Fish & Richardson Cashes in as Big Tech’s Go-To Trial Law Firm

Fish & Richardson’s role as top trial lawyers for big tech companies helped the century-old firm bring in record revenue last year.

The firm represented major tech companies in 52 federal lawsuits over the year, the most of any law firm, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis. Most of those cases were for Apple Inc., and several proceedings appear to have been consolidated.

The company turned to a stable of Fish litigators for high-stakes disputes over smart-watch technology and 5G patent licenses, among others. The intellectual property and patent-focused firm blends technical experience with an ability to boil down complicated ...