ROCKVILLE, Md. --- Apatoff | Peters | Ebersohl announces today the addition of Andrea Stephenson and James Denaro to its staff of professionals.

Denaro leads the intellectual property practice at the CipherLaw Group, which is part of Apatoff | Peters | Ebersohl. His practice focuses on strategic patent prosecution and counseling, patent portfolio management, and patent litigation. Denaro has particular experience in computer engineering, communications, and software technologies, and in the cybersecurity industry.

Stephenson, a recent graduate of American University Washington College of Law, advises clients in corporate formations, corporate transactions and estate planning matters.  She previously served as a paralegal for Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Charleston, SC., and an extern in the Office of Judges Program for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

About Apatoff | Peters | Ebersohl:
Apatoff | Peters | Ebersohl counsels clients on Technology, Tax, Corporate and Estate Planning matters.  The firm enables success for technology firms, growing businesses, established companies and individuals by putting clients first, balancing each client’s unique concerns with sound legal advice and business guidance.  In 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009, the Washington Business Journal named the firm among the Top Washington Lawyers.