50 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in the 2025 IAM Patent 1000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC—Intellectual Asset Management released its 2025 IAM Patent 1000 rankings, once again recognizing Finnegan as a leading patent law firm and ranking 50 attorneys across the firm’s 11 offices. The firm received Gold Tier rankings in multiple U.S. geographic areas, notably in the United States National, DC Metro Area, and Georgia categories. The firm was also ranked in China, the United Kingdom, Germany, and California and was named as a recommended firm in Japan, Massachusetts, and for international practice. The firm’s work in prosecution, litigation, transactions, ITC litigation, and post-grant proceedings was particularly highlighted.

The following 50 attorneys were ranked:

Erika Harmon Arner (Prosecution, Post-Grant Proceedings)
James R Barney (Litigation, ITC)
Cory C. Bell (Prosecution, Post-Grant Proceedings)
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz (Litigation)
Antje Brambrink (Next Generation - Germany)
Smith R. Brittingham (Litigation, ITC)
Adriana L. Burgy (Prosecution)
Aaron J. Capron (Prosecution)
Virginia L. Carron (Litigation)
Bryan C. Diner (Litigation)
Luigi Distefano (Next Generation – England and Wales)
Elizabeth D. Ferrill (Litigation, Design Patents)
Michael J. Flibbert (Litigation)
Mareesa A. Frederick (Litigation)
Jeffrey A. Freeman (Prosecution)
Joshua L. Goldberg (Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings)
C. Gregory Gramenopoulos (Prosecution)
Jochen Herr (Infringement, Transactions)
Jeffrey M. Jacobstein (Prosecution)
J. Michael Jakes (Litigation, Federal Circuit Appeals)
Darren M. Jiron (Prosecution)
D. Brian Kacedon (Transactions)
Chiaki Kobayashi (Litigation)
Lionel M. Lavenue (Litigation)
John D. Livingstone (Litigation)
Gary C. Ma (Transactions)
Leslie A. McDonell (Prosecution)
Moritz Meckel (Infringement)
Lin (Celine) Ming (Next Generation - China)
James B. Monroe (Litigation)
Yelena Morozova (Prosecution)
Amanda K. Murphy (Next Generation – England and Wales)
Maeve O’Flynn (Prosecution)
Gerson S. Panitch (Litigation, Prosecution)
John C. Paul (Transactions)
Erik R. Puknys (Litigation)
Eric P. Raciti (Prosecution)
William B. Raich (Litigation)
Kevin D. Rodkey (Litigation)
Jacob A. Schroeder (Litigation)
Anand K. Sharma (Litigation)
Jason E. Stach (Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings)
Charles H. Suh (Litigation)
Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution)
Ningling Wang (Litigation, Prosecutions, Transactions)
M. David Weingarten (Litigation)
Jonathan Wurth (Next Generation – Germany)
Yanbin Xu (Prosecution)
Qingyu Yin (Litigation)
Naoki Yoshida (Litigation, Prosecution, Transactions)

Contacts

Erika H. Arner, Managing Partner
erika.arner@finnegan.com

Anand K. Sharma, Chair
anand.sharma@finnegan.com

About Finnegan
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Munich, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices European, German, UK, and U.S. IP law. In addition to services related to all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation, Finnegan provides counseling and litigation services in advertising, privacy, and a wide spectrum of additional IP-adjacent commercial matters, including trade secrets, international trade, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com and follow us on LinkedIn.