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Volpe & Koenig P.C., an intellectual-property law firm with offices in Philadelphia and Princeton, elected associate Joseph P. Gushue shareholder.

Amit J. Shah was named a partner at Martin Law. Shah, who focuses his practice exclusively on Pennsylvania workers' compensation law, had been an associate with a boutique defense firm handling workers' compensation litigation. He had been a litigating attorney.

Anthony Lee joined HNTB Corp. as the Northeast Division planning practice leader in the firm's transit and rail practice in Philadelphia. He had been manager, planning and environmental, for Systra Consulting in New York City.

Cape Bancorp Inc., parent company of Cape Bank, Cape May Court House, hired Arthur M. Birenbaum as executive vice president and regional commercial-lending officer. He had been executive vice president of commercial lending for Bancorp.

Lauletta Birnbaum L.L.C., Sewell, named George W. Matteo Jr. a partner. He is the former chairman, CEO, and president of Cornerstone Bank.

ARI, a Mount Laurel fleet-service provider, hired James R. Wells as general counsel. He had been vice president, general counsel, and chief compliance officer at Environmental Tectonics Corp.

Global Tax Management Inc., Radnor, said founding president and managing director Joseph DiBianca was leading the company's growth and strategic-planning initiatives as chairman and strategic adviser.

National Penn Bancshares Inc., Allentown, promoted Lewis Cyr to president of its southern region from executive vice president. The region consists of Philadelphia, Chester, and southern Montgomery Counties.

Lee F. Peng was appointed associate professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, and associate medical director of liver transplantation at Temple University Hospital. Peng held appointments as an instructor at Harvard Medical School and an assistant physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

The Philadelphia insurance and employee-benefits broker Graham Co. hired Matthew Holden as a producer and Bette McNee as a technical specialist in the Health and Human Services Division. Holden was senior account manager at Covidien. McNee worked as a registered nurse for many years and was quality-performance director with ACTS Retirement-Life Communities.

Penn National Gaming Inc., Wyomissing, hired Chris Sheffield as senior vice president managing director, I-Gaming, a new position at the gaming company. He had been managing director, digital, at Betfred, a United Kingdom bookmaker.

Attorney Teresa Ficken Sachs joined Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, as a shareholder and vice chair of the firm's appellate advocacy and post-trial practice group. She was a principal in the appellate department at Post & Schell in Philadelphia.

Community College of Philadelphia appointed Gregory Murphy as vice president for institutional advancement and executive director of the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation. He had been serving in both positions on an interim basis. Murphy previously served as the college's associate vice president in the development division.

The Radnor law firm McCausland Keen & Buckman has named Andrew Maguire a shareholder. Maguire, an associate who joined the firm in 2007, represents REITs and other publicly traded companies, as well as privately held entities.

The Philadelphia law firm Saul Ewing L.L.P. hired Kelly P. Breslin as director of business development. She had been director of marketing at Dechert.

Barry Snyder joined Axalta Coating Systems, a Philadelphia provider of liquid and powder coatings, as senior vice president and chief technology officer, responsible for all of the company's research and development. He had been senior vice president and chief innovation officer at Orion Engineered Carbons.

Burlington Stores Inc., Florence, promoted Marc Katz, executive vice president of merchandise support and information technology, to executive vice president and chief financial officer.

MDG L.L.C., a professional accounting firm in Jenkintown, hired Mark Coykendall as audit manager. He had been accounting manager for a local manufacturing company.

Landis Rath & Cobb L.L.P., Wilmington, elected James S. Green Jr. and K. Tyler O'Connell to partner.

Valerie Calderon was hired as an account executive at Maven Communications L.L.C., Philadelphia. She was a legal specialist at Swartz Campbell L.L.C.

Parker McCay, Mount Laurel, promoted Jeffrey D. Winitsky to shareholder from counsel.

Bancroft, a Haddonfield regional nonprofit service provider for children and adults with autism, varied intellectual or developmental disabilities, and adults in need of neurological rehabilitation, hired Kurt P. Miceli as senior vice president and chief medical director. Miceli is board-certified in psychiatry and internal medicine. He had been president of the medical staff at Fairmount Behavioral Health System, unit medical director, and as a consultant psychiatrist to Chestnut Hill Hospital and a civilian psychiatrist at the U.S. Army Medical Command. - Mike Zebe