The new partner will be based in the US and Tokyo (pictured)
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18 November 2025NewsCareersSarah Speight

Pillsbury bags first-chair litigator and inventor with ‘business acumen’

With “deep connections” in the US and Asia and life sciences patents in his name, the new partner joins the firm at a time of IP practice expansion.

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