The Managing IP awards programme recognises remarkable achievements and developments in the past 12 months. Please see the research methodology below.
Trophies will be presented to the winners from the Americas on March 26 at Lotte New York Palace, New York City. Special awards, including those for impact cases, will also be presented at the ceremony.
More than 200 guests attended the Americas Awards ceremony in 2019 (read more here).
To reserve a table at the ceremony please contact Nicholas Heath at nheath@managingip.com or on +44 (0) 20 7779 8692. Further booking details can be found here.
We have already published the shortlists for the EMEA Awards ceremony in London on March 5 (see here).
Congratulations to all the firms and individuals shortlisted this year.
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
ARGENTINA
Patent
Berken IP
G Breuer
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno
Trademark
Berton Moreno + Ojam
Ferrer Reyes Tellechea & Bouche
G Breuer
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno
Richelet & Richelet
Copyright
Allende & Brea
Berton Moreno + Ojam
G Breuer
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
BRAZIL
Patent
Barbosa Müssnich Aragão
Bhering Advogados
Daniel Law
Dannemann Siemsen
Gusmão & Labrunie
Licks Attorneys
Trademark
Barbosa Müssnich Aragão
Daniel Law
Dannemann Siemsen
Gusmão & Labrunie
Kasznar Leonardos
Montaury Pimenta Machado & Vieira de Mello
CARIBBEAN
Firm of the Year
DunnCox (Jamaica)
Ferraiuoli (Puerto Rico)
JD Sellier + Co (Trinidad)
Livingston Alexander & Levy (Jamaica)
Miniño Abogados (Dominican Republic)
CHILE
Patent
Albagli Zaliasnik
Alessandri
Carey
Sargent & Krahn
Villaseca Abogados
Trademark
Albagli Zaliasnik
Alessandri
Carey
Sargent & Krahn
Silva
Copyright
Alessandri
Carey
Johansson & Langlois
Sargent & Krahn
Silva
COLOMBIA
Patent
Brigard Castro
Cavelier Abogados
Lloreda Camacho & Co
Olarte Moure & Asociados
Trademark
Baker McKenzie
Brigard Castro
Cavelier Abogados
Lloreda Camacho & Co
Copyright
Baker McKenzie
Brigard Castro
Cavelier Abogados
Lloreda Camacho & Co
Márquez-Robledo Abogados
ECUADOR
Firm of the Year
Bustamante & Bustamante
CorralRosales
Fabara & Compañía Abogados
Falconi Puig
Ferrere
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
MEXICO
Patent
Arochi & Lindner
Basham Ringe y Correa
Becerril Coca & Becerril
Olivares
Uhthoff Gómez Vega & Uhthoff
Trademark
Arochi & Lindner
Baker McKenzie
Dumont
Olivares
Uhthoff Gómez Vega & Uhthoff
Copyright
Baker McKenzie
Hogan Lovells BSTL
Jalife Caballero
Olivares
PANAMA
Firm of the Year
Alfaro Ferrer & Ramirez
Arias Fábrega & Fábrega
Estudio Benedetti
Icaza González-Ruiz & Alemán
PERU
Firm of the Year
Allende & Garcia Abogados
BARLAW - Barrera & Asociados
Barreda Moller
Estudio Colmenares & Asociados
Rodrigo Elias & Medrano Abogados
URUGUAY
Firm of the Year
Cervieri Monsuárez & Asociados
Cikato Abogados
Fernández Secco & Asociados
Ferrere
Fischer Abogados
Fox & Lapenne
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
Copyright
Cassells Brock & Blackwell
Fasken
Gowling WLG
McCarthy Tétrault
Torys
Patent Contentious
Belmore Neidrauer
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Gowling WLG
Smart & Biggar
Torys
Patent Prosecution
Bennett Jones
Bereskin & Parr
Borden Ladner Gervais
Gowling WLG
Smart & Biggar
Trademark Contentious
Bennett Jones
Bereskin & Parr
Borden Ladner Gervais
Gowling WLG
Smart & Biggar
Trademark Prosecution
Bereskin & Parr
Borden Ladner Gervais
Gowling WLG
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Smart & Biggar
Boutique
Aitken Klee
Belmore Neidrauer
Bereskin & Parr
Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus
Smart & Biggar
Outstanding Practitioner: Copyright
Andrew Bernstein, Torys
Casey Chisick, Cassels Brock & Blackwell
Barry Fong, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Barry Sookman, McCarthy Tétrault
D Lynne Watt, Gowling WLG
Outstanding Practitioner: Trademark
Janice Bereskin, Bereskin & Parr
Mark Evans, Smart & Biggar
Lori Hall, Gowling WLG
Lorne Lipkus, Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus
Justine Wiebe, Borden Ladner Gervais
Outstanding Practitioner: Patent
