Finnegan Receives More Than 20 Nominations for the 2026 Managing IP Americas Awards

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) released its shortlists for the 2026 Americas Awards, with Finnegan and six partners nominated in more than 20 categories, including Americas Firm of the Year. The categories include:

Firm Awards
Americas Firm of the Year
U.S. Firm of the Year
IP Boutique Firm of the Year
Firm of the Year – Patent Prosecution (Northeast)
Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Northeast)
Firm of the Year – Patent Disputes (Northeast)
Firm of the Year – Trademark Disputes (Northeast)
Firm of the Year – Patent Prosecution (National)
Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes (National)
Firm of the Year – Trademark Prosecution (National)
Firm of the Year – Trademark Disputes (National)
Firm of the Year - Appellate (National)
Firm of the Year - PTAB (National)
Firm of the Year - Design Patent (National)
Firm of the Year – ITC (National)

Individual Awards
Practitioner of the Year - James Barney (Appellate)
Practitioner of the Year - Lionel Lavenue (ITC)
Patent Prosecutor - Jeffrey Jacobstein (Northeast)
Patent Prosecutor - M. David Weingarten (South)
Trademark Litigator - Douglas Rettew (Northeast) 
Trademark Prosecutor - Danny Awdeh (Northeast)

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on April 9, 2026 at Guastavino's in New York City.

View all the shortlists here.