In-house counsel are increasingly turning to smaller law firms when they need outside counsel to handle litigation related to intellectual property.

A new study from the legal analytics company Lex Machina shows there has been a decline in the amount of IP defense work handled by Am Law 100 firms in recent years. Non-Am Law 100 firms, meanwhile, have seen a corresponding increase in the percentage of cases they handle, the study found.

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