Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton announced Monday its hire of a three-lawyer intellectual property team in Silicon Valley from Baker Botts.

The group, led by partner Harper Batts, will join Sheppard Mullin’s intellectual property practice group in Palo Alto. Also joining Batts at the Los Angeles-based Am Law 100 firm are special counsel Christopher Ponder and senior associate Jeffrey Liang.