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Ropes & Gray Bolsters Enforcement and Antitrust Teams
Brian Blais of the Southern District of New York and Samer Musallam of the DOJ s Antitrust Division Join the Firm in New York and D.C.
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NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Brian Blais, co-chief of the General Crimes Unit at the United States Attorney s Office for the Southern District of New York, and
Samer Musallam, a Senior Counsel in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, have joined Ropes & Gray as partners in the firm s global litigation & enforcement practice. Brian is based in New York and Samer in Washington, D.C.