19 Paul Hastings Lawyers Ranked in 2022 IAM Patent 1000

July 06, 2022

The Paul Hastings Intellectual Property practice has been globally recognized as a top IP team by IAM Patent 1000, a leading source of information on intellectual property, from detailed interviews with both practitioners and patent owners.

IAM rated the practice across its geographic presence, including both United States: nationwide (litigation and post-grant proceedings) and international rankings, as well as in several of the local jurisdictions in which the practice has a presence: California (silver), New York (gold), Japan (highly-recommended), Illinois (silver), Washington, D.C., (gold).

In addition to the firm rankings, 22 Paul Hastings lawyers were recognized for their exceptional skills and experience:

• Bruce Wexler, Global Co-Chair of IP – New York: Litigation

• Naveen Modi, Global Co-Chair of IP – Nationwide: Post-grant Proceedings; Washington, D.C.: Litigation

• Eric Dittmann, Global Vice-Chair of IP – New York: Litigation

• Isaac Ashkenazi – New York: Litigation

• Elizabeth Brann – California: Litigation

• Phillip Citroën – Washington, D.C.: Litigation

• Thomas Counts – California: Litigation

• Matthias Kamber – California: Litigation

• Chris Kennerly – California: Litigation

• Preston Ratliff – New York: Litigation

• Melanie Rupert – New York: Litigation

• Hiroyuki Hagiwara – Japan: Litigation; Japan: Transactions

• Philip Ou – California: Litigation

• Kyotaro Ozawa – Japan: Litigation

• Joseph Palys – Nationwide: Post-grant Proceedings; Washington, D.C.: Litigation

• Jeff Pade – Washington, D.C.: Litigation

• Chad Peterman – New York: Litigation

• Kecia Reynolds – Washington, D.C.: Litigation

• Allan Soobert – Washington, D.C.: Litigation

• Robert Unikel – Illinois: Litigation

• Samuel Waxman – New York: Transactions