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Solo and Small Firms

Mar. 16, 2010

All The Right Moves

Italians Alessandro Steinfl and Enrica Bruno found a new home in American. Now they've made another move: from a big-firm law environment to their own boutique that specializes in patent prosecutions.

By Susan McRae

Daily Journal Staff Writer

PASADENA - When patent attorney Enrica Bruno found herself out of a job as in-house counsel at a small biotech startup, she did what she often does when facing new situations.

She took the advice of her chess coach.

Twice a week, Melik Khachiyan, a chess grandmaster, instructs Bruno and her husband and law partner, Alessandro Steinfl, on strategies of the match.

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