June 27, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC—Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) released its list of 2017 IP Stars, recognizing Finnegan as a top intellectual property law firm across its U.S. offices and naming 35 Finnegan partners around the world as leading IP professionals. Firms and attorneys were selected based on recommendations by their peers and clients. For the fifth year in a row, Finnegan ranked in the top tiers in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington, DC. In addition, MIP recognized Finnegan partners Erika H. Arner and Leslie A. 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
Hazel Ford, Ph.D.
Martin D. Hyden
Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D.
United States:
California
M. Paul Barker
Erik R. Puknys
Ming-Tao Yang
Georgia
Virginia L. Carron
John D. Livingstone
Roger D. Taylor
Massachusetts
Leslie A. McDonell
Virginia
Erika Harmon Arner
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz
York M. Faulkner
Christopher P. Foley
Christopher P. Isaac
Charles E. Lipsey
Charles H. Suh
Washington, DC
Danny M. Awdeh
Bryan C. Diner
Donald R. Dunner
Doris Johnson Hines
Thomas L. Irving
Gerald F. Ivey
J. Michael Jakes
Basil “Bill” J. Lewris
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.
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