Co-founder Lee C. Bromberg and partner Erik P. Belt resigned from the firm this week; they were the only two of 18 partners to vote for joining and unnamed, larger firm.
Bromberg is one of three lawyers who co-founded the firm in 1979. The IP boutique will now be called Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers.
Boston, Massachusetts’ Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers represents clients in a range of industries, including financial services, pharmaceutical, computer, semiconductor, electronics and consumer products. It employs 32 lawyers.