Rankings & Awards
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2020
Paul Hastings was recognized in the 2020 edition of LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation. The publication selected eight individual lawyers as Life Sciences Stars, including Eric Dittmann, Gary Giampetruzzi, Naveen Modi, Joseph O’Malley, Chad Peterman, Preston Ratliff, Melanie Rupert, and Bruce Wexler. Earlier this year, LMG Life Sciences honored Paul Hastings with the LMG Life Sciences award for Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year – Branded.
October 01, 2020
Recognized in the IAM Patent 1000
The 2020 edition of IAM Patent 1000 individually recognized Yar Chaikovsky, Bruce Wexler, Eric Dittmann, Naveen Modi, Chris Kennerly, Preston Ratliff, Isaac Ashkenazi, Thomas Counts, Joseph O'Malley, Jong Han Kim, Philip Ou, Kyotaro Ozawa, Joseph Palys, Chad Peterman, Allan Soobert, Rob Unikel, and Sam Waxman.
June 11, 2020
Recognized by Chambers USA 2020
Chambers USA 2020: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed the firm in 37 research areas and named 104 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
May 01, 2020
Ranked among Managing IP's 2020 IP Stars
Bruce Wexler, Yar Chaikovsky, Eric Dittmann, Naveen Modi, Hiroyuki Hagiwara, Blair Jacobs, Chris Kennerly, Joseph O'Malley, Philip Ou, Steve Marenberg, Chad Peterman, Preston Ratliff, and Rob Unikel were named 2020 IP Stars by Managing IP magazine.
May 01, 2020
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2019
Paul Hastings was recognized in the 2019 edition of LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation. The publication selected seven individual lawyers as Life Sciences Stars, including Eric Dittmann, Gary Giampetruzzi, Naveen Modi, Joseph O’Malley, Chad Peterman, Preston Ratliff, and Bruce Wexler. Earlier this year, LMG Life Sciences honored Paul Hastings as Inter-Partes Review Firm of the Year.
September 30, 2019
Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2019
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The firm received top-tiered Nationwide rankings in the United States and Japan, and is one of only five firms to be ranked in South Korea for patent litigation. In addition to its national rankings, the firm is ranked in California, Washington, D.C., and New York. IAM recognized the firm’s Intellectual Property practice for strength in patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, International Trade Commission §337 Investigations, and Federal Circuit appellate litigation. Paul Hastings partners were ranked in California: Yar Chaikovsky and Chris Kennerly; Illinois: Rob Unikel; New York: Bruce Wexler, Joseph O'Malley, Eric Dittmann, Preston Ratliff, Chad Peterman, and Samuel Waxman; Washington D.C.: Naveen Modi, Blair Jacobs, Joseph Palys, and Allan Soobert; Japan: Hiroyuki Hagiwara; and South Korea: Jong Han Kim. Paul Hastings attorneys were also recognized in IAM's Nationwide tables: Yar Chaikovsky and Blair Jacobs were recommended for International Trade Commission litigation; Jacobs was recommended for his experience in Federal Circuit appellate litigation; and Naveen Modi and Joseph Palys were both recognized for their strength in post-grant proceedings.
June 07, 2019
Ranked by Chambers USA 2019
Chambers USA 2019: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed the firm in 44 practice areas and named 107 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
April 26, 2019
Recognized by Managing IP as the Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year
Paul Hastings was recognized by Managing IP at their Americas Awards, which honored individuals and companies behind the most innovative and challenging IP work of the past year, as well as those driving the international IP market.
The firm was recognized as Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year in the United States.
April 05, 2019
Recognized by Chambers Global 2019
Chambers Global 2019: The World’s Leading Lawyers listed the firm in 37 research areas and named 59 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms adept in complex international work and with strong cross-border capabilities.
February 14, 2019
Recognized as Post-Grant Firm of the Year by IAM Magazine
Paul Hastings was recognized as the Post-Grant Firm of the Year at Intellectual Asset Management's inaugural Global IP Awards. The award recognizes the achievements of the firm's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Team, which practices before the US Patent & Trial Office. Over the past year, the team's accomplishments include numerous post-grant proceeding victories for technology and life sciences clients - four of which were affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
January 30, 2019
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2018
Paul Hastings was recognized in the 2018 edition of LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation. LMG Life Sciences selected seven individual lawyers as "Life Sciences Stars," including Eric Dittmann, Gary Giampetruzzi, Naveen Modi, Joseph O’Malley, Chad Peterman, Preston Ratliff, and Bruce Wexler. Earlier this year, LMG Life Sciences honored the firm with the LMG Life Sciences award for Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year – Branded.