Steven Garland, Smart & Biggar
Dominique Hussey, Bennett Jones
Steven Mason, McCarthy Tétrault
Eileen McMahon, Torys
Peter Wilcox, Belmore Neidrauer
UNITED STATES (REGIONAL)
Patent Prosecution: Northeast
Choate Hall & Stewart
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Fish & Richardson
Goodwin Procter
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Patent Prosecution: South
Alston & Bird
Haynes and Boone
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
King & Spalding
Munck Wilson Mandala
Patent Prosecution: Midwest
Honigman
Leydig Voit & Mayer
Marshall Gerstein & Borun
McAndrews Held & Malloy
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff
Patent Prosecution: West
Dorsey & Whitney
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Knobbe Martens
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Perkins Coie
Patent Contentious: Northeast
Covington & Burling
Desmarais
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Goodwin Procter
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Williams & Connolly
WilmerHale
Patent Contentious: South
Alston & Bird
Baker Botts
Haynes and Boone
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
McKool Smith
Patent Contentious: Midwest
Kirkland & Ellis
Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik
Robins Kaplan
Sidley Austin
Winston & Strawn
Patent Contentious: West
Cooley
Fish & Richardson
Knobbe Martens
Morrison & Foerster
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Sidley Austin
Trademark Prosecution: Northeast
Arent Fox
Baker McKenzie
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
Kelly IP
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Trademark Prosecution: South
Alston & Bird
Baker McKenzie
Haynes and Boone
King & Spalding
Pirkey Barber
Trademark Prosecution: Midwest
Banner & Witcoff
Brinks Gilson & Lione
Loeb & Loeb
McDermott Will & Emery
Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson
Trademark Prosecution: West
Fenwick & West
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Knobbe Martens
McDermott Will & Emery
Perkins Coie
Trademark Contentious: Northeast
Debevoise & Plimpton
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
Kelly IP
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Kirkland & Ellis
Trademark Contentious: South
Alston & Bird
Haynes & Boone
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Pirkey Barber
Trademark Contentious: Midwest
Banner & Witcoff
Greenberg Traurig
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Loeb & Loeb
Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson
Trademark Contentious: West
Cooley
Fenwick & West
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Loeb & Loeb
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Copyright: East
Cowan Liebowitz & Latman
Davis Wright Tremaine
Jenner & Block
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Copyright: West
Durie Tangri
Fenwick & West
King & Spalding
Loeb & Loeb
Munger Tolles & Olson
O’Melveny & Myers
UNITED STATES (NATIONAL)
US Patent Prosecution
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Fish & Richardson
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Knobbe Martens
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
US Patent Contentious
Arnold & Porter
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
WilmerHale
US Trademark Prosecution
Arent Fox
Fenwick & West
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
Kelly IP
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
US Trademark Contentious
Debevoise & Plimpton
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Kirkland & Ellis
Pirkey Barber
US Copyright
Jenner & Block
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Loeb & Loeb
Weil Gotshal & Manges
IP Transactions
Cooley
Kirkland & Ellis
Ropes & Gray
Sidley Austin
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Appellate
Covington & Burling
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Jones Day
Morrison & Foerster
WilmerHale
ITC
Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Fish & Richardson
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
WilmerHale
Life Sciences IP Litigation
