Quarles & Brady’s Adsero Acquisition Boosts IP Reach in Denver

Quarles & Brady’s merger with intellectual property boutique Adsero IP boosts the firm’s reach into the Denver area, where life sciences and tech has been growing.

Adsero, based in the Denver suburb of Littleton, gives Milwaukee-founded Quarles a total of about 520 lawyers in a dozen US locations, including Chicago, Washington, Minneapolis and Phoenix. Quarles in December acquired the San Diego-based employment firm Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton.

Adsero is “an ideal partner in the Denver market” with its growth trajectory over the past nearly 30 years and the “significant experience” of its team, Quarles managing partner Michael Aldana said ...