CORRECTIONS: 9/10/14, 4:00 p.m. EDT. The ninth paragraph of this story misspelled Kara Maciel’s name. 9/15/14, 11:58 a.m. EDT. William James’ name in the 20th paragraph has also been corrected. We regret the errors.

The IP litigation exodus from Kirkland & Ellis continued this week as partners WILLIAM DEVITT and MATTHEW HERTKO decamped from the firm’s Chicago office to join Jones Day.