Greenberg Traurig has recruited patent partner Bob King from Hunton Andrews Kurth to build a patent transactional practice for its Atlanta office.

Now a shareholder at Greenberg, King advises clients on managing their patent portfolios and performs due diligence for transactions and licensing deals. “I look at the IP and make sure there are no potential validity or freedom-to-operate issues that could lead to potential infringement issues,” he said.