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Posted June 13, 2017 10:45 AM

Steptoe & Johnson LLP added Terance A. Gonsalves as a partner in the litigation department.Gonsalves represents clients in areas such as consumer protection, false and deceptive advertising, and claims under the False Claims Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.He was previously with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

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