Continuing a spate of group hires in 2018, Katten Muchin Rosenman has brought on a prominent IP litigator in New York, Deepro Mukerjee, from Alston & Bird, and could be adding other attorneys as part of his team.

Other attorneys from Alston could join him. Mukerjee, who has a strong litigation record representing Mylan Pharmaceuticals and other pharmaceutical companies, was a leader of Alston’s life sciences and pharmaceutical patent litigation practice. While the firm has yet to announce his move, Katten CEO Noah Heller confirmed Mukerjee’s hiring on Wednesday. Mukerjee was not immediately available to comment.