Morgan & Finnegan, one of the oldest IP boutiques in the U.S., has suffered a series of partner defections during the last few years. An apparent administrative error revealing a filing in a sealed lawsuit has shed light on how far the firm has gone to stem the tide. The filing in question shows the boutique altered its partnership agreement to create financial disincentives for partners looking to leave -- just a few days before one of its top rainmakers departed for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
December 03, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A filing in a sealed lawsuit against troubled intellectual property boutique Morgan & Finnegan sheds light on how far the firm has gone to stop what’s become an exodus of partners.
Morgan & Finnegan, one of the oldest IP boutiques in the country, has suffered a series of partner defections during the last few years to larger general practice firms looking to beef up their patent litigation offerings.
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