Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes 32 Finnegan Attorneys Worldwide as “IP Stars”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC—Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) names Finnegan and more than thirty of its attorneys in the 2019 “IP Stars” list. For the seventh year in a row, the firm ranks in the top tiers in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The list is based on extensive information gathered through interviews and surveys of thousands of firms, IP practitioners, and clients.

Finnegan was recently recognized by MIP for intellectual property work across its offices worldwide, and now 32 partners have been named leading IP professionals. MIP also recognized, once again, partners Erika Arner and Leslie McDonell as two of the “Top 250 Women in IP.”

IP Stars

Worldwide:

China
Ningling Wang

Japan
Naoki Yoshida

South Korea
Charles H. Suh

United Kingdom
Clare A. Cornell 
Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D.

United States:

California
M. Paul Barker
Erik R. Puknys
Ming-Tao Yang

Georgia
Virginia L. Carron
John D. Livingstone 

Massachusetts
Leslie A. McDonell

Virginia
Erika Harmon Arner
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz
Christopher P. Foley
Christopher P. Isaac
Charles E. Lipsey
Charles H. Suh

Washington, DC
Danny M. Awdeh
James R. Barney
Bryan C. Diner
Donald R. Dunner 
Elizabeth D. Ferrill 
Doris Johnson Hines
Thomas L. Irving
Gerald F. Ivey
J. Michael Jakes 
Laura P. Masurovsky
James B. Monroe
John C. Paul
Richard B. Racine
Douglas A. Rettew
Sanya Sukduang
E. Robert Yoches

Recognized Areas of Practice—U.S. Offices:

California (Palo Alto) office
Patent Contentious
Patent Prosecution

Georgia (Atlanta) office
Intellectual Property

Massachusetts (Boston) office
Intellectual Property

Virginia (Reston) office
Intellectual Property

Washington, DC office
Patent Contentious
Patent Prosecution
Trademark Contentious
Trademark Prosecution
Copyright

Contacts
Mark D. Sweet, Managing Partner 
mark.sweet@finnegan.com 

James B. Monroe, Chair 
james.monroe@finnegan.com

About Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) is a leading source of news and analysis on all intellectual property developments worldwide. Annually, MIP conducts surveys, contacting global practitioners (including in-house counsel and law firm attorneys) across 80 jurisdictions to identify and rank leading law firms in the intellectual property field.

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, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to European patents and trade marks, international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.