October 12, 2018
Recognized as the Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year by LMG Life Sciences
LMG Life Sciences announced that the firm’s Intellectual Property practice was honored at the LMG Life Sciences Awards as the Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year (Branded). The publication cited the firm for wins on behalf of Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, which locked in compound patent protection for Latuda®, the company’s billion-dollar-plus-per-year schizophrenia and bipolar drug, after a judgment of infringement that was affirmed by the Federal Circuit; and for Orexigen Therapeutics after a trial victory where the judge found all three patents-in-suit to be valid and infringed. The firm was also noted for obtaining an unprecedented six walk-away consent judgments in a major pharmaceutical litigation.
The firm and its partners were also shortlisted for:
* Inter-Partes Review Firm of the Year
* Post Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year: Naveen Modi
* General Patent Litigator of the Year – New York: Bruce Wexler
September 13, 2018
Recognized as the Transatlantic IP Team of the Year by The American Lawyer
The American Lawyer named Paul Hastings its Transatlantic IP Team of the Year at the Transatlantic Legal Awards. The practice was honored due to Bruce Wexler, Eric Dittmann, and Isaac Ashkenazi leading a team in a major pharmaceutical litigation through fact, expert and Markman phases, and obtaining six walk-away consent judgments.
The awards consider the top legal work between the U.S. and the U.K. and European legal markets, recognizing law firms for “excellence in handling transatlantic matters across the key areas of corporate, finance, and disputes, as well as highlighting law firm innovation, commitment to pro bono, outstanding transatlantic strategy, and in-house leaders.”
June 15, 2018
Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2018
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The firm received top-tiered Nationwide rankings in the United States and Japan, and is one of only five firms to be ranked in South Korea for patent litigation. In addition to its national rankings, the firm received a new team ranking in California for patent litigation, along with rankings in Washington, D.C., and New York. IAM recognized the firm’s Intellectual Property practice for strength in patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, International Trade Commission §337 Investigations, and Federal Circuit appellate litigation. Paul Hastings partners were ranked in California: Yar Chaikovsky and Chris Kennerly; Illinois: Robert Unikel; New York: Bruce Wexler, Joseph O'Malley, Eric Dittmann, Preston Ratliff, and Samuel Waxman; Washington D.C.: Naveen Modi, Blair Jacobs, Joseph Palys, and Allan Soobert; Japan: Hiroyuki Hagiwara; and South Korea: Jong Han Kim. Paul Hastings attorneys were also recognized in IAM's Nationwide tables: Yar Chaikovsky and Blair Jacobs were recommended for International Trade Commission litigation; Jacobs was recommended for his experience in Federal Circuit appellate litigation; and Naveen Modi and Joseph Palys were both recognized for their strength in post-grant proceedings.
June 15, 2018
Recognized by Chambers USA 2018
Chambers USA 2018: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed the firm in 45 research areas and named 112 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
May 15, 2018
Recognized as Law360 Practice Group of the Year in Life Sciences
Paul Hastings was named as a Practice Group of the Year in Life Sciences by Law360. The article noted Paul Hastings’ undefeated track record in life sciences cases at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including victories on behalf of Acorda Therapeutics, which won four inter partes reviews against Kyle Bass’ Coalition for Affordable Drugs. Law360 also highlighted the representation of Galena Biopharma in a civil-only settlement resolving investigations regarding Galena’s past promotional practices for Abstral, a rapid onset opioid product. The winners were chosen from nearly 750 submissions, and are recognized as "firms that racked up victories in litigation and closed the big deals to make their mark among clients and throughout the legal industry."
February 01, 2018
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2017
Paul Hastings was recognized in LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation.
LMG Life Sciences selected seven individual lawyers as "Life Sciences Stars," including Joseph O’Malley, Bruce Wexler, Gerald Flattmann, Naveen Modi, Chad Peterman, Eric Dittmann, and Gary Giampetruzzi.
October 06, 2017
Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2017
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The guide ranked the firm's practices Nationwide as well as in New York and Washington, DC. Paul Hastings partners were ranked in California: Yar Chaikovsky; New York: Joseph O'Malley; Gerald Flattmann; Preston Ratliff; Bruce Wexler; Samuel Waxman; Washington DC: Naveen Modi; Blair Jacobs; Joseph Palys; and Allan Soobert; and in Japan: Hiroyuki Hagiwara. Paul Hastings attorneys were also recognized in IAM's Nationwide tables: Yar Chaikovsky and Blair Jacobs were recommended for International Trade Commission litigation; Jacobs was recommended for his experience in Federal Circuit appellate litigation; and Naveen Modi and Joseph Palys were both recognized for their strength in post-grant proceedings. Preston Ratliff was also noted in the IAM Strategy 300, which recognizes individuals for their work in protecting intellectual property as a key business asset.
