DLA Piper

DLA Piper is recommended for IP protection and disputes in the United States. The firm has a strong IP team in California. Patent litigator Sean Cunningham serves as global co-chair and US chair of the firm’s IP & Technology practice group. Other notable senior patent practitioners in the firm include life sciences patent lawyer Lisa Haile. 

In 2023, the firm hired 30 patent practitioners including partners Peter Yim, Christopher Eide, Brian Ho, Randy Omid, Michael Swett and Parker Kuhl from a rival firm.