Howrey has been left with just four partners in London following the departure of office managing partner and IP specialist Mark Hodgson, who exited last week to join Field Fisher Waterhouse, reports U.K. publication Legal Week.

Hodgson is the fourth partner to leave Howrey’s London office in the last 12 months. Remaining in the office on a full-time basis are litigator John Evans and antitrust partners Geert Goeteyn, Shaun Goodman and Tom McQuail. As of this posting, it was unclear who would replace Hodgson in the management role.