By Megan Leonhardt

Law360, New York (February 02, 2012, 3:03 PM ET) -- Goodwin Procter LLP has bulked up its Los Angeles office with two intellectual property partners specializing in high-stakes patent litigation from Paul Hastings LLP, Goodwin Procter announced Thursday.

Terry D. Garnett and Vincent K. Yip, who were both most recently partners in the Los Angeles office of Paul Hastings, joined Goodwin Procter’s litigation department.

Garnett and Yip have experience in cases involving patent infringement and enforcement, specifically defending foreign and domestic semiconductor and computer software companies.

Both are admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and...