The law and lobbying firm Ryan, Phillips, Utrecht & MacKinnon has renamed itself Ryan, MacKinnon, Vasapoli & Berzok, as former name partners Bill Phillips and Lyn Utrecht have left the firm to create Utrecht & Phillips.

As part of the staff changes, the firm elevated partners Joseph Vasapoli (who has been a partner since 1998) and Matthew Berzok (a partner since 2003) to name partners and hired Nick Kolovos, most recently vice president of government relations for the National Cable and Telecommunications Association.

                                                                                                                     --Bara Vaida