Brown Rudnick Welcomes 34-Lawyer Intellectual Property Litigation Team

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Brown Rudnick today announced its largest group hire in the firm’s history, bringing onboard a 34-Lawyer intellectual property litigation group to the firm and launching a Silicon Valley office. This addition is the largest group hire in Brown Rudnick’s history, and cements Brown Rudnick as a market leader in technology, life sciences, and global litigation. The team of highly accomplished IP trial litigators and patent prosecutors brings decades of experience. The team includes Silicon Valley partners Paul Andre, Lisa Kobialka, James Hannah, Kristopher Kastens, and Michael Lee, and New York partners Jonathan Caplan and Aaron Frankel. The team was previously with HSF Kramer.

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Baker Botts Accelerates California Corporate Expansion with M&A Dealmaker Joseph Halloum

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Baker Botts L.L.P. has added Joseph Halloum as a partner in its Palo Alto office and West Coast M&A Chair. The addition of Halloum strengthens the Firm’s corporate capabilities and California presence to meet the evolving needs of companies and private equity sponsors at the forefront of artificial intelligence, software, semiconductor, and other critical and emerging technologies. Halloum arrives at the firm from King & Spalding LLP.

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Gibson Dunn Grows Premier Tax Practice With Addition of Prominent Tax Partner Rachel Kleinberg in Palo Alto

Monday, January 5, 2026

Gibson Dunn announced today that Rachel D. Kleinberg has joined the firm’s Palo Alto office, where she will serve as a partner in the Tax Practice Group. Rachel advises corporate and private equity clients on the U.S. federal tax aspects of a wide array of transactions. Kleinberg arrives at Gibson Dunn from Sidley Austin LLP.

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Sheppard Mullin Welcomes 21-Attorney Intellectual Property Litigation Group, Creating One of the Largest and Most Prestigious Patent Litigation Teams in the U.S.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that a 21-attorney intellectual property (IP) group has joined the firm from Ropes & Gray LLP. Building upon the firm’s strategic focus of identifying nationally acclaimed patent litigators to bolster the existing team, this addition cements Sheppard Mullin’s position as one of the largest and most preeminent patent litigation practices in the United States.

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