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Eight Finnegan Partners Ranked by Managing Intellectual Property as Top Women in IP Law

October 1, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 1, 2013

Contact:    James B. Monroe, Managing Partner

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Eight Finnegan Partners Ranked by Managing Intellectual Property as Top Women in IP Law



WASHINGTON, DC — In the inaugural edition of Managing Intellectual Property’sIP Stars—Top 250 Women in IP, eight partners at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP were identified as leading female intellectual property attorneys. The state-by-state listing was compiled from research conducted as part of MIP’s annual IP Stars ranking. Conducted between June 2013 and April 2013, the research for the 2013 edition included more than 1,000 interviews and surveys by partners and law firms across the United States.

The following Finnegan partners received the recognition:

Georgia

Virginia L. Carron

Massachusetts

Denise W. DeFranco

Mary K. Ferguson, Ph.D.

Leslie A. McDonell

Virginia

Erika Harmon Arner

Washington, DC

Doris Johnson Hines

Esther H. Lim

Laura P. Masurovsky

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. Follow us on LinkedIn or on Twitter.

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