IP Law Daily, LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates welcomes IP attorneys Jeff Randall, Brian Ankenbrandt, (Sep 28, 2015)

Intellectual Property attorneys Jeff Randall and Brian J. Ankenbrandt join international law firm K&L Gates LLP as partners in the firm’s IP litigation practice. Both attorneys join the firm’s Palo Alto office from Paul Hastings LLP.

Randall focuses his practice on patent, trade secret, and other IP litigation. He has over 20 years of experience representing technology companies, including Apple, IBM, AT&T, eBay, PayPal, and others.

“As the IP legal landscape continues to change, it’s important for law firms to adjust to ensure that their lawyers are sufficiently experienced and talented to successfully resolve their IP clients’ most challenging cases,” Randall stated. “I’m convinced that K&L Gates provides the experience, quality, and value that the most successful technology clients demand and deserve.”

Ankenbrandt also concentrates his practice on patent and other complex litigation involving a broad range of technologies, from audio and video signal recognition to automated and semiconductor manufacturing systems, business methods and payment systems, computer hardware, software, networks, and databases, consumer electronics, memory storage devices, mobile and Internet browsers, and telecommunications systems.

“It is a pleasure to welcome Brian to our firm,” stated Administrative Partner of the firm’s Palo Alto office, Michael E. Zeliger. “Along with our other recent hire Jeff Randall, Brian has had great success representing some of the world’s most well-known technology companies on highly complex and important IP litigation matters. The additions of Jeff and now Brian will greatly benefit our clients not only here in the Silicon Valley but also across the U.S. and around the world.”

“K&L Gates provides an unrivaled combination of quality, value, and breadth of legal capabilities in an extensive global platform,” Ankenbrandt said. “I’m excited to join the firm’s outstanding team of technology litigators and lawyers in other disciplines to help our clients succeed in the ever-changing IP landscape.”

K&L Gates is a global law firm with over 2,000 lawyers in 47 offices located in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Attorneys: Jeff Randall, Brian J. Ankenbrandt, and Michael E. Zeliger (K&L Gates LLP)

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