: The Detroit based firm Clark Hill PLC has, through lateral hires at its Chicago office, absorbed the Chicago based, boutique intellectual property firm Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr. The Trexler firm, which focused its practice on patent, trade secret, copyright, and trademark matters, brings all 8 of its attorneys plus staff bringing Clark’s nationwide attorney headcount to 208.Crain’s Detroit Business
Clark CEO John Hern praised the acquisition and the new depth it will bring to the firm’s IP practice, “Extending our practice will allow us to offer greater value to our clients worldwide through a more complete level of service.
Clark Hill is a full service law firm focused on business legal services, government and public affairs and personal legal services. Since its opening in 1890, Clark Hill has represented a diverse spectrum of clients ranging from individuals and new business entities to Fortune 500 corporations. The firm has offices in Detroit, Lansing, and Grand Rapids, Michigan as well as offices in Chicago, Phoenix, Washington, D.C. and Birmingham, Alabama.