The eight lawyers are joining the 800-lawyer Arnold & Porter practice with its offices in Brussels, Denver, Houston London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington DC. Arnold Porter said in a statement: 'The addition will expand the firm's IP litigation capability across a wide range of industries.  It also adds a top tier Section 337 patent litigation practice with extensive experience before the U.S. International Trade Commission.'

Team transfers

Mr Otteson founded the boutique practice five years ago. The move of the team back to a large law firm is part of the current trend for large numbers of lawyers to transfer together to a different law firm. Source: Arnold & Porter