Goodwin Procter
Morrison & Foerster
Paul Hastings
Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik
Sidley Austin
Williams & Connolly
Plaintiff Firm
Desmarais
McKool Smith
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Susman Godfrey
PTAB
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Fish & Richardson
Paul Hastings
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
WilmerHale
Specialty Firm
Desmarais
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Fish & Richardson
Knobbe Martens
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Firm to Watch
Armond Wilson
Honigman
Oppenheim + Zebrak
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders
Outstanding Litigator: California
Juanita Brooks, Fish & Richardson
Morgan Chu, Irell & Manella
Daralyn Durie, Durie Tangri
William Gaede, McDermott Will & Emery
Heidi Keefe, Cooley
Kelly Klaus, Munger Tolles & Olson
Edward Reines, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Vernon Winters, Sidley Austin
Outstanding Litigator: Colorado
Orion Armon, Cooley
Timothy Getzoff, Holland & Hart
David Sipiora, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Evan Rothstein, Arnold & Porter
Mindy Sooter, WilmerHale
Outstanding Litigator: Delaware
Jack Blumenfeld, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Frederick Cottrell, Richards Layton & Finger
Anne Shea Gaza, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor
Karen Jacobs, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
David Moore, Potter Anderson & Corroon
Outstanding Litigator: Washington, DC
David Berl, Williams & Connolly
Shannon Bloodworth, Perkins Coie
Ruffin Cordell, Fish & Richardson
Charles Lipsey, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Michael Morin, Latham & Watkins
Christopher Sipes, Covington & Burling
Amy Wigmore, WilmerHale
Matthew Wolf, Arnold & Porter
Outstanding Litigator: Georgia
Matthew Gaudet, Duane Morris
John Haynes, Alston & Bird
Charles Henn Jr, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
John Livingstone, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Mitchell Stockwell, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Outstanding Litigator: Illinois
James Hurst, Kirkland & Ellis
Sharon Hwang, McAndrews Held & Malloy
George Lombardi, Winston & Strawn
Floyd Mandell, Katten Muchin Rosenman
David Pritikin, Sidley Austin
William Rakoczy, Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik
Outstanding Litigator: Massachusetts
Sarah Chapin Columbia, McDermott Will & Emery
Barbara Fiacco, Foley Hoag
William Lee, WilmerHale
Frank Scherkenbach, Fish & Richardson
Daryl Wiesen, Goodwin Procter
Outstanding Litigator: Michigan
Frank Angileri, Brooks Kushman
John S Artz, Dickinson Wright
Anthony Cho, Carlson Gaskey & Olds
J Michael Huget, Honigman
Marc Lorelli, Brooks Kushman
Outstanding Litigator: Minnesota
Jake Holdreith, Robins Kaplan
Christopher Larus, Robins Kaplan
J Derek Vandenburgh, Carlson Caspers
J Thomas Vitt, Jones Day
Dorothy Whelan, Fish & Richardson
Outstanding Litigator: New Jersey
David De Lorenzi, Gibbons
Charles Lizza, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Gerard Norton, Fox Rothschild
Robert Rhoad, Dechert
Outstanding Litigator: New York
Jim Badke, Sidley Austin
David Bernstein, Debevoise & Plimpton
Dale Cendali, Kirkland & Ellis
John Desmarais, Desmarais
Keith Hummel, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Jane Love, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Irena Royzman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Bruce Wexler, Paul Hastings
Outstanding Litigator: Pennsylvania
Robert Baron Jr, Ballard Spahr
Martin Black, Dechert
Dianne Elderkin, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Eric Kraeutler, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Tracy Zurzolo Quinn, Holland & Knight
Outstanding Litigator: Texas
Bill Barber, Pirkey Barber
John Keville, Winston & Strawn
David McCombs, Haynes and Boone
Mike McKool, McKool Smith
Mark Reiter, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Theodore Stevenson III, McKool Smith
Outstanding Litigator: Washington
Ryan McBrayer, Perkins Coie
Paul Meiklejohn, Dorsey & Whitney
