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Chambers USA Continues to Rank Finnegan as a Band One IP Law Firm

May 24, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 24, 2013

Contact:    Barbara C. McCurdy, 202.408.4047

                    Managing Partner

Chambers USA Continues to Rank Finnegan as a Band One IP Law Firm

WASHINGTON, DC - Chambers USA again ranked Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP as Band 1 law firm in the Nationwide Intellectual Property category for 2013. Finnegan has been ranked as a leading intellectual property law firm since the inception of the ranking by Chambers USA in 2007. Finnegan also ranked as Band 1 in the Nationwide International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) category; and Band 2 in the Nationwide Life Sciences category.

Regionally, the firm also received high recognition for the following:

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 being leaders in the field of intellectual property:

Nationwide

Smith R. Brittingham IV (Section 337)

Donald R. Dunner (Appellate Law) 

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)

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 and Intellectual Property: Litigation with special recognition as a Star Individual in both categories)

Ford F. Farabow, Jr. (Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution with special recognition as a Senior Statesmen in both categories)

David W. Hill (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution)

J. Michael Jakes (Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property: Litigation)

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 throughout the United States and world. 

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; Boston, 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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Smith R. Brittingham
Partner
Washington, DC
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Virginia L. Carron
Partner
Atlanta, GA
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J. Michael Jakes
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4045
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