Finnegan Remains a Top Tier Firm in the 2025 Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars Rankings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC—Managing Intellectual Property released its annual IP Stars guide, ranking the world’s leading intellectual property law firms and practitioners from across six IP practice areas and over 70 jurisdictions. Finnegan received Tier 1 rankings across five practice areas, including International Trade Commission (ITC) Litigation, Life Sciences IP, Patent Disputes, Patent Prosecution, and PTAB Litigation. Finnegan was also recognized as a leading firm in Trademark Prosecution and Trademark Disputes. A testament to the firm’s global reach and level of excellence, Finnegan’s recognition in the 2025 IP Stars guide spanned multiple jurisdictions, including China, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States (including California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Virginia), and Taiwan, and highlighted attorneys across the firm’s global offices.

In addition to the firm rankings, IP Stars ranks practitioners who are highly regarded by their peers and clients, as well as those that are integral to their firm’s success or reputation. Meet Finnegan’s 2025 IP Stars below:

Erika Harmon Arner - Patent Star; Top 250 Women in IP (National, Virginia)
Danny M. Awdeh - Trademark Star (National, District of Columbia)
James R. Barney - Patent Star (National, District of Columbia)
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz - Patent Star (National, Virginia)
Dr. Antje Brambrink - Notable practitioner (Germany)
Clare A. Cornell - Trademark Star (UK - England)
Pier D. DeRoo - Notable Practitioner (National, Virginia)
Bryan C. Diner - Patent Star (National, District of Columbia)
Elizabeth D. Ferrill - Patent Star (National, District of Columbia)
B. Brett Heavner - Trademark Star (National, District of Columbia)
Dr. Dr. Jochen Herr - Patent star 2025 (Germany)
Cora R. Holt - Notable Practitioner (National)
Gerald F. Ivey - Patent Star (National, District of Columbia
J. Michael Jakes - Patent Star (National, District of Columbia)
Naresh Kilaru - Trademark Star (National, District of Columbia)
Lionel M. Lavenue - Patent Star (National, Virginia)
Gary C. Ma - Patent Star (Taiwan)
Laura P. Masurovsky - Patent Star (National, District of Columbia)
J. Derek McCorquindale - Notable Practitioner (National)
John C. Paul – Transactions Star (National, District of Columbia)
Leslie A. McDonell - Patent Star (National, Massachusetts)
Erik R. Puknys - Patent Star (National, California)
Douglas A. Rettew - Trademark Star (National, District of Columbia)
Mark Sommers - Trademark Star (National, District of Columbia)
Charles H. Suh - Patent Star (South Korea)
Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D. - Patent Star (National, District of Columbia)
Daniel C. Tucker - Notable Practitioner (National)
Ningling Wang - Patent Star (China)
Ming-Tao Yang - Patent Star (National, California)
Naoki Yoshida - Patent Star (Japan)

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.