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Desmarais LLP Wins Top 2021 IAM Patent 1000 Ranking, 12 Attorneys Honored

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IAM Patent 1000 has again named Desmarais LLP an industry-leading firm in patent litigation and highlighted 12 of the firm’s partners as elite practitioners in the field.
 
Desmarais LLP earned a top-tier Gold Ranking in the "National: Firmwide Litigation" and “New York: Firmwide Litigation” categories; a Bronze Ranking in the “California: Firmwide Litigation” category; and a Recommended Ranking in the "National: Firmwide Plaintiff" category. IAM Patent 1000 also recognized Paul Bondor, John Desmarais, Bindu Donovan, Yung-Hoon (Sam) Ha, Gabrielle Higgins, Alan Kellman, Todd Krause, Peter Magic, Jonas McDavit, Ameet Modi, Karim Oussayef, and Tamir Packin in the "Individual: Litigation" categories for New York and California. Additionally, Gabrielle Higgins received a Recommended Ranking in the "Individual: Post-Grant Proceedings" category.
 
“Senior general counsel hail Desmarais LLP as ‘unparalleled in terms of expertise and client service when it comes to high-stakes litigation,’” IAM said in the 2021 rankings guide. “The richly resourced team lives to fight mission-critical patent, trade secret, antitrust and other technology-intensive cases for household names, and has cracked the code of winning trials – on both sides of the ‘v’ – in all key forums in the United States.”
 
The annual IAM Patent 1000 rankings recognize the industry’s leading patent attorneys, practices, and firms around the world. IAM arrived at the 2021 rankings after conducting about 1,800 interviews with in-house counsel and attorneys across the industry and reviewing hundreds of submissions from patent-focused law firms.
 
Read the IAM Patent 1000 guide for 2021
 
Complete Firm and Individual Rankings

National
  • Firmwide Litigation - Gold Ranking
  • Firmwide Plaintiff - Recommended

New York
  • Firmwide Litigation – Gold Ranking

California
  • Firmwide Litigation – Bronze Ranking

Individual – Litigation
  • Paul Bondor – New York: Gold Ranking
  • John Desmarais – New York: Gold Ranking
  • Bindu Donovan – New York: Bronze Ranking
  • Yung-Hoon (Sam) Ha – New York: Bronze Ranking
  • Gabrielle Higgins – California: Bronze Ranking
  • Alan Kellman – New York: Silver Ranking
  • Todd Krause – New York: Bronze Ranking
  • Peter Magic – California: Silver Ranking
  • Jonas McDavit – New York: Silver Ranking
  • Ameet Modi – California: Bronze Ranking
  • Karim Oussayef – New York: Bronze Ranking
  • Tamir Packin – New York: Bronze Ranking

Individual - Post-Grant Proceedings
  • Gabrielle Higgins - Recommended

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