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Michael De Vries and Adam Alper are two intellectual property partners at Kirkland & Ellis who team up on almost every major case together, taking on litigation to protect companies from competitors stealing their ideas.
In the past 18 months, De Vries and Alper have racked up nearly $2 billion in verdicts and settlements, representing clients like Motorola, EagleView Technologies, and TriZetto.
While it s not uncommon for partners to collaborate on cases, the duo has taken that cooperative model to a new level.
De Vries and Alper first met while they were at different firms, and quickly noticed they shared the same values and visions for their field. They ve since worked together for around 13 years.