Robert Van Nest's work convincing the ITC to ban the importation of Qualcomm chips that infringe on Broadcom patents is profiled. "The veteran patent litigator and name partner at 59-lawyer litigation boutique Keker & Van Nest in San Francisco is so used to getting calls to step in on the eve of trial to handle high-profile, high-stakes patent cases that pinch-hitting (to switch metaphors) has become almost his specialty."