Press Release | Feb 5, 2026Honigman Welcomes Jacob Rambeau to Its Intellectual Property Department

BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Honigman LLP announced today that Jacob "Jake" Rambeau joined the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group of the firm's Intellectual Property Department in its Bloomfield Hills office. Rambeau's hire marks the second Kirkland & Ellis litigator and the sixth partner to join Honigman this year.

Rambeau is a trial-tested litigator that guides clients big and small through complex intellectual property and commercial litigation, with a focus on patent infringement, trade-secret misappropriation, and contract disputes. He practices in courts and agencies nationwide, including federal district courts, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

"We were impressed by Jake's background, which will enable him to contribute immediately and enhance our group's sophistication in high-tech intellectual property litigation," said Jonathan P. O'Brien, Ph.D., Honigman's first vice chair, member of the firm's Executive Committee, and chair of its Intellectual Property Department. "His experience will also support our broader litigation department, and I look forward to welcoming him to our growing bench of talented litigators, many of whom, like Jake, bring significant Big Law experience."

Rambeau has experience across all phases of litigation involving a wide range of technologies, including in the automotive, electronics, wireless communications, software, medical device, industrial equipment, and consumer products industries. He also brings extensive trial experience, having served on nearly a dozen trial teams in federal courts and the ITC and obtained complete wins for plaintiffs and defendants alike.

Rambeau earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.S., cum laude, from Kettering University.

About Honigman

Honigman LLP is an Am Law 200 full-service, general business law firm with more than 400 attorneys counseling clients on complex issues across the country in Chicago, Michigan (Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing), Washington, D.C. and Israel (operated through Honigman Law Israel). Honigman lawyers counsel clients on complex issues in more than 60 areas of law. For more information, visit www.honigman.com.

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