Williams & Connolly partner Nicholas Boyle has become the second practice leader to leave the firm for Latham & Watkins in less than three months, following the departure of Adam Perlman in January.

Boyle, based in Washington, D.C., co-chaired the unfair competition and trade secrets practice and the arbitration practice at Williams & Connolly, handling trial, appellate and arbitration matters for clients ranging from HSBC and UBS to NBA Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. Last year, he won a record-setting $500 million copyright judgment on behalf of longtime client CoStar Group,