Accolades
20 Paul Hastings Lawyers Ranked in 2022 IAM Patent 1000
By Paul Hastings Professional
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
- Yar Chaikovsky– Nationwide: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Nationwide: International Trade Commission; 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
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