Demand for IP Work Is Robust, but Rate Pressure Prompts Some to Flee Big Law

Just last week, a pair of attorneys left Willkie for IP boutique Gemini Law. “My rate at Willkie was $2,400 an hour,” one said. “That’s really difficult to sell, particularly to [IP clients].”

       

Just last week, a pair of attorneys left Willkie for IP boutique Gemini Law. “My rate at Willkie was $2,400 an hour,” one said. “That’s really difficult to sell, particularly to [IP clients].”