Large law firms are continuing to recruit lawyers with intellectual property backgrounds to expand their tech teams. That includes new hires at Dentons’ Washington, D.C., and Clifford Chance’s New York offices this week.

Dentons hired partner Timothy Bickham in its intellectual property and technology practice in D.C. from Steptoe & Johnson. Bickham, who brings experience in patent law and complex litigation, will serve as head of Dentons’ China IP litigation team. He was previously managing partner of Steptoe’s Beijing office and director of their China intellectual property and litigation group.