Mayer Brown announced that 15 of the firm’s Intellectual Property partners are recognized in eight categories in the 2019 edition of the IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. In addition, the publication ranks the firm in seven jurisdictions: Germany, Hong Kong, International, United States: California, United States: Washington DC, United States: Illinois and United States: New York.

The Mayer Brown lawyers ranked are:

• Jamie Beaber, National: International Trade Commission and Washington DC: Litigation
• Christoph Crützen, Germany: Infringement
• James Ferguson, Illinois: Litigation
• Lisa Ferri, New York: Litigation
• Alan Grimaldi, Washington DC: Luminary
• Gary Hnath, National: International Trade Commission and Washington DC: Litigation
• Edward Johnson, California: Litigation
• Gabriela Kennedy, Hong Kong: Transactions
• Joe Mahoney, Illinois: Litigation
• Richard McCormick, New York: Litigation
• Michael Molano, California: Litigation
• Vera Nackovic, Illinois: Litigation and Transactions
• Brian Nolan, New York: Litigation
• David Wang, California: Litigation
• Ulrich Worm, Germany: Infringement

Published by Intellectual Asset Management magazine, the IAM Patent 1000 is described as the world’s most extensive guide to leading private practice patent professionals and firms around the world’s key jurisdictions. The guide was compiled following an extensive research process, which included interviews with numerous private practice lawyers and in-house counsel to gather market intelligence on the leading players in the field.