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Cantor Colburn LLP is the fastest growing U.S. patent firm over the last ten years (Juristat). Cantor Colburn is the #3 U.S. law firm for utility patents, #4 for design patents, and #8 for trademarks (IP Law360 and Ant-like Persistence). Cantor Colburn is one of the largest full-service intellectual property law firms in the country, with more than 100 attorneys and agents providing counsel to clients around the globe from offices in Hartford, Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, and Detroit. With highly specialized knowledge and in-depth understanding of clients' businesses, the firm supports the technological innovations that are driving the world economy. Exceptionally well versed in a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, the firm assists clients in a broad spectrum of industries, including software, aerospace, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, biotechnology, medical devices, and chemical engineering.
The Dennemeyer Group has been setting benchmarks for services and software solutions in the intellectual property industry for more than half a century. Dennemeyer rapidly evolved into one of the world’s most comprehensive full-service provider for the protection and management of intellectual property rights: from IP law firm services (Dennemeyer & Associates) and software and management services (Dennemeyer IP Solutions) to IP consulting (Dennemeyer IP Consulting).
Buchanan IP combines the knowledge and experience of an intellectual property boutique with the service offerings of a large multi-practice firm. Buchanan aims to be a true business partner for our clients, focusing on the protection, enforcement and monetization of IP assets. are a collaborative team of more than 50 attorneys and IP professionals with technical backgrounds in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, electrical and computer science as well as mechanical and materials science. Our team is award winning, having been recognized for its work by organizations including: Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars, IAM’s Patent 1000, World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000, Chambers USA and more.
Ropes & Gray’s global intellectual property team provides clients with a full range of IP services, from strategic patent evaluation and litigation to strategic transactions. Our IP litigation team has an exceptional record of accomplishment prevailing for clients in complex, bet-the-company litigation. We litigate issues of first impression before state and federal courts, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and before the International Trade Commission. Our IP transactional lawyers, meanwhile, guide billion- and multi-million dollar deals that enable companies to access new markets, accelerate research, advance product development, and guide clients in groundbreaking, first-of-their-kind licensing and collaboration agreements. Indeed, Ropes & Gray’s IP group has been consistently recognized for its excellence by independent ranking publications such as Chambers, Legal 500, U.S. News—Best Lawyers, Managing IP, LMG Life Sciences, and IAM Patent 1000.
Evolved. Empowered. Empathetic. Efficient. At Condo Roccia Koptiw, we believe expert knowledge and informed dialogue fuels our mission to make our clients’ lives easier and our people’s lives more fulfilling. As a 20-attorney IP boutique in Center City Philadelphia, we represent clients in all intellectual property disciplines, with expertise in electrical engineering, computer software, biochemistry, chemistry and mechanical engineering.
Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in technology, financial services, energy and private equity. With more than 600 lawyers, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and The Lawyer.
Axinn combines the skills, experience and dedication of the world's largest firms with the focus, responsiveness, efficiency and attention to client needs of the best boutiques. The firm was established in the late 1990s by lawyers from premier Wall Street firms with a common vision: provide the highest level of service and strategic acumen in antitrust, intellectual property and high-stakes litigation. Axinn’s lawyers have served as lead or co-lead counsel on nearly half a trillion dollars in transactions and, in the last 10 years alone, have handled more than 250 litigations.
White & Case is a leading global law firm with lawyers in 44 offices across 30 countries. Among the first US-based law firms to establish a truly global presence, we provide counsel and representation in virtually every area of law that affects cross-border business. Our clients value both the breadth of our global network and the depth of our US, English and local law capabilities in each of our regions and rely on us for their complex cross-border transactions, as well as their representation in arbitration and litigation proceedings.
The Delaware legal community works fast and works smart. We have to. Cases come to us from all 50 states, all the time, from companies seeking the sophistication and business-savvy fairness of the Delaware legal system. They need local lawyers who can add value from long experience inside that system.Young Conaway has played a role in many groundbreaking cases and has helped shape legislative and case law in Delaware for over half a century.
That leads them – or their primary outside counsel - to us. We know Delaware law in all its nuances. Our partners serve on the various committees that regularly draft amendments to Delaware’s entity and other laws. We know Delaware judges, having appeared before them countless times. We usually know opposing counsel, having worked either with or against them in the past. Our legal culture is clearly defined, known for its civility, collegiality, and fairness. In Delaware, local knowledge counts for a lot. So do we.
Kramer Levin provides proactive, creative and pragmatic solutions that address today’s most challenging legal issues. Headquartered in New York, with offices in Silicon Valley and Paris, our firm fosters a strong culture of involvement in public and community service. We regard it as imperative that we maintain an environment where people from diverse backgrounds can flourish. Over the past three years, 62% of new Kramer Levin partners were promoted from within and 50% were women.