Who’s hiring Dewey IP litigators?

May 31, 2012

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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