MANAGING IP NORTH AMERICA AWARDS 2017 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED 0 Like Tweet Share Add clipping Print 07 February 2017 Michael Loney, New York The shortlists for this year s Managing IP North America Awards have been announced. The outstanding intellectual property firms and individuals in the US and Canada will be chosen from these, and revealed at a dinner in Washington DC on March 23 The shortlists for Managing IP s North America Awards 2016 are now live. They reveal the nominees for best national US and Canadian firms, US regional firms and outstanding IP litigators. The winners of the North America Awards will be revealed at a dinner on March 23 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington DC. Awards will also be presented for most influential individual and lifetime achievement, as well as for milestone cases of the year. For more information on attending the awards, contact Alissa Rozen on +1 212 224 3673 or arozen@euromoneyny.com Shortlists for Managing IP s Global Awards have also been published, and can be viewed here. Those awards will be revealed at a dinner in London on March 9. You can see the list of winners and photos from previous awards on our dedicated page. NORTH AMERICA 2017 SHORTLISTS US Regional Awards Patent Prosecution: Northeast Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch Fish & Richardson Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox Sughrue Mion WilmerHale
Patent Prosecution: South Alston & Bird Andrews Kurth Kenyon Baker Botts Bracewell Haynes & Boone King & Spalding Norton Rose Fulbright Patent Prosecution: Midwest Banner & Witcoff Brinks Gilson & Lione Harness Dickey & Pierce Leydig Voit & Mayer Marshall Gerstein & Borun McDermott Will & Emery Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner Patent Prosecution: West Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman Fenwick & West Fish & Richardson Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear McDermott Will & Emery Perkins Coie Patent Contentious: Northeast Desmarais
Irell & Manella Jones Day Kirkland & Ellis Paul Hastings Sidley Austin Weil Gotshal & Manges WilmerHale Winston & Strawn Patent Contentious: South Alston & Bird Baker Botts Haynes & Boone McKool Smith Norton Rose Fulbright Susman Godfrey Patent Contentious: Midwest Brooks Kushman Husch Blackwell Jenner & Block Jones Day Kirkland & Ellis Sidley Austin Winston & Strawn Patent Contentious: West Cooley
Durie Tangri Irell & Manella Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Trade Mark Prosecution: Northeast Arent Fox Cowan Liebowitz & Latman Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu Kelly IP Trade Mark Prosecution: South Bracewell Greenberg Traurig Norton Rose Fulbright Pirkey Barber Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Trade Mark Prosecution: Midwest Banner & Witcoff Brinks Gilson & Lione Brooks Kushman Dorsey & Whitney Leydig Voit & Mayer Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson
Trade Mark Prosecution: West Cooley Fenwick & West Greenberg Traurig Holland & Hart K&L Gates Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Perkins Coie Trade Mark Contentious: Northeast Debevoise & Plimpton Dorsey & Whitney Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu Kelly IP Kirkland & Ellis Trade Mark Contentious: South Haynes & Boone King & Spalding Norton Rose Fulbright Pirkey Barber Trade Mark Contentious: Midwest Banner & Witcoff Brinks Gilson & Lione Brooks Kushman
Jones Day Katten Muchin Rosenman Merchant & Gould Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson Trademark Contentious: West Cooley Fenwick & West Holland & Hart K&L Gates Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Perkins Coie Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Copyright: East Arnold & Porter Cowan Liebowitz & Latman Debevoise & Plimpton Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu Jenner & Block Kirkland & Ellis Weil Gotshal & Manges Winston & Strawn Copyright: West Durie Tangri Fenwick & West Irell & Manella
King & Spalding Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton US National Awards Patent Prosecution: National Brinks Gilson & Lione Fish & Richardson Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto Haynes & Boone Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Marshall Gerstein & Borun Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner Patent Contentious: National Fish & Richardson Irell & Manella Jones Day Kirkland & Ellis McKool Smith Morrison & Foerster Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Susman Godfrey WilmerHale Trade Mark Prosecution: National
Banner & Witcoff Brinks Gilson & Lione Fenwick & West Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu Kelly IP Trade Mark Contentious: National Debevoise & Plimpton Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu Kelly IP Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson Pirkey Barber Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Copyright: National Debevoise & Plimpton Durie Tangri Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu Jenner & Block Kirkland & Ellis Appellate Fish & Richardson Irell & Manella Jenner & Block Jones Day
McCarter & English Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Susman Godfrey Weil Gotshal WilmerHale International Trade Commission Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg Alston & Bird Covington & Burling Fish & Richardson Foster Murphy Altman & Nickel Kirkland & Ellis Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Life Sciences IP Litigation Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto Goodwin Procter Paul Hastings Sidley Austin Williams & Connolly WilmerHale Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year Desmarais Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto McKool Smith
