October 2, 2007 - Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Managing Partner, David M. Gilden, announced today that Norman A. Peloquin, II has joined the Firm as Of Counsel and Lalitha Rao has joined the Firm as an Associate. “We are pleased to welcome such highly-skilled and well-respected attorneys to the firm.”

Mr. Peloquin is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group. With over 20 years experience as a business and civil trial attorney, he concentrates his practice on admiralty and maritime law. He counsels clients in marine and marine-related commercial and corporate transactions involving the “brown water” and “blue water” trades. He provides advice to owners, charterers, insurers and lenders. Mr. Peloquin’s litigation practice emphasizes traditional areas of admiralty law. Mr. Peloquin received his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. He is admitted to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States.

Ms. Rao is a member of the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Her practice concentrates on intellectual property law including trademark and copyright registration, patent prosecutions, and licensing arrangements. Ms. Rao worked in the semiconductor industry for over six years as a process engineer assisting major computer chip makers improve yields and cost-efficiency in their computer chip fabrication (manufacturing) facilities. Ms. Rao obtained her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. She is currently admitted to practice in California only and is a member of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.