Howrey Looking to Acquire Day Casebeer?
National law firm Howrey may be close to a deal to acquire high-end IP boutique Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder, the Recorder reports.
Howrey already has a strong presence in Northern California and could use the acquisition of the Cupertino, Calif.-based firm to beef up its IP practice.
The Recorder notes a strong 11-year run for Day Casebeer as a small firm with marquee clients, who’ve included Sun Microsystems and Amgen.
However, the firm has been dogged lately by a discovery scandal in a patent fight between Qualcomm Inc. and Broadband Corp. In that case, five Day Casebeer lawyers were sanctioned in 2008. Four of those lawyers have left the firm.
Previous coverage on ABAJournal.com:
After Big Case, Day Casebeer Experiences ‘Famine,’ Shrinks by 11 Lawyers
Day Casebeer Survives Qualcomm, But Two Sanctioned Associates Leave
Qualcomm Lawyers Get Sanctions Lifted, Privilege Pierced in Discovery Fiasco
