Baker Botts opened its first West Coast office in 2008 in Palo Alto to better serve the firm’s existing technology clients and support companies with Pacific Rim operations. The expansion of the firm’s national footprint to California allowed the firm to capitalize on the growth of the firm’s intellectual property capabilities during the past two decades.

Our lawyers work in industries such as telecommunications, software, computer and equipment manufacturing, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, petroleum refining and electric power generation, transmission and distribution.

From our location in Silicon Valley-a region that includes the nation’s highest concentration of technology companies-our lawyers provide counsel on a broad array of intellectual property matters, including patent, copyright and trademark infringement disputes and cases involving software licenses and the misappropriation of trade secrets. Our lawyers represent Fortune 50 companies, small start-up companies and individuals on many aspects of IP protection, licensing, monetization, risk analysis and dispute resolution.

Additionally, the office maintains a broad-based corporate practice, with securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments experience.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, many of our Palo Alto lawyers have earned designations from third-party sources. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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