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Foley Named Top US Firm for IP Lateral Hires by ManagingIP

June 11, 2025 ManagingIP

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Foley & Lardner LLP was named the top United States firm for intellectual property lateral partner hires in April and May 2025 based on data from ManagingIP‘s Talent Tracker.

Foley hired five IP partners across the time period, greatly enhancing its IP capabilities with the hires of John Schnurer, Louise Lu, Kevin Patariu, and Miguel Bombach in the firm’s San Diego office and Tom Anderton in Foley’s San Francisco office.

ManagingIP‘s Talent Tracker is an interactive database that follows partner moves across the global intellectual property legal market.

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John Schnurer
Yun (Louise) Lu
Kevin Patariu
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Herbert Thomas Anderton

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