Seyfarth Shaw has added a patent litigation team, all former Thelen people. The team is led by partner Breton A. Bocchieri, who brings along attorneys Brien B. Kirk and Nguyen Huu Nguyen.

Paul Hasting has lost its immigration team to new venture BAL Global Corporate Immigration. Those leaving Paul Hastings include: Daryl R. Buffenstein, Deborah Marlowe, Bo Cooper and Kyle Sherman.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has added attorney Michael A. Molano. Molano, who joins from Mayor Brown, will concentrate his practice in Silicon Valley within the Intellectual Property practice group. In 1993, he received his J.D. from St. Louis School of Law, and attended Northwestern University where he received a B.S. In Electrical Engineering. Molano is currently a registered patent attorney.