Finnegan Receives Top Tier National Rankings in the 2025 World Trademark Review 1000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC—World Trademark Review (WTR) released its 2025 edition of WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, where Finnegan and its attorneys topped the national rankings. The WTR 1000 is a leading global publication that focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners and identifies the leading players in over 80 jurisdictions globally. With three gold rankings, including United States: National, United States: DC Metro for Enforcement and Litigation, and United States: DC Metro for Prosecution and Strategy, WTR 1000 recognized Finnegan as a top-tier trademark firm. Finnegan’s Boston office was also recognized, with the firm receiving a bronze ranking in the Massachusetts market. “Finnegan is a firm that can be wholeheartedly recommended to any organization seeking a trusted adviser in trademark law. Their ability to navigate the complexities of trademark registration and enforcement, both in the United States and abroad, consistently impresses,” wrote WTR 1000.

Recognized as one of the most comprehensive and definitive lists of the world’s leading private practice trademark experts, Finnegan is proud to have 12 attorneys named leading trademark professionals in the 2025 WTR 1000. Those attorneys include:

United States: National
Danny M. Awdeh (Enforcement and Litigation; Prosecution and Strategy)
Douglas A. Rettew (Enforcement and Litigation; Prosecution and Strategy)
Mark Sommers (Enforcement and Litigation; Prosecution and Strategy)

United Kingdom: England
Clare A. Cornell (Prosecution and Strategy)

United States: California
Morgan E. Smith (Enforcement and Litigation)

United States: DC Metro
Danny M. Awdeh (Enforcement and Litigation; Prosecution and Strategy)
B. Brett Heavner (Enforcement and Litigation; Prosecution and Strategy)
Christie Baty Hudgins (Prosecution and Strategy)
Naresh Kilaru (Enforcement and Litigation; Prosecution and Strategy)
Lisa Peller London (Prosecution and Strategy)
Douglas A. Rettew (Enforcement and Litigation; Prosecution and Strategy)
Mark Sommers (Enforcement and Litigation; Prosecution and Strategy)

Unites States: Georgia
Virginia L. Carron

United States: Massachusetts
Laura K. Johnson (Prosecution and Strategy)
Jenevieve J. Maerker (Prosecution and Strategy)

World Trademark Review undertakes exhaustive qualitative research, identifying top firms and individuals based on their depth of expertise, market presence, and sophistication of work. The research process includes conducting in-person, telephone, and video interviews, gathering submissions from firms detailing recent activity in their trademark practices. To learn more about WTR’s research methodology and view the complete list of rankings, click here.

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.