D.C.People moves
DLA Piper hires O'Melveny's Robert Shaffer and Sean Trainor to lead D.C. IP groups
DLA Piper has hired O'Melveny & Myers partners Robert Shaffer and Sean Trainor into its Washington intellectual property and technology practice. Shaffer will head life sciences patent litigation; Trainor will help lead ITC work after handling dozens of Section 337 investigations at O'Melveny.
Announcement (Bloomberg Law) → · Law360
Key points
- Robert Shaffer will head DLA Piper's life sciences patent litigation practice.Bloomberg Law
- Sean Trainor joins as a partner focused on ITC Section 337 investigations.Bloomberg Law
- Both partners move from O'Melveny & Myers into DLA Piper's Washington office.Bloomberg LawLaw360
- Shaffer's work includes Hatch-Waxman, PTAB and commercial arbitration matters.Bloomberg Law