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Robins Kaplan Susman Godfrey Transactional Firm of the Year Cooley Latham & Watkins Morrison & Foerster Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Weil Gotshal & Manges Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PTAB Firm of the Year Fish & Richardson Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox Weil Gotshal & Manges Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Specialty IP Firm of the Year Durie Tangri Fish & Richardson Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto Marshall Gerstein & Borun Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Firm to Watch Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Chen Malin McNeill Bauer Muncy Geissler Olds & Lowe Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik Individual Awards Outstanding Litigator: California Wayne Barsky, Gibson Dunn Dion Bregman, Morgan Lewis & Bockius Neel Chatterjee, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Daralyn Durie, Durie Tangri Susan Heller, Greenberg Traurig Annette Hurst, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Michael Jacobs, Morrison & Foerster Lisa Kobialka, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Outstanding Litigator: Colorado Donald Degnan, Holland & Hart Natalie Hanlon-Leh, WilmerHale Peter Kinsella, Perkins Coie John Posthumus, Sheridan Ross Jon Trembath, Lathrop & Gage Outstanding Litigator: Delaware Jack Blumenfeld, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell Francis DiGiovanni, Drinker Biddle & Reath Karen Jacobs, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell Douglas McCann, Fish & Richardson
David Moore, Potter Anderson & Corroon Outstanding Litigator: District of Columbia David Cavanaugh, WilmerHale Ruffin Cordell, Fish & Richardson Anish Desai, Weil Gotshal & Manges David Frazier, Latham & Watkins Max Grant, Latham & Watkins Jonathan Hudis, Quarles & Brady William Jay, Goodwin Procter David Kelly, Kelly IP Mark Perry, Gibson Dunn Sanya Sukduang, Matthew Wolf, Arnold & Porter Outstanding Litigator: Georgia William Brewster, Holmes Hawkins, King & Spalding Charles Henn, Woody Jameson, Duane Morris Lawrence Nodine, Ballard Spahr Mitchell Stockwell, Jeffrey Toney, Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman Outstanding Litigator: Illinois Meredith Martin Addy, Katten Muchin Rosenman Michael Brody, Winston & Strawn Richard Cederoth, Sidley Austin Mark Feldman, DLA Piper
James Hurst, Kirkland & Ellis George Lombardi, Winston & Strawn Floyd Mandell, Katten Muchin Rosenman David Nelson, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan David Pritikin, Sidley Austin Outstanding Litigator: Massachusetts Lee Bromberg, McCarter & English Sarah Columbia, McDermott Will & Emery Anthony Downs, Goodwin Procter Barbara Fiacco, Foley Hoag Douglas Kline, Goodwin Procter William Lee, WilmerHale Eric Marandett, Choate Hall & Stewart Mark Puzella, Fish & Richardson Donald Ware, Foley Hoag Daryl Wiesen, Goodwin Procter Outstanding Litigator: Michigan Frank Angileri, Brooks Kushman John Artz, Dickinson Wright Mark Cantor, Brooks Kushman Glenn Forbis, Harness Dickey & Pierce Michael Huget, Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn Outstanding Litigator: Minnesota Alan Carlson, Carlson Caspers Jan Conlin, Ciresi Conlin Jon Dragseth, Fish & Richardson Jake Holdreith, Robins Kaplan
Christopher Larus, Robins Kaplan Jonathan Singer, Fish & Richardson Derek Vandenburgh, Carlson Caspers Outstanding Litigator: New Jersey Scott Christie, McCarter & English Gerard Norton, Fox Rothschild Frank Politano, K&L Gates Robert Rhoad, Dechert Bruce Sales, Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik Outstanding Litigator: New York Greg Arovas, Kirkland & Ellis David Bernstein, Debevoise & Plimpton Dale Cendali, Kirkland & Ellis John Desmarais, Desmarais Anthony Dreyer, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Peter Harvey, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Thomas Meloro, Willkie Farr & Gallagher Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Outstanding Litigator: Pennsylvania Martin Black, Dechert Stephen Driscoll, Saul Ewing Dianne Elderkin, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Dale Heist, BakerHostetler Steven Maslowski, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Patrick McElhinny, K&L Gates
Outstanding Litigator Award: Texas Sam Baxter, McKool Smith Douglas Cawley, McKool Smith Li Chen, Chen Malin Deron Dacus, Dacus Law Firm John Keville, Winston & Strawn David McCombs, Haynes & Boone Steve Meleen, Pirkey Barber Bruce Sostek, Thompson & Knight Theodore Stevenson, McKool Smith Outstanding Litigator: Virginia Erika Arner, Jack Barufka, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Charles Lipsey, Scott McKeown, Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt Larry Nixon, Nixon & Vanderhye Outstanding Litigator: Washington Kevin Costanza, Seed IP Michael Keyes, Dorsey & Whitney Brian Park, Stoel Rives Paul Parker, Perkins Coie William Rava, Perkins Coie Nagendra Setty, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Grace Han Stanton, Perkins Coie David Tellekson, Fenwick & West Pallavi Wahi, K&L Gates
Outstanding Litigator: PTAB Erika Arner, David Cavanaugh, WilmerHale Lori Gordon, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox James Hannah, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Scott McKeown, Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt Naveen Modi, Paul Hastings Karl Renner, Fish & Richardson Michael Rosati, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Outstanding Appellate Practitioner: Andrew Bart, Jenner & Block Donald Dunner, Annette Hurst, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Michael Jakes, William Jay, Goodwin Procter William Lee, WilmerHale Joseph Palmore, Morrison & Foerster Joseph Rosenkranz, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Kathleen Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Canada National Awards Patent Prosecution Bereskin & Parr Gowling WLG Norton Rose Fulbright Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Patent Contentious Aitken Klee
Belmore Neidrauer Goodmans Gowling WLG McCarthy Tétrault Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Trade Mark Prosecution Bereskin & Parr Borden Ladner Gervais Gowling WLG Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Trade Mark Contentious Bereskin & Parr Blake Cassels & Graydon Gowling WLG McCarthy Tétrault Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Copyright Blake Cassels & Graydon Cassels Brock & Blackwell Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Gowling WLG McCarthy Tétrault Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Canada Speciality Firm
Aitken Klee Bereskin & Parr Deeth Williams Wall Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Canada Outstanding IP Practitioner Marguerite Ethier, Lenczner Slaght Steven Garland, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh François Guay, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Dominique Hussey, Bennett Jones Jason Markwell, Belmore Neidrauer Christopher Van Barr, Gowling WLG