Kilpatrick Priorities

PRIORITY: Technology Transactions

Practice Scope*

• Technology Transactions
• IP Transactions
• Digital Transformations
• AI/Transformative Technology
• Commercial/Supply Chain Transactions
• Outsourcing (ITO/BPO)
• Product Counseling

Goals

• Develop further depth across geographic markets in practice areas where many existing clients need outside legal counsel
• Develop higher rate work as this area is specialized and of high value
• Increase likelihood of doing work for clients across multiple practices because tech trans services often have other needs

Model Profile

• Middle market and Fortune 500 companies
• Targeted tech companies where we have current relationships
• Ideal opportunity for integration with IP and Technology, Privacy & Cybersecurity

Geographies

• National with emphasis on West Coast, TX, CHI & NY

PRIORITY: Privacy & Cybersecurity

Practice Scope*

• Transactional & Consulting
• Breach response
• Compliance

Goals

• Engage with clients on their most critical legal needs to develop trusted advisor status
• Develop more full service offering including litigation services, which would drive increased leverage given complexity of litigation in this area

Model Profile

• Industry agnostic – every company will have the need for privacy and cybersecurity support and compliance
• Leverage current client base

Geographies

• National with emphasis on CA
• Talent availability

PRIORITY: Mergers & Acquisitions

Practice Scope*

• Buy and Sell Side
• Strategic Acquisition Programs
• Cross border

Goals

• Increase breadth and depth of our current middle-market M&A practice
• Develop higher rate work as this area is of very high value
• Develop work for support practices that can leverage higher rates when those lawyers are supporting M&A transactions

Model Profile

• Middle market – clients or deal size}
• Industry Focused Practices – SaaS technology, healthcare, manufacturing, B-B and B-C services, patents

Geographies

• National
• GA
• NC
• NY
• TX

PRIORITY: Private Equity

Practice Scope*

• Fund Formation representation
• PE Fund Portfolio Company representation

Goals

• Increase breadth and depth of our growing PE Practice (growth of greater than 150% in past 2 years)
• Develop higher rate work as this area is specialized and of high value
• Increase number of PE Funds we represent (leverage leads to more portfolio company work)

Model Profile

• Middle market
• Industry Focus – SaaS technology, healthcare, manufacturing, B-B and B-C services, patents

Geographies

• National
• GA
• IL
• NC
• TX

PRIORITY: Technology Litigation

Practice Scope*

• Trade secrets unfair competition
• Unfair trade practices

Goals

• Develop strong market recognition in additional litigation areas that are adjacent to our strong IP litigation practices
• Talent pool may have some overlap with patent litigation allowing us to have greater depth in multiple practice areas and more opportunities for lawyers to grow their practices in different areas
• Become better recognized for expertise in litigating complex cases, which would drive increased leverage

Model Profile

• Technology companies
• Referrals from litigation funders

Geographies

• National with emphasis on CA, TX, GA, & NC

PRIORITY: High Value IP

Practice Scope*

• IP transactional services – due diligence, asset review, etc.
• Medical device M&A/Diligence
• On-line enforcement
• Advertising
• Patent Litigation

Goals

• Transactional practices – recruit practices that sustain higher rates for these types of services
• Litigation practices – become known for handling large disputes that support higher rates and more leverage

Model Profile

• Tech and middle market companies
• Companies with small in-house legal departments
• Select large, publicly-traded corporations:
  • High value patent litigation / patent disputes / ITC
  • Commercial litigation involving IP issues

Geographies

• National

PRIORITY: Trademark Litigation

Practice Scope*

• Trademark & Copyright Infringement Enforcement & Litigation
• Brand Protection & Licensing Counseling
• Advertising Counseling & Disputes

Goals

• Seeking to land a solid first chair or senior second chair hoping for more visibility and client development opportunities to deepen our Trademark & Copyright Litigation team in the Bay Area to better support our clients’ litigation needs. The ideal candidate would have an established market reputation but would benefit from joining the nation’s premier trademark practice to further the growth of their practice

Model Profile

• Industry focus: Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, Hospitality
• Jury and bench trial experience, international arbitrations, and disputes before the TTAB and other administrative forums

Geographies

• Bay Area

PRIORITY: Infrastructure & Construction Projects Litigation

Practice Scope*

• Firm has successfully represented the Boston Port Authority on the Boston Harbor Project, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) on the Big Dig, the contractor (Westinghouse) on the Plant Vogtle nuclear project, and many other owners and contractors on megaprojects in the USA and internationally

Goals

• To enhance the national profile of our Chambers and US News Report ranked Infrastructure & Construction Projects team
• Support growing work in the Southern California market

Model Profile

• Focused on dispute avoidance, dispute resolution, and arbitration and litigation arising from large infrastructure projects
• Many members of our INFR team have an engineering or construction industry background prior to entering the practice of law

Geographies

• Southern California

* Practice scope is a sample and not necessarily comprehensive.