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November 26, 2018
Desmarais LLP's founding partner, John Desmarais, successfully shepherded IBM through its first jury trial as a plaintiff in a patent infringement case this summer, securing an $82.5 million verdict for the technology giant over Groupon and earning a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 21, 2018
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2018 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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December 19, 2017
Dechert LLP’s Martin Black has protected patent portfolios for industry giants like Endo Pharmaceuticals and Microsoft since founding the firm’s intellectual property group in 2000, and his recent Supreme Court victory limiting the laches defense in patent infringement cases has earned him a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 18, 2017
Fish & Richardson PC’s Juanita Brooks has been called a "titan of the patent bar," an "IP icon” and “a jury whisperer” throughout her career as a patent litigator, and her 90 percent trial success rate, combined with recent wins in two major back-to-back patent trials, earned her a spot among Law360’s 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 15, 2017
John Connell of Archer & Greiner PC persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the federal government’s ban on offensive trademark registrations as unconstitutional in a landmark decision this year, securing him a place as one of Law360’s 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 14, 2017
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP’s James Dabney persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to put limits on where patent lawsuits can be filed, a decision that upended almost 30 years of established practice and has changed the patent litigation map, earning him a spot among Law360’s 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 13, 2017
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP’s James Barney has been a key player in the patent community this year, and his recent Federal Circuit victory for Aqua Products, which pushed the burden of proving patentability in inter partes review proceedings onto the petitioner, has earned him a spot as one of Law360's 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 08, 2017
Law360's MVP award goes to attorneys who have distinguished themselves from their peers in litigation, deals and other complex matters. Find the MVPs at your firm here.
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December 08, 2017
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2017 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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December 08, 2016
Joseph O'Malley of Paul Hastings LLP secured a victory for Helsinn Healthcare SA in a patent suit against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. that established groundbreaking precedent on the on-sale bar rule under the America Invents Act, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of IP MVPs.
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December 07, 2016
Irell & Manella LLP partner Morgan Chu won a $234 million patent verdict against Apple and helped Skechers beat back trademark litigation from Nike’s Converse, landing him a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 06, 2016
Kaye Scholer LLP’s James Blank not only helped clear Nintendo in long-running patent litigation involving its 3DS video game system, but also secured a first-of-its-kind decision at the Federal Circuit for a cable systems company, landing himself among Law360’s Intellectual Property MVPs for 2016.
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December 05, 2016
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Garrard Beeney led Stryker Corp. to victory in a U.S. Supreme Court case that made it easier for patent owners to recover enhanced damages in infringement suits and strengthened patent rights, earning himself a spot on Law360’s list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 02, 2016
Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Michael J. Allan won a closely watched music copyright case against Cox Communications and continued to represent top fashion brands in trademark matters, landing him a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 22, 2016
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360’s 2016 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. Here is a list of this year's Law360 MVPs.
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November 25, 2015
The successes of these elite attorneys in high-stakes litigation earned them a spot in the Intellectual Property category of Law360's 2015 MVP Awards.
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November 18, 2015
Helping Apple secure major victories in its patent infringement litigation against Samsung and representing Ford in its win in the company's largest patent litigation in its history has earned WilmerHale's Bill Lee a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 17, 2015
Sheppard Mullin's Richter & Hampton LLP's Carlo F. Van den Bosch this year became the first lawyer in nearly a decade to argue — and win — a trademark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, successfully representing Hana Bank in a dispute involving the use of its name, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 16, 2015
Charles K. Verhoeven of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP recently helped set a new standard for pausing patent litigation in district courts while the validity of the patent at issue is reviewed before the patent office, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of IP MVPs for 2015.
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November 13, 2015
Perkins Coie LLP partner Shannon M. Bloodworth won two big pharmaceutical patent victories for Mylan Laboratories at the Federal Circuit in the past year, easily landing her a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
From defeating a hedge fund manager's American Invents Act challenges to Acorda Therapeutics Inc. patents to successfully defending Galderma Laboratories Inc. patents in an inter partes review, Paul Hastings LLP's Naveen Modi and Gerald Flattmann have had a busy year of wins at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, landing them among Law360's 2015 IP MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
In the past year, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's Peter A. Bicks has successfully defended Dish Network Corp. against a copyright suit by major broadcasters seeking to shut down its Hopper DVR and won more than $5 million in attorneys' fees for Dow Agrosciences after protecting the company's herbicide-resistant soybeans from Bayer CropScience's patent challenge, earning him a spot on Law360's list of intellectual property MVPs.
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November 09, 2015
Rachel Krevans and Grant Esposito of Morrison & Foerster LLP nabbed a major victory this year for pharmaceutical company Sandoz Inc. in a high-stakes battle over the Affordable Care Act’s approval pathway for biosimilars, landing them a spot on Law360's 2015 IP MVPs.
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November 06, 2015
Five exceptional attorneys stand out from the pack by being selected for the Law360 MVP distinction for five straight years.
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November 06, 2015
Five elite law firms have racked up more than 20 Law360 MVP wins each over the past five years, outshining their competitors with their accomplishments in complex litigation and transactions.