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Large Firms

Jun. 29, 2011

Attorney's Decision to Form Plaintiffs' Patent Firm a Sign of the Times

Matthew D. Powers' decision to leave Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to form his own small plaintiffs' firm after he made a career defending corporate defendants in patent lawsuits is a flashing indicator that times have changed.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN JOSE - Matthew D. Powers' decision to leave Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to form his own small plaintiffs' firm after he made a career defending corporate defendants in patent lawsuits is a flashing indicator that times have changed.


"What you have around the world is that companies have amassed a lot of patents and are thinking more and more of how to monetize that asset," P...

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