June 06, 2017
Recognized by Chambers USA 2017
Chambers USA 2017: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business named 46 of the firm’s practice areas and 112 individuals to its ranking of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
June 05, 2017
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2016
Paul Hastings was recognized in LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation. LMG Life Sciences selected six individual lawyers as "Life Sciences Stars," including Joseph O’Malley, Bruce Wexler,
Gerald Flattmann, Gary Giampetruzzi, Naveen Modi, and Eric Dittmann.
November 30, 2016
Benchmark Litigation 2017
Benchmark Litigation recognized Yar Chaikovsky, Gerald Flattmann, Douglas Flaum, Holly House, Joseph O'Malley, Barry Sher, Peter Stone, William Sullivan, Bruce Wexler, William K. Whitner, and Thomas Zaccaro as Litigation Stars in its 2017 guide, which focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States. The guide is the result of six months of research, including extensive interviews with litigators and
clients as well as a close examination of recent casework handled by the firm. The firm was ranked in Tier 1 for U.S. Intellectual Property and as Highly Recommended in California.
October 21, 2016
Recognized at the 2016 LMG Life Sciences Awards
Paul Hastings was recognized with multiple LMG Life Sciences Awards. Bruce Wexler was named “General Patent Litigator of the Year – New York” and Naveen Modi was recognized as Post Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year. The Life Sciences Patent Litigation practice also won awards for two Hatch-Waxman Impact Cases of the Year, including Helsinn Healthcare SA v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, a win resolving a long-running patent dispute over Aloxi®, a drug used to treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
The Paul Hastings team representing Helsinn was led by Joseph O’Malley. The firm was also honored for its work on behalf of Eli Lily in Sanofi-Aventis US v. Eli Lilly & Co., where Bruce Wexler led the team representing Eli Lily in litigation regarding the marketing of Basaglar®, its insulin glargine drug product. The case was settled in late 2015, with the press reporting Eli Lilly’s ability to launch the drug.
September 16, 2016
Shortlisted for four LMG Life Sciences Awards for 2016
The Firm was shortlisted in four categories for the LMG Life Sciences Awards. Joseph O’Malley was nominated in the Hatch-Waxman Litigator of the Year – Branded category, Bruce Wexler was nominated in the General Patent Litigator of the Year - New Yorkcategory, Naveen Modi was nominated in the Post Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year category, and the Firm was nominated in the “Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year – Branded” category.
July 27, 2016
The American Lawyer's Transatlantic Lawyer of the Year: Intellectual Property
The American Lawyer named Bruce Wexler the Transatlantic Lawyer of the Year: Intellectual Property at its Transatlantic Legal Awards 2016. These awards consider the top legal work between the U.S. and the U.K. and European legal markets, recognizing law firms for “excellence in handling transatlantic matters across the key areas of corporate, finance, and disputes, as well as highlighting law firm innovation, commitment to pro bono, outstanding transatlantic strategy, and in-house leaders.” The winners were announced at a gala dinner in London on June 7, 2016, jointly hosted by The American Lawyer and Legal Week.
June 10, 2016
Recognized by Chambers USA 2016
Chambers USA 2016: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business named 47 of the firm’s practice areas and 112 individuals to its ranking of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
June 08, 2016
Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2016
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in its IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2016. The guide ranked the firm’s Nationwide, New York, Washington, D.C., and Georgia IP practices; and partners Yar Chaikovsky, Gerald Flattmann, Blair Jacobs, Robin McGrath, Naveen Modi, Joseph O'Malley, Joseph Palys, Preston Ratliff, Samuel Waxman, and Bruce Wexler were recognized as leading lawyers.
May 27, 2016
Benchmark Litigation 2016
Benchmark Litigation recognized Yar Chaikovsky, Gerald Flattmann, Douglas Flaum, Holly House, Joseph O'Malley, Barry Sher, Peter Stone, William Sullivan, Bruce Wexler, and William K. Whitner as Litigation Stars in its 2016 guide, which focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States and is the result of six-months of research that includes extensive interviews with litigators, clients and a close examination of recent casework handled by the firm. The firm was ranked as Highly Recommended in California, and in Tier 2 for US Intellectual Property.
