FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2010
Contact: Richard B. Racine, 202.408.4038
Managing Partner
The Legal 500 U.S. Ranks Finnegan Among Top Firms in All Major IP Categories for 2010
WASHINGTON, DC - The Legal 500's U.S. edition of its peer-review directory ranks Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP as a Tier One firm in nearly all significant intellectual property categories, including Patent Litigation, Patent Licensing, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Litigation, and Trademark Non-Contentious. Finnegan was also ranked as Tier One in the Patent Litigation subcategories for Life Sciences/Chemical, Hi-Tech Electronics, and ITC.
Published comments from clients range from "absolute go-to firm for patent litigation matters" and "the premier IP law firm in the world" to "good value and providing a high quality service."
In addition to receiving high overall firm practice rankings in the intellectual property categories, 31 attorneys were singled out for their expertise and counseling talents in the practice of intellectual property law:
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz
Les I. Bookoff
Michele C. Bosch
Frank A. DeCosta
Bryan C. Diner
Christopher P. Foley
Kenneth M. Frankel
Jonathan M. Gelchinsky
Anthony M. Gutowski
B. Brett Heavner
Christie Baty Heinze
Douglas B. Henderson
Doris Johnson Hines
John F. Hornick
J. Michael Jakes
Thomas L. Jarvis
Darren M. Jiron
David M. Kelly
Howard W. Levine
Robert F. McCauley
Scott R. Mosko
Elizabeth A. Niemeyer
D. Patrick O’Reilley
John C. Paul
William H. Pratt
Douglas A. Rettew
Mark Sommers
Richard L. Stroup
Anthony C. Tridico
Charles E. Van Horn
E. Robert Yoches
About The Legal 500
Published for over twenty years, the Legal 500 Series provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers, in over 100 countries. Used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, FDs and professional advisers - as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally - the series is widely regarded as offering the definitive judgment of law firm capabilities.
About Finnegan
With more than 375 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; Reston, Virginia; Brussels, Belgium; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com.
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