Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan continues to be a top firm, according to the Intellectual Asset Management Patent (IAM) 1000 rankings. In addition to being recommended internationally, the firm received top-tier recognitions for the following categories in the United States: Patent Litigation, Prosecution, Transactions, International Trade Commission, and Post-Grant Proceedings. Finnegan was also ranked in the top tiers for its regional patent work in the DC Metro Area.

The firm’s international offices achieved notable rankings in China and Japan. Finnegan’s Munich and London offices were ranked for the first time, acknowledging the firm’s growth in Europe.

IAM also recognized the firm’s bench strength: “Finnegan offers the whole spectrum of patent services. It has an expert on just about every subject, so you always get the best possible advice and representation.” The publication ranked the following 46 Finnegan attorneys, representing all of the firm’s eleven offices:

• Erika Harmon Arner (Prosecution; Post-Grant Proceedings)
• James R. Barney (International Trade Commission; Litigation)
• Cory C. Bell (Prosecution)
• Jeffrey A. Berkowitz (Litigation)
• Smith R. Brittingham IV (International Trade Commission; Litigation)
• Adriana L Burgy (Prosecution)
• Aaron J. Capron (Prosecution)
• Virginia L. Carron (Litigation)
• Bryan C. Diner (Litigation)
• Elizabeth D. Ferrill (Prosecution; Litigation; Design Patents)
• Michael J. Flibbert (Litigation)
• Mareesa A. Frederick (Litigation)
• Joshua L. Goldberg (Litigation)
• C. Gregory Gramenopoulos (Prosecution)
• Dr. Dr. Jochen Herr, LL.M. (Infringement; Transactions)
• Jeffrey M. Jacobstein (Prosecution)
• J. Michael Jakes (Litigation; Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
• Darren M. Jiron (Prosecution)
• D Brian Kacedon (Transactions)
• Chiaki Kobayashi (Litigation)
• Lionel M. Lavenue (Litigation)
• Charles E. Lipsey (Litigation; Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
• John D. Livingstone (Litigation)
• Gary C. Ma (Litigation)
• Jill K. MacAlpine, Ph.D. (Prosecution)
• Leslie A. McDonell (Prosecution)
• Dr. Moritz Meckel (Infringement)
• James B. Monroe (Litigation)
• Yelena Morozova (Prosecution)
• Maeve O’Flynn (Prosecution)
• Gerson S. Panitch (Litigation; Prosecution)
• John C. Paul (Transactions)
• Erik R. Puknys (Litigation)
• Eric P. Raciti (Prosecution)
• William B. Raich, Ph.D. (Litigation)
• Kevin D. Rodkey (Litigation)
• Anand K. Sharma (Litigation)
• Jason E. Stach (Litigation; Post-Grant Proceedings)
• Charles H. Suh (Litigation)
• Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution)
• Ningling Wang (Transactions; Litigation; Prosecution)
• Trenton A. Ward (Post-Grant Proceedings; Litigation)
• M. David Weingarten, Ph.D. (Litigation)
• Yanbin Xu, Ph.D. (Prosecution)
• Qingyu Yin (Litigation)
• Naoki Yoshida (Transactions; Litigation; Prosecution)

IAM’s Patent 1000 ranking focuses exclusively on patent practice and has firmly established itself as the definitive 'go-to' resource for those seeking world-class legal patent expertise.

Contacts

Erika 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.