Intellectual Property

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1 NATIONAL RANKINGS Intellectual Property Tier 1 Fish & Richardson Irell & Manella Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Tier 2 Dechert Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner Kenyon & Kenyon McKool Smith Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi Tier 3 Cravath Swaine & Moore Davis Polk & Wardwell Dickstein Shapiro Jones Day Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel O Melveny & Myers Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Ropes & Gray Shook Hardy & Bacon Litigation stars Gregory Arovas Robert Baechtold Richard Batchelder Ropes & Gray Samuel Baxter McKool Smith Thomas Beck Leora Ben-Ami David Bernstein Martin Black Dechert William Brewster Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Juanita Brooks Fish & Richardson Nicholas Cannella Richard Cederoth Dale Cendali Neel Chatterjee Morgan Chu Irell & Manella Ruffin Cordell Fish & Richardson John Desmarais Desmarais LLP John DiMatteo Wilkie Farr & Gallagher Gregory Diskant Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Dimitrios Drivas James Elacqua Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Steven Fabrizio Jenner & Block Anthony Fenwick Davis Polk & Wardwell Robert Fram Nicholas Groombridge Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Robert Haslam Gary Hoffman Dickstein Shapiro Christopher Hughes Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Keith Hummel Cravath Swaine & Moore James Hurst Michael Jacobs Martin Katz Bruce Keller Josh Krevitt William Lee Matthew Lehr Davis Polk & Wardwell Jeffrey Lewis Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler George Lombardi William McCabe Ropes & Gray Harold McElhinny Mike McKool McKool Smith Joseph O Malley Paul Hastings George Pappas Glenn Pomerantz Munger Tolles & Olson Matt Powers Tensegrity 65

2 NATIONAL RANKINGS Intellectual Property David Pritikin John Quinn Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Pasquale Razzano George Riley O Melveny & Myers Josh Rosenkranz Frank Scherkenbach Fish & Richardson Ronald Schutz Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi Mark Selwyn William Solander William Streff, Jr. Patricia Thayer Charles Verhoeven Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Perry Viscounty Latham & Watkins Trent Webb Shook Hardy & Bacon Harold Weinberger Kramer Levin International Arbitration Tier 1 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Hughes Hubbard & Reed King & Spalding Tier 2 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Sullivan & Cromwell Tier 3 Allen & Overy Arnold & Porter Dan Tan Law Fulbright & Jaworski Latham & Watkins Shearman & Sterling Weil Gotshal & Manges Litigation stars Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez King & Spalding Stanimir Alexandrov Julie Bédard Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Doak Bishop King & Spalding Nigel Blackaby Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Abby Cohen Smutny Donald Donovan John Fellas Hughes Hubbard & Reed Paul Friedland Oscar Garibaldi Arif Hyder Ali Weil Gotshal & Manges Jean Kalicki Arnold & Porter Edward Kehoe King & Spalding Benno Kimmelman Allen & Overy Carolyn Lamm Andrea Menaker Joseph Neuhaus Sullivan & Cromwell Elliot Polebaum Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson David W. Rivkin Ank Santens Robert Smit Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Dan Tan Dan Tan Law John Townsend Hughes Hubbard & Reed Howard Zelbo Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 66

3 Local litigation firms Highly recommended Davis Polk & Wardwell Irell & Manella Keker & Van Nest Jones Day Latham & Watkins McDermott Will & Emery Munger Tolles & Olson Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Recommended Altshuler Berzon Bingham McCutchen Blecher & Collins Cooley Farella Braun & Martel Girardi & Keese Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Morgan Lewis & Bockius O Melveny & Myers Paul Hastings Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Weil Gotshal & Manges Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Bruce Abbott Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles Eric Acker San Diego Cristina Arguedas Arguedas Cassman & Headley Berkeley Seth Aronson O Melveny & Myers Los Angeles James Asperger Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Los Angeles Michael Attanasio Cooley San Diego David Balabanian Bingham McCutchen San Francisco Wayne Barsky Los Angeles James Batchedler Ropes & Gray East Palo Alto David Bayless San Francisco Norman Blears Hogan Lovells Palo Alto 97

