2022 Best Intellectual Property Boutique Law Firms
Desmarais LLP
In 2010, John Desmarais left a successful patent litigation practice with Kirkland & Ellis to hang his own shingle with some of his former Kirkland colleagues. The result was Desmarais LLP, now a successful and expanding mid-sized law firm...
McKool Smith
McKool Smith is a trial firm with a reputation for victory in the courtroom in “bet-the-company” cases and beyond. With seven offices coast-to-coast, the firm’s experienced trial attorneys represent both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial...
Durie Tangri LLP
Durie Tangri is a hot-shot IP boutique with an impressive resume when it comes to copyrights, trademarks, and patents. But the firm is also a litigation powerhouse, specializing in professional liability, contract and commercial, class action,...
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Headquartered in San Francisco, Keker, Van Nest & Peters is perhaps best known for handling major intellectual property disputes for some of the country's leading names in technology. The firm also has a reputation for unleashing experienced...
Banner Witcoff
Chicago-based IP boutique firm Banner Witcoff is unique not only for its status as a top firm in its field, but also for its role in shaping IP law by having represented defendants in groundbreaking Supreme Court cases. The firm—which has...
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
One of the most reputable firms in Boston, Wolf Greenfield has made a name for itself as an IP powerhouse. With just under 100 attorneys, Wolf Greenfield is known for its work in patent litigation on technology matters. The firm has kept to the...
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Virginia-based IP boutique Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. has one foot in the United States and one in Japan, and both are strategically placed. The firm’s U.S. office in Alexandria, Virginia is located next to the USPTO, and...
Brinks Gilson Lione
Brinks Gilson & Lione is an intellectual property shop headquartered in Chicago, where it sits atop the skyline’s familiar NBC tower. From biotechnology to international trademark law to trade secrets, Brinks has earned a reputation as one...
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. is an IP firm based in Washington, DC, with an additional office in Boston. With a staff of about 45 attorneys, the firm is small but mighty and is best known for its IP litigation work. Keeping...
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff is an intellectual property law firm with offices in Illinois and California. The firm's client list includes Fortune 100 companies, midsize companies, startups, and academic institutions. Speaking the...
