I do this open-related law thing for a living. I know fellow specialists, and there aren't that many of us. I'm not aware of any colleague in private practice specializing in open software license enforcement as such. Even staff attorneys at open source foundations that enforce split their time across advisory, compliance, and other matters. And those foundations don't do so many enforcement claims anyway, in absolute terms.

If you know an exception, that's great, please connect me. kyle@kemitchell.com. If they're actually specialized in high-stakes copyright litigation among firms with legal budgets in the millions, there's no need. I know those folks. I wouldn't refer small or solo firms at their rates. I'd suggest they may not be adequately adjusting for scale. Nobody sees the whole industry.

As for the view from my own two eyes, I have absolutely billed solo-developer clients for work on settlements and license deals following license violations who were happy to pay and came away with a nice profit. I have also seen developers drive lucrative deals pointing out violations of license terms without any attorney assistance at all.