Silicon Valley-based IP boutique Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott's practice expanded in 2020 when HIPLegal became part of it. HIPLegal was founded in 2014 by Annie Rogaski, Julie Stephenson, and Judith Szepesi.
Co-founding partner Judith Szepesi and of Counsel Laura Majerus joined the firm in 2020. Rogaski left HIPLegal in 2016 while Stephenson left in 2018.