Patent litigator Khue Hoang has left Hughes Hubbard & Reed to lead the New York office of a one-year-old litigation boutique, Reichman Jorgensen, saying she thinks clients will be won over by its business model.

Hoang said she was drawn to her new firm's focus on high-stakes disputes and its rejection of the hourly billing business model, which she said will allow it to take on a wider variety of clients. She said she has done plaintiff and defense work for clients big and small, and clients with strong cases shouldn't have to work with a lower-quality firm if they want top-notch representation.

Reichman Jorgensen, whose founders came from McKool Smith, currently lists 20 lawyers on its website. Hoang said the firm is "growing and dedicated to stellar client service, with a deep and rich bench of attorneys who want to provide this type of service with the type of flexibility that I think clients need."