Desmarais LLP is one of the nation’s leading intellectual property litigation firms, having successfully tried some of the industry’s most significant patent disputes in recent years on behalf of some of the world’s largest companies. Based on those achievements, the firm and its attorneys have consistently received awards and recognitions from industry’s top legal publications and professional rankings organizations.
These recognitions, many of which highlight technology and life sciences achievements, include:
Chambers USA
- Leading Firm – Intellectual Property (Nationwide)
- Leading Firm – Intellectual Property: Patent (New York)
- Leading Lawyers – Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Nationwide)
- Leading Lawyers – Intellectual Property (Nationwide)
- Leading Lawyers – Intellectual Property: Patent (New York)
- Leading Lawyers – Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation (California)
Chambers Global
- Leading Firm – Intellectual Property: Patent (USA)
- Leading Lawyers – Intellectual Property: Patent (USA)
- Leading Lawyers – Litigation: Trial Lawyers (USA)
Managing Intellectual Property – IP STARS
- Top Tier Firm – Patent Litigation
- Patent Star Lawyers – Intellectual Property Litigation (New York, California, Washington, D.C.)
- Recognized in Top 250 Women in IP
- Attorneys named to Rising Stars
- Firm of the Year – Patent Disputes (2025)
- Firm of the Year – IP Boutique (2023)
- Impact Case of the Year (2019)
Intellectual Asset Management – IAM Patent 1000
- Top Ranked Intellectual Property Litigation Firm
- Leading Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyers (New York, California, Washington, D.C.)
- Recognized in IAM Strategy 300
- Attorneys named IAM Global Leaders
LMG Life Sciences
- Leading Firm – General Patent Litigation
- Leading Firm – Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation
- Life Science Stars Lawyers – General Patent Litigation, Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation
- Patent Impact Case of the Year (2023)
Vault
- Leading firm in “Best Intellectual Property Specialty Law Firms” category
- Leading firm in “Best Midsize Law Firms in New York” category
- Firm recognized in “Top 150 Under 150”
U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers
- Best Law Firms – National Patent Litigation
- Best Law Firms – National Intellectual Property Litigation
- Best Law Firms – National Patent Law
- Ranked attorneys in Best Lawyers (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law)
Life Sciences Patent Network
- Case of the Year/Impact Case Award (2025)
- Finalist for Life Sciences IP Firm of the Year (2025)
- Finalist for Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year (2025)
- Finalist for IP Boutique of the Year (2025)
Benchmark Litigation
- Top Tier Firm – Intellectual Property
- Litigation Star Lawyers – Intellectual Property
- Attorneys named to Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Recognized in Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Law360
- Intellectual Property Practice Group of the Year (2022)
- Technology Practice Group of the Year (2019)
- Trials Practice Group of the Year (2019)
- Intellectual Property Practice Group of the Year (2018)
- Attorneys recognized in Rising Stars
New York Law Journal
- Finalist for Intellectual Property Litigation Department of the Year (2024)
- Intellectual Property Litigation Department of the Year (2023)
- Intellectual Property Litigation Department of the Year (2019)
- Attorneys recognized as Rising Stars
The American Lawyer
- Finalist for National Boutique/Specialty Litigation Department of the Year (2025)
National Law Journal
- Attorneys recognized as “Winning Litigators”
- Attorneys highlighted as “Intellectual Property Trailblazers”
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
- Pro Bono Team of the Year Award – Northern Virginia (2025)
- Pro Bono Team of the Month – Northern Virginia (August 2023)
BTI Consulting Group
- Named to “Most Feared Law Firms in Litigation”
- Attorneys recognized as “Client Service All-Stars”
