Rankings & Awards
Recognized as the Post-Grant Firm of the Year by IAM Magazine
Paul Hastings was recognized as the Post-Grand 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 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 the 2017 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 Joseph O’Malley, Bruce Wexler, Gerald Flattmann, Naveen Modi, Chad Peterman, Eric Dittmann, and Gary Giampetruzzi.
October 06, 2017
Patexia 2017 Intelligence Report — Most Active in Inter Partes Reviews
Patexia, Inc. acknowledged Naveen Modi as the most active attorney representing petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Patexia noted that Naveen's workload of 240 cases is the most among the 5,000 attorneys who have worked on IPRs since 2012.
September 19, 2017
Paul Hastings IP Practice Honored in IAM Patent 1000
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 the 2017 edition of 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
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 et al. v. Teva
Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. et al., 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 LLC et
al. 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 2016 LMG Life Sciences Awards
The Firm was shortlisted in four categories for the 2016 LMG Life Sciences Awards, which will be held on September 14 in New York.
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 York” category, 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
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
Paul Hastings IP Practice Honored in 2016 IAM Patent 1000
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
Managing IP 2016 North America Awards
Naveen Modi was named Outstanding IP Litigator of the Year – PTAB at Managing IP's 2016 North America Awards. Additionally, Paul Hastings was shortlisted in the US Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year, Patent Contentious Northeast Firm of the Year, and PTAB Firm of the Year categories.
March 18, 2016
Law360 MVP Awards 2015: Intellectual Property
Gerald Flattmann and Naveen Modi were named as MVP award winners by Law360 in the Intellectual Property category. Law360 reviewed more than 850 submissions, selecting attorneys with “successes in high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters” as this year’s MVP award winners.
November 09, 2015
Paul Hastings IP Practice Honored in 2015 IAM Patent 1000
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