In 2023, Verrill welcomed three new highly skilled lawyers to its Westport, Connecticut office, Partners Andrew Walsh and Patrick Duplessis, and Associate Victoria Cascarelli, allowing the firm to expand the depth and breadth of services it can offer its clients in the region.
Andrew Walsh focuses his practice on counseling businesses of all sizes, including startups, investment funds, large corporations, and their principals, on various legal matters. He provides strategic advice on private securities offerings, shareholder matters, limited partnership opportunities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, restructurings, and other complex legal issues. He has particular experience advising family offices about their private investments and serving as outsourced general counsel for businesses in various industries and areas. He also advises clients concerning the formation of captive insurance companies and regulatory compliance. Andrew earned his law degree from Fordham University School of Law. While attending the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College for his M.B.A, he co-founded an investor-backed electronics trade-in service. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.
Patrick Duplessis maintains a diverse Intellectual Property practice, serving as lead counsel for domestic and international clients of all sizes, from large corporations to venture-backed startups and individuals. Patrick works with his clients to develop and implement comprehensive IP strategies that set the stage for capital funding, commercialization, and long-term growth. His practice includes patent drafting and prosecution, patent and trademark portfolio management, strategic IP and product design counseling, risk management, and litigation. He has drafted and prosecuted countless patent applications in various complex and highly regulated technical fields. He drafts IP-related agreements and provides day-to-day counseling regarding the protection of trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary information. Patrick also advocates for clients in litigation and other contested matters related to IP. He has appeared in U.S. district and appellate courts and post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Patrick earned his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University.
Victoria Cascarelli is a skilled litigator practicing in the fields of matrimonial, commercial, and civil litigation. She represents clients across the full spectrum of matrimonial litigation, including dissolution actions, custody, child support, post-judgment actions, and protective orders. She also practices mediation and arbitration and recently became certified in collaborative dissolutions. Victoria also represents companies in complex business and civil disputes, handling cases from inception to completion, including legal research, writing, and trial preparation. Before practicing law, she spent 20 years in the aerospace and defense industry. Victoria earned her law degree from Western New England College School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University.
Verrill is a full-service law firm with more than 150 attorneys and offices throughout the Northeast. The firm’s attorneys provide award-winning client service to businesses and individuals across the country and around the globe in a variety of areas and industries, including aerospace, construction, energy, food and beverage, health care, higher education, manufacturing, technology, and telecommunications, among others.
For more information, contact Cheryl Johnson, Partner-in-Charge of the Westport office, at (203) 222-0885 or email her at cjohnson@verrill-law.com.
