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Finnegan Ranked as a Leading IP Law Firm by Chambers USA and Chambers Global

May 27, 2016

Chambers & Partners

The 2016 edition of Chambers USA ranked Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP as a leading firm in the Nationwide Intellectual Property category, as well as the subcategories of International Trade (Section 337) and Trademark, Copyright, & Trade Secrets. Outside of the traditional IP rankings, Finnegan was also listed in the Life Sciences category. Earlier this year, ChambersGlobal recognized Finnegan as a top IP firm internationally, ranking the firm in top tiers in the United States for Intellectual Property: Patent, International Trade, Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secrets. The firm was also recognized for intellectual property in China and Japan, and as a “desk-based-abroad” in Taiwan and Israel. The firm received 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: Patent Prosecution

Georgia (Atlanta) office
Intellectual Property

Massachusetts (Boston) office
Intellectual Property

The firm was also recognized in the following Global categories, including:

Asia-Pacific Region

Intellectual Property

China

Intellectual Property, International Firms

Israel

Intellectual Property (Desk-Based-Abroad)

Taiwan

Intellectual Property (Desk-Based-Abroad)

USA

Intellectual Property: Patent

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Intellectual Property: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)

Global-wide

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 (International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337))

Charles E. Lipsey (Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation)

Georgia 

R. Bruce Bower (Intellectual Property) 

Virginia L. Carron (Intellectual Property) 

William B. Dyer III (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)

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 (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright, & Trade Secrets)

Global
Smith R. Brittingham IV (International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337))

Donald R. Dunner (USA)

Esther H. Lim (China, Expert Based Abroad)

Charles E. Lipsey (USA)

J. Michael Jakes (USA)

Ningling Wang (China, Foreign Expert; USA, Expert Based Abroad)

Tags

China, International Trade Commission (ITC), Israel

Related Practices

Global IP Enforcement, Litigation, and Trials

Trademark and Brand Management

Copyright

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Related Professionals

Smith R. Brittingham IV
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4158
Email
J. Michael Jakes
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4045
Email
Douglas A. Rettew
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4161
Email
Esther H. Lim
Partner and Chief Community Officer
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4121
Email
Ningling Wang
Partner
Shanghai
+86 21 6194 2005
Email
Virginia L. Carron
Partner
Atlanta, GA
+1 404 653 6452
Email

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