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intellectual property

David Quinto: Oscar’s Legal “Guardian”

And the Oscar goes to….David Quinto for his role at Quinn Emanuel as the guardian of the Academy Awards trademark.…

Sidley Austin Continues San Francisco Expansion

M. Patricia Thayer has joined the San Francisco office of Sidley Austin as a partner in its intellectual property litigation…

Seyfarth Shaw Signs Schwartz For IP Practice

Daniel J. Schwartz has joined Seyfarth Shaw's Chicago office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group, the firm…

Giant lateral moves from Marvel to Disney

In what has to be the largest industry merger of the year, Disney picked up 5000 new cartoon characters from…

McKool Smith Hires 5 Lawyers in New York City

McKool Smith, which brought on two new partners in March, has now hired five attorneys for its New York office.…

Ladas & Parry Brings on Partners from Schweitzer Cornman

Ladas & Parry has hired Michael Cornman, Jay Bondell, and Meyer Gross, all former partners at New York intellectual property…

K&L Gates Brings on Corporate, IP Attorneys

K&L Gates has hired David Bernstein and Tedd Van Buskirk. Bernstein, formerly of Clifford Chance, handled transaction and securities law…

Kilpatrick Stockton Hires Day Pitney IP Group

Kilpatrick Stockton, which in April laid off 24 lawyers and endured the resulting tragedy, has hired a group of three…

Lewis & Roca Brings on Team from White & Case

Phoenix, Arizona-based Lewis & Roca has launched a new Mountain View, California law office, staffed with an intellectual property team…

Townsend and Townsend Lays Off 16 Lawyers, 45 Staff

San Francisco-based intellectual property firm Townsend and Townsend and Crew has laid off 16 attorneys, 45 staff. From the memo:…

Nixon Peabody Launches South Asian Practice

Nixon Peabody has launched a new 23-lawyer South Asia practice. The practice will advise the firm's South Asian clients on…

Sedgwick Detert Hires Attorneys

Frisco's Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold has hired J. Craig Williams and Joseph R. McFaul as partner and special counsel,…