on new generic top-level domains.

Bryan Tramont, managing partner of Wilkinson Barker Knauer, said: “Mitch’s rich roster of communications and media clients, combined with the rest of our trademark group, will give us critical scale to expand and further complement our regulatory practices.”