4 Stephen Bomse San Francisco Daniel Bookin O Melveny & Myers San Francisco Theodore Boutrous, Jr Los Angeles Robert Brewer Jones Day San Diego Brad Brian Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles Juanita Brooks Fish & Richardson San Diego James Brosnahan San Francisco Donald Brown San Francisco Michael Brown Reed Smith Los Angeles Walt Brown San Francisco Joseph Busch III Grobaty & Pitet Newport Beach Arthur Burke Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park Elizabeth Cabraser Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San Francisco Ralph Campillo Sedgwick Los Angeles Jeffrey Chanin Keker & Van Nest San Francisco Neel Chatterjee Menlo Park Morgan Chu Irell & Manella Los Angeles Robert Cooper Los Angeles Professional liability Joseph Cotchett Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy Burlingame Joseph Coyne Jr. Los Angeles Linda Dakin-Grimm Millbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Los Angeles 112 Luke Dauchot Los Angeles Lloyd Day Palo Alto Charles Dick Baker & McKenzie San Diego David Dolkas McDermott Will & Emery Menlo Park Scott Edelman Los Angeles Media/entertainment James Elacqua Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Palo Alto Jordan Eth San Francisco Anthony Fenwick Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park Robert Fram San Francisco Simon Frankel San Francisco Koji Fukumura Cooley San Diego 98

5 Thomas Girardi Girardi & Keese Los Angeles Patricia Glaser Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro Los Angeles Richard Goetz O Melveny & Myers Los Angeles Melvin Goldman San Francisco William Grauer Cooley San Diego Gordon Greenberg McDermott Will & Emery Los Angeles C. Scott Greene Bryan Cave San Francisco Gary Halling San Francisco Nicola Hanna Irvine Thomas Hanrahan Los Angeles Robert Haslam Redwood Shores Kirke Hasson Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San Francisco Richard Heimann Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San Francisco Emily Henn Redwood Shores Karen Hewitt Jones Day San Diego Christopher Hockett Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park Mark Holscher Los Angeles Michel Horton Morgan Lewis & Bockius Los Angeles Holly House Paul Hastings San Francisco Geoffrey Howard Bingham McCutchen San Francisco John Hueston Irell & Manella Los Angeles Annette Hurst San Francisco James Huston San Diego Michael Jacobs San Francisco Martin Katz Los Angeles Media/entertainment William Keane Farella Braun & Martel San Francisco John Keker Keker & Van Nest San Francisco Katherine Kelly Lutton Fish & Richardson Redwood City Raoul Kennedy Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Palo Alto Dean Kitchens Los Angeles Linda Kornfeld Jenner & Block Los Angeles Robert Krupka Krupka Law Group Los Angeles 99

6 Matthew Lehr Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park Jeffrey LeVee Jones Day Los Angeles Jerry Marks Millbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Los Angeles 112 Richard Marmaro Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Los Angeles Craig Martin San Francisco Thomas Mayhew Farella Braun & Martel San Francisco Harold McElhinny San Francisco Frederick McKnight Jones Day Los Angeles Terrence McMahon McDermott Will & Emery Menlo Park Bryan Merryman Los Angeles Stephen Neal Cooley Palo Alto Frederic Nelson Nixon Peabody San Francisco Robert Nelson Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San Francisco Blair Nicholas Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann San Diego Tom Nolan Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Los Angeles Ronald Olson Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles Jerold Oshinsky Jenner & Block Los Angeles Peter Ostroff Los Angeles Kirk Pasich Dickstein Shapiro Los Angeles Daniel Petrocelli O Melveny & Myers Los Angeles Donn Pickett Bingham McCutchen San Francisco Michael Plimack San Francisco Debra Pole Los Angeles Glenn Pomerantz Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles Neal Potischman Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park Matthew Powers Tensegrity Law Group Redwood Shores William Price Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Los Angeles John Quinn Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Los Angeles Ellen Reisman Arnold & Porter Los Angeles Michael Rhodes Cooley San Francisco George Riley O Melveny & Myers San Francisco Robert Rosenfeld San Francisco 100

7 Frank Rothrock Shook Hardy & Bacon Irvine Michael Rubin Altshuler Berzon San Francisco Allen Ruby Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Palo Alto Don Rushing San Diego Robert Sacks Sullivan & Cromwell Los Angeles Kelli Sager Davis Wright Tremaine Los Angeles Media/entertainment Joel Sanders San Francisco Frank Scherkenbach Fish & Richardson Redwood City David Schindler Latham & Watkins Los Angeles Chris Scott Graham Dechert Mountain View David Segal Irell & Manella Los Angeles Mark Selwyn Palo Alto Nancy Sher Cohen Proskauer Rose Los Angeles David Silbert Keker & Van Nest San Francisco Wayne Smith Irvine John Spiegel Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles Gary Spratling San Francisco Jonathan Steinberg Irell & Manella Los Angeles Gregory Stone Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles Peter Stone Paul Hastings Palo Alto Anita Stork San Francisco Steven Strauss Cooley San Diego Real estate Julia Strickland Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Los Angeles William Sullivan Paul Hastings Los Angeles Brian Sun Jones Day Los Angeles Patrick Swan Jones Day San Diego Daniel Swanson Los Angeles John Tang Jones Day San Francisco Professional liability Robert Tarun Baker & McKenzie San Francisco Patricia Thayer San Francisco Nancy Thomas Los Angeles Alison Tucher San Francisco 101

