The placement of JoAnna Esty and a group of intellectual property attorneys with the Los Angeles office of Venable. The group includes Esty and intellectual property attorneys Stefan Kirchanski, Alison Grabell, Jenna Leavitt and Jennifer Whiting. Esty was formerly a partner and the head of intellectual property at Liner. Her practice focus is primarily patent litigation and she also handles transactional work focusing on counseling and prosecution management.