WHITE PLAINS, NY-Leason Ellis LLP, an intellectual property law firm, has leased 13,000 square feet--a full floor--at One Barker Ave. in an expansion that was handled by brokers from Cushman & Wakefield’s Rye Brook, NY office. The firm is moving from 81 Main St. here, where its previous space is now available.

Peter Sloane, a partner in the firm, tells GlobeSt.com that the move reflects growth within the firm’s practice area that was helped along by a White Plain’s address.

“Intellectual property law, patents and copyrights is constantly becoming more important in the US economy, particularly as we move to a global economy,” Sloane says. “What you have here is a group of attorneys who grew up practicing in Manhattan but live in Westchester and, number one, wanted to avoid the commute into the city and, number two, with the recession want to lower their legal fees and pass on the cost savings to clients.”