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Intellectual Property

Sep. 18, 2025

Sheppard Mullin adds 21-lawyer IP team from Ropes & Gray, boosts Silicon

The group from Ropes & Gray LLP strengthens the firm's position as one of the nation's largest patent litigation practices amid shifting dynamics at the PTAB and growing international overlaps in IP disputes.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has significantly expanded its intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of a 21-lawyer team from Ropes & Gray LLP, including nationally recognized trial lawyers now anchoring the firm's Menlo Park office.

"We looked at this as a very unique opportunity," said Steven Pepe, former chair of Ropes & Gray's IP practice. "We looked at our practice, we looked at Sheppard's group, and frankl...

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