A group of Reed Smith intellectual property lawyers, led by longtime head of Reed Smith’s IP practice, Louis M. Heidelberger, left the firm this week. The group, which also included partner Thomas J. McWilliams and associates Edward F. Behm Jr., Justin C. Allen and Todd A. Norton, will be joining Gibbons’ Philadelphia office. Heidelberger is looking forward to being a part of firm management, serving as co-administrative director of the Philly office and being a part of the firm’s executive committee. Gibbons is well known for its IP work, and has 35 attorneys working in that area. The Philadelphia office opened in May of 2005, and expanded quickly thanks to a merger with litigation boutique Hecker Brown Sherry & Johnson.
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