Pillsbury boosts Austin office by hire of ten from Bracewell IP

January, 27 2015

An ex-managing partner of Bracewell & Giuliani in Austin, Texas is joining Pillsbury, along with three other IP partners - and with the expectation that five associates and a senior counsel follow in their wake.

Austin has become a mecca for tech startups and a number of Littler's clients have moved their corporate and regional headquarters to the city

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman set up its Austin, Texas office last year. The firm's chair Jim Rishwain expects to add more IP lawyers to the office after the recruitment of this team. He added: 'This is a world-class IP team. Bringing on talent like this demonstrates Pillsbury’s deepening commitment to our technology practice, our technology clients and to growing in the Texas market.' Source: ABA