Lateral Partner – Antitrust & Patent Litigation – Austin

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An established law firm is seeking a lateral partner to join its litigation group in Austin. The role spans antitrust and competition matters alongside intellectual property and patent litigation, offering a broad and sophisticated platform for a partner with an existing practice.

The firm's Texas presence supports a strong energy sector, and its litigation practice is closely tied to private equity and life sciences work. The patent litigation component focuses heavily on life sciences and technology clients, giving the incoming partner room to grow a robust practice across multiple industries.

This is a partner-level opening for an attorney with a portable book of business who is ready to contribute to and benefit from a collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment. The firm maintains an open compensation system rewarding demonstrated performance and client generation.

• Portable book of business of $3M+ (USD)
• Partner-level experience in antitrust and competition litigation
• Substantial experience in patent litigation, particularly life sciences and technology
• Admission to practice law and strong academic credentials

If the brief does not read like an exact match, it is usually still worth talking — the specification tends to follow the practice.