Carol Pitzel Cruz, Knobbe Martens
Michael Rosato, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
David Tellekson, Fenwick & West
Outstanding Litigator: PTAB
Eric Buresh, Erise IP
Eldora Ellison, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Ching-Lee Fukuda, Sidley Austin
David McCombs, Haynes and Boone
Scott McKeown, Ropes & Gray
Naveen Modi, Paul Hastings
Karl Renner, Fish & Richardson
Outstanding Practitioner: IP Transactions
Jennifer Coplan, Sidley Austin
Michael Epstein, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Jake Handy, Fenwick & West
David Kappos, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Lori Lesser, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
David McIntosh, Ropes & Gray
Salima Merani, Knobbe Martens
Outstanding Practitioner: Appellate
Peter Stris, Stris & Maher
John R Sommer
Deanne Maynard, Morrison & Foerster
Beth Brinkmann, Covington & Burling
Mark Perry, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Morgan Chu, Irell & Manella
Jeffrey Lamken, MoloLamken
REGIONAL AWARDS
Americas Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
SPECIAL AWARDS
Americas In-House Team of the Year (Patent)
Amgen
Apple
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Eli Lilly and Company
Ericsson
Ford
HPE
IBM
Intel
Sandoz
Americas In-House Team of the Year (Trademark)
Adidas
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Netflix
Nike
PepsiCo
Procter & Gamble
The Coca-Cola Company
The Walt Disney Company
Unilever
Research methodology
The Managing IP awards programme is the most comprehensive and widely respected IP law firm awards event in the world. Now in its 15th year, the programme covers a broad range of IP practice areas and more than 30 jurisdictions. Read about the practice areas at ipstars.com.
The research is primarily conducted by the IP STARS team. Each year our research analysts obtain information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and their clients through interviews, email and online surveys.
Before compiling the shortlists, our researchers evaluated the work data supplied by firms and, where applicable, reviewed publicly-available information such as court and IP office records. They focused on work done or concluded in 2019, particularly looking for case studies that were of great significance to clients and/or IP law and practice. Firms or individuals can also be shortlisted based on our independent research findings.
The research for the IP STARS rankings and the Managing IP awards is rigorous and impartial. There is no fee to pay to participate in our research, and no firm or individual can pay to influence the results. The awards are not influenced by any commercial relationship with Managing IP or rankings in IP STARS. Any firm, regardless of its ranking in IP STARS, can win any of our awards. Furthermore, the Managing IP awards programme is distinct and separate from any other awards programme organised by Euromoney's Legal Media Group (LMG).
If you have any questions about the Americas shortlists, please contact our US IP STARS editor Chris Adams (chris.adams@euromoneyny.com) or the global research editor Kingsley Egbuonu (kingsley.egbuonu@managingip.com).
The history of the awards
Managing IP launched its awards programme in 2006. The ceremony that year was attended by more than 130 guests including the late Sir Hugh Laddie, who received a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony.
We used to host a merged awards ceremony (excluding North America) in London and a separate ceremony in Washington DC for firms based in North America, but that changed two years ago. In 2018, our North America Awards expanded to include South America and the ceremony moved to New York City; the awards ceremony in London (formerly known as the Global IP Awards) became the EMEA Awards; and we launched a new Asia-Pacific Awards in Hong Kong.
The Managing IP awards ceremonies attract guests and prominent figures in the IP industry from around the world, and it is regarded as the premier IP law firm awards event in the legal industry calendar. In total, more than 600 guests attended our awards in 2019.