Additionally, the firm was shortlisted for the 2016 Benchmark Litigation US Awards in the State Firm Awards – California category, and Yar Chaikovsky was shortlisted in the Practice Area Attorneys of the Year – Intellectual Property category.
December 09, 2015
Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2015
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings' IP practice in its IAM
Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2015. The guide ranked the firm’s Nationwide, New York, and Washington, D.C. IP practices; and partners Yar Chaikovsky, Gerald Flattmann, Blair Jacobs, Naveen Modi, Joseph O'Malley, Steven Park, Jeff Randall, Preston Ratliff, Allan Soobert, and Bruce Wexler were recognized as leading lawyers.
June 17, 2015
Managing IP's 2015 IP Stars
Yar Chaikovsky, Gerald Flattmann, Blair Jacobs, Chris Kennerly, Naveen Modi, Joseph O'Malley, and Bruce Wexler were named 2015 IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Nationwide, the firm's Intellectual Property practice was ranked in the Bio/Life Sciences, Copyright, and Patent Contentious categories. In New York, the firm was ranked Highly Recommended in the Patent Contentious category, and in California, the firm was ranked Recommended in the Copyright and Patent Contentious categories.
May 15, 2015
Recognized by LMG Life Sciences for Life Sciences IP Litigation
Paul Hastings' Life Sciences Intellectual Property practice received the highest possible ranking in Legal Media Group’s Life Sciences 2014 guide; as it was ranked “Highly Recommended” in the Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Branded) and General Patent Litigation categories. Commentary from the guide singled out Joseph O’Malley and Bruce Wexler as “preeminent litigators in the industry” and pointed out Gerald Flattmann’s "ability to serve as lead counsel in important industry cases." The IP practice was also described as having “outstanding teams both for commercial patent litigation as well as in dealing with infringement suits on the branded Hatch-Waxman front.”
October 09, 2014
Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2014
Intellectual Asset Management highlighted Paul Hastings
IP practice in its 2014 Patent 1000 guide to the top patent practitioners. The guide
ranked the firm’s Nationwide and New York IP practices; and partners Gerald
Flattmann, Joseph
O’Malley, Steven
Park, Jeff
Randall, Allan
Soobert and Bruce
Wexler were recognized as leading patent lawyers.
June 05, 2014
Recognized among ManagingIP's "IP Stars"
Bruce Wexler, Chris Kennerly, Melanie Rupert, Joseph O'Malley, Gerald Flattmann, and Jeff Randall, and were named IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Nationwide, the firm's Intellectual Property practice was ranked in the Bio/Life Sciences, Copyright and Patent Contentious categories.
In New York, the firm's IP practice was ranked Highly Recommended in the Patent Contentious category and in California, the IP practice was ranked Recommended in the Copyright and Patent Contentious categories.
April 29, 2014
Nominated for the Legal Media Group's LMG Life Science Awards
The firm was nominated for the Legal Media Group's 2013 LMG Life Sciences awards in the categories of “Litigation Team of the Year” and “(General) Patent Litigation: Firm of the Year."
August 12, 2013
Legal Media Group's 2013 LMG Life Science Awards
Bruce Wexler was recognized by the Legal Media Group (LMG) as a 2013 LMG Life Science nominee for “Litigator of the Year.”
August 12, 2013
Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for 2012
Paul Hastings' New York and Nationwide IP practices were ranked in Intellectual Asset Management's IAM Patents 1000, a guide that identifies the top patent practitioners in key jurisdictions around the globe. Additionally, Joseph O'Malley, Jeff Randall, Matthew Berger (for Licensing), Gerald Flattmann, Allan Soobert and Bruce Wexler were singled out for distinction.
June 12, 2012
Intellectual Asset Management
Paul Hastings was recognized in Intellectual Asset Management's 2011 IAM 250: Patent Litigation survey. New York partners Joe O'Malley, Bruce Wexler and Gerald Flattmann were recognized individually in the patent litigation (overall) and life sciences categories. Palo Alto partner Jeff Randall was also recognized individually in the California patent litigation (overall) category.
May 01, 2011
Financial Times
"Standout" innovative lawyering in the handling of client Eisai's Aricept® patent litigation.
December 06, 2010
Recognized as IP Pharma Team of the Year by Intellectual Property Magazine
Intellectual Property Magazine recognized Paul Hastings' IP Pharmaceutical Team as the Pharmaceutical Team of the Year.
November 30, 2010