Finnegan Ranked as a Band One IP Law Firm by Chambers USA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC—The 2015 edition of Chambers USA  ranked Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP as a Band 1 firm in the Nationwide Intellectual Property category. The firm also ranked as Band 2 in the Nationwide categories of Intellectual Property: International Trade (Section 337) and Trademark, Copyright, & Trade Secrets, and Band 3 in the Life Science category. Since the 2007 inception of these rankings by Chambers USA, Finnegan has consistently ranked as a leading intellectual property law firm.

Regionally, the firm received high recognition in the following categories:

Washington, DC office

Intellectual Property: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Northern Virginia (Reston) office

Intellectual Property

California (Palo Alto) office

Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

Georgia (Atlanta) office

Intellectual Property

Massachusetts (Boston) office

Intellectual Property

In addition to the firm wide rankings, the following Finnegan attorneys were recognized as leaders in the field of intellectual property:

Nationwide

Smith R. Brittingham IV (ITC Section 337) 
Charles E. Lipsey (Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation)

Georgia 

R. Bruce Bower (Intellectual Property) 
Virginia L. Carron (Intellectual Property) 
William B. Dyer (Intellectual Property) 
Roger D. Taylor (Intellectual Property)

Massachusetts

Denise W. DeFranco (Intellectual Property)
Leslie A. McDonell (Intellectual Property)

Northern Virginia

Christopher P. Foley (Intellectual Property) 
Charles E. Lipsey (Intellectual Property)
J. (Jay) T. Westermeier (Intellectual Property)

Washington, D.C.

Donald R. Dunner (Intellectual Property: Litigation with special recognition as a Star Individual) 
David W. Hill (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution)
J. Michael Jakes (Intellectual Property: Litigation)
Douglas A. Rettew (Trademark, Copyright, & Trade Secrets)

Contacts
James B. Monroe, Managing Partner 
james.monroe@finnegan.com

About Chambers USA
Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The rankings are based on client and peer review interviews and research. The guide is widely referred to by industry-leading companies, organizations, and law firms.

About Finnegan

Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Palo Alto, Reston, 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 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.