Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes Finnegan’s U.S. Offices and Attorneys Worldwide as 2017 IP Stars

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.