DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Boston-based partner Larissa Park has been named co-head of the firm's Patent Prosecution practice, partners Matthew Satchwell and Keith Medansky have been named co-heads of the Chicago Intellectual Property and Technology practice and partner Nicholas Papastavros has been named head of IPT in Boston.

Park will serve as the co-head of Patent Prosecution alongside Daniel Christenbury, who has been serving as the sole head of the practice since 2005. She concentrates on patent and other intellectual property strategy, counseling, prosecution, diligence and litigation in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and federal courts, with a focus on the tech sector.

Satchwell and Medansky succeed Christina Martini in Chicago. Satchwell focuses his patent litigation practice on representing clients in the automotive device, semiconductor, integrated circuit, navigation, mobile communications device, power electronics and communications technology industries. Medansky's practice focuses on a range of transactional and litigation matters pertaining to trademarks, copyrights, software, anti-counterfeiting and technology. He has particular experience in counseling clients in matters involving the protection of website content and domain names and in developing cyberspace and copyright policies.

Papastavros succeeds Mike McGurk as head of the Boston IPT practice and focuses his practice on technology-related litigation and licensing matters, with a particular emphasis on patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright disputes. He also has significant experience handling intellectual property transactions and related due diligence, and negotiating content, distribution, services and data reseller agreements.

DLA Piper's Intellectual Property and Technology practice is recognized worldwide and advises businesses around the world in commercial, intellectual property law, privacy, and sourcing and technology matters.