Finnegan Recognized as Tier 1 Law Firm for Intellectual Property by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers in 2010

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September 20, 2010

Contact:    Barbara C. McCurdy, 202.408.4047

                    Managing Partner

Finnegan Recognized as Tier 1 Law Firm for Intellectual Property by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers in 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have released the 2010 “Best Law Firms” rankings, recognizing Finnegan as a Tier 1 law firm for Intellectual Property Law in the National and Washington, DC categories and Tier 2 in the Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco categories.  Finnegan’s Washington, DC office was also recognized as Tier 2 in the Information Technology Law category.

These inaugural rankings, which are presented in tiers both nationally and by metropolitan area or by state, showcase 8,782 different law firms ranked in one or more of  81 major practice areas. The rankings are based on over a year of research and interviews with more than 9,500 different law firm clients and 8,000 U.S. lawyers. All were asked to identify the law firms they considered to be the top in the nation

About Finnegan

With more than 375 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; Reston, Virginia; Brussels, Belgium; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan, 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 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. 

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