Baker Botts hires Silicon Valley IP partner
Baker Botts has hired Christopher Palermo as a partner in its IP department in its Palo Alto office in San Francisco, California.
Palermo joins from boutique law firm Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham, which he founded in 2000. He has more than 25 years of patent prosecution experience, advising companies in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning, e-procurement, security, networking, telecommunications, software and the internet. He has also managed large international trademark portfolios and copyright and open-source licensing matters. “The addition of Chris provides us with even more scale to meet the increasing demands of our technology clients in the Bay Area and elsewhere,” said Baker Botts managing partner John Martin.
“Roughly one-third of our revenue is derived from our clients in the technology sector, and the arrival of Chris adds strength to our already existing, world-class class IP platform as we further differentiate ourselves in this increasingly important industry,” he added.
“Chris brings comprehensive and impressive IP skills to Baker Botts, having worked with a range of leading technology clients on many of their most complex matters,” said Rob Scheinfeld, chair of Baker Botts’ IP department. “He, and the many clients he services, provide an ideal strategic and cultural fit, and we are delighted to welcome him to the firm.”
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