Who’s hiring Dewey IP litigators?

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Who’s hiring Dewey IP litigators?

Patent litigation teams at firms like DLA Piper and K&L Gates are benefiting from the recent bankruptcy of Dewey & LeBoeuf, while former Dewey partners are launching new boutiques such as Bunsow & DeMory

The dissolution of the New York firm represents the biggest law firm collapse in US history. According to court documents, the firm has $315 million in liabilities, of which $225 million is owed to its banks.

Below is a list of some of the firm’s most notable IP partner moves over the last two years.

NAME                                            PRACTICE                                      DATE LEFT             FIRM                          LOCATION


Joseph

Lavelle

Patent litigation and antitrust

May-12

DLA Piper

Washington, DC

Henry

Bunsow

Patent litigation

May-12

Bunsow & DeMory

San Francisco

Denise

Demory

Patent litigation

May-12

Bunsow & DeMory

San Francisco

Brian

Smith

IP litigation

May-12

Bunsow & DeMory

San Francisco

Craig

Allison

Patent litigation

May-12

Bunsow & DeMory

San Francisco

John

Brockland

IP transactions

May-12

Weil Gotshal & Manges

Silicon Valley

Alan

Howard

Litigation, including IP

May-12

Crowell & Moring

New York

Lawrence

Sung

Patent litigation and tech

Apr-12

Baker & Hostetler

Washington, DC

Kenneth

Freeling

Patent litigation and tech

Sep-11

K&L Gates

Doha, Qatar/Washington, DC

Barbara

Caulfield

IP litigation

Jul-10

Kaye Scholer

Menlo Park

Michael

Malecek

Patent litigation

Jul-10

Kaye Scholer

Palo Alto

Peter

Root

IP and tech litigation

Jul-10

Kaye Scholer

Palo Alto

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