These were mostly patent litigation partners who took their clients to full-service firms (see book of business).
The departure of rainmaker Jonathan A. Marshall did not bode well for the firm.
Marshall, a litigator with clients such as Hewlett-Packard, joined Weil Gotshal & Manges in 2002.
[2] The Palo Alto office joined Philadelphia's Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, while much of the New York office joined Jones Day, a national firm.
[3] Marshall later rejoined another IP boutique firm, Fish & Richardson, which has been rapidly expanding into the General Practice arena.