Rankings & Awards
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 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
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 Acritas Stars by Sharplegal
Sharplegal recognized 14 Paul Hastings lawyers as Acritas Stars, an international database of high performing lawyers recommended by clients. Acritas Stars were selected based on more than 4,300 interviews with general counsel and other senior leaders at legal departments around the world. The following Paul Hastings lawyers were recognized:
Simon Airey – Litigation – London
Marc Bernstein – Employment – New York
William DeGrandis – Litigation – Washington, D.C.
Scott Flicker – Litigation – Washington, D.C.
Daniel Kim – Corporate – Seoul
Jong Han Kim – Corporate – Seoul
Raymond Li – Corporate – Hong Kong
May Lun – Corporate – Hong Kong
Bradford Newman – Employment – Palo Alto
Lorenzo Parola – Corporate – Milan
Dan Stellenberg – Employment – Palo Alto
Charles Thornton – Real Estate – San Francisco
Jeffrey Wolf – Corporate – San Francisco
James Zapp – Employment – Los Angeles
August 23, 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 in Chambers Asia 2018
Paul Hastings is ranked in 14 practice areas across three categories in Asia: Asia-wide, China (including Hong Kong), and South Korea.
December 08, 2017
Recognized by the ALB Korea Law Awards 2016
Paul Hastings’ representation of Temasek in its participation in a consortium with MBK Partners for the US$6 billion acquisition of Tesco’s Homeplus secured the Korea Deal of the Year and M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) on ALB Korea Law Awards. Daniel Kim of Korea office plays a lead role in this transaction.
In addition, Jong Han Kim, office chair of our Korean Office, was shortlisted for Managing Partner of the Year; and the deal Kakao's Exchangeable Bond Guaranteed by Kookmin Bank was also shortlisted for Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize).
November 17, 2016
Legal 500 Asia Pacific
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016 has ranked Paul Hastings in 15 jurisdictions across five jurisdictions in Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines and South Korea. Partners Joshua Isenberg, Daniel Kim, Jong Han Kim and David Wang were recognized as elite “Leading Lawyers.”
November 12, 2015
Legal 500 Asia Pacific
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2013 has ranked Paul Hastings in 19 categories across five jurisdictions in Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines and South Korea. Partners David Blumenfeld, Joshua Isenberg, Daniel Kim, Jong Han Kim, Brett King, Joel Rothstein and David Wang were recognized as leading individuals.
December 05, 2012