Kenyon & Kenyon elects managing partner

US-based intellectual property law firm Kenyon & Kenyon has hired Edward Colbert as managing partner.

He will lead operations in the firm’s offices in New York, Palo Alto and Washington, DC.

Colbert’s previous role at the firm was as head of the firm’s Washington, DC office. He has experience in patent and trademark licensing and litigation.

Colbert said: “I am gratified and honoured to be selected by my colleagues to serve as managing partner and am excited about the future.”