Virtual Law Partners , which hired five new partners four weeks ago, has this week brought on four new partners for its commercial lending and intellectual property practices. David Lawson joins from Troutman Sanders, where he was a partner, to chair Virtual Law’s commercial lending practice. He earned his JD from the University of Southern California Law Center. Janyce Mitchell joins from Strategic Patent Group, where she was a vice president. She received her JD from the UC Berkeley Boal