Irell & Manella’s intellectual property practice spans the globe, but its offices don’t. The firm operates from just two Southern California locales — Los Angeles and Newport Beach — but litigation chairman Morgan Chu insisted the firm’s limited physical presence has been a plus for its practice.

The operation was built from the ground up beginning in the late 1970s, Chu said — in contrast to firms that acquired boutiques or made significant lateral hires. Of Irell’s approximately 180 lawyers, 120 or so have experience with intellectual property or technology-related litigation.

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