Paul E. Crawford, a former attorney with Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg, has joined the Philadelphia-based intellectual property boutique Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel as senior counsel in its Wilmington office.

Crawford had spent the bulk of his 50-year career as a litigator with Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, where he also worked in trademarks and patent prosecution. He transitioned to Novak Druce’s Asian-Pacific practice after the 2012 deal that merged Connolly Bove with Houston’s Novak Druce + Quigg.