Kansas City law firm looks to acquire Houston firm's IP practice

Kansas City-based Polsinelli PC is in talks to acquire the intellectual property practice of a Houston law firm, Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP, which would give it one of the largest practices of its kind in the nation.

Polsinelli shareholders approved the acquisition on Feb. 18, and the parties are working through the deal's final details.

"We have had a strong IP practice that has been growing for years, but in talking with the Novak folks we saw an opportunity to merge our practices...