8 Daniel Tyokody Goodwin Procter Los Angeles Robert Van Nest Keker & Van Nest San Francisco Charles Verhoeven Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan San Francisco Perry Viscounty Latham & Watkins Costa Mesa Peter Wald Latham & Watkins San Francisco Daniel Wall Latham & Watkins San Francisco David Walsh Paul Hastings Los Angeles Tammy Webb Shook Hardy & Bacon San Francisco Gary Weiss Menlo Park Bart Williams Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles Douglas Young Farella Braun & Martel San Francisco Thomas Zaccaro Paul Hastings Los Angeles Paul Zevnik Morgan Lewis & Bockius Los Angeles Future stars Todd Benoff Alston & Bird Robert Boldt Frederick Chung Nanci Clarence Clarence Dyer & Cohen Thad Davis Ropes & Gray Jon Dean McDermott Will & Emery Ethan Dettmer Nicole Dogwill Michelle Doolin Cooley James Dowd Peter Drobac McDermott Will & Emery Michael Farhang Brian Ferral Keker & Van Nest Adam Fox Squire Sanders Sean Gates Lisa Gilford Alston & Bird Haywood Gilliam, Jr. Patrick Gunn Cooley Robert Holtzapple Farella Braun & Martel Jonathan Kagan Irell & Manella Keith Klein Bryan Cave Andrew Klungness Bryan Cave Leo Lam Keker & Van Nest Michael Markman Sonia Martin SNR Denton Joseph Meckes Squire Sanders Colin Murray Baker & McKenzie Trey Nicoud III Chip Nierlich Scott Oliver Julian Poon Michael Scarborough John Schnurer Perkins Coie Stephanie Skaff Farella Braun & Martel Gail Standish David Stickney Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann Timothy Teter Cooley Carlo Van der Bosch Steven Velkei SNR Denton Cory Watson Charles Weir McDermott Will & Emery Andrea Weiss Jeffries Kelly Woodruff Farella Braun & Martel 102

9 enforcement attorney Craig Martin defended Charles Schwab in parallel cases related to the credit crisis. The commercial litigation practice at receives high praise by peers, with Nancy Thomas, the cochairperson of the firm s financial services litigation group, serving as lead counsel for Chase Bank, in defense against multiple class actions alleging violations in the Truth in Lending Act. Munger Tolles & Olson Munger Tolles & Olson began in 1962 with a partnership of seven attorneys, including Berkshire Hathaway Vice-Chairman Charles Munger. Though smaller than many of its mega-firm competitors in and nationwide, Munger Tolles touts its one-toone partner-to-associate ratio as a way it offers cost-effectiveness for clients. The firm is recognized for its antitrust, commercial litigation, media and entertainment, intellectual property, and real estate practices. Bruce Abbott regularly defends Fortune 500 companies while representing select clients as plaintiffs. litigator Brad Brian represents General Electric, Warner Brothers, AXA, and Allstate in high-profile, high-stakes cases. Glenn Pomerantz specializes in intellectual property and antitrust particularly with regard to the media and entertainment industry. He recently did a stint at the Department of Justice s antitrust division, overseeing the pending AT&T and T-Mobile merger. The anticipated merger was later dropped. Partner Gregory Stone defended Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft in a US Federal Circuit patent infringement case regarding background search capabilities in computer programs. John Spiegel defended Warner Brothers in the high-profile termination of Charlie Sheen from Two and a Half Men. Ronald Olson is known by peers for his corporate litigation work in representing Yahoo! in proposed Microsoft acquisitions in 2008 and Bart Williams has been defending Wells Fargo against allegations of racial discrimination in issuing loans, and against claims of violations of Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Federal Housing Administration standards between 2004 and was founded in 1863 in San Francisco, which remains its largest office in the entire firm, not to mention the largest of its five offices in. Orrick counts among its ranks more than 1,100 attorneys and 24 offices worldwide. Orrick s respected antitrust, intellectual property and product liability practices draw praise from clients and peers alike. Global intellectual property co-chairperson Neel Chatterjee concentrates his practice on representing technology clients such as Robert Rosenfeld [of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe] looks a bit like a hip professor but when he opens his mouth, people understand he knows everything there is to know about antitrust. Facebook, Microsoft, and ebay in multiple internet liability cases, often as lead counsel. Chatterjee recently represented Nvidia in two appeals stemming from International Trade Commission hearings against competitor Rambus regarding industry-standard memory controllers. litigator Annette Hurst represents clients in technology patent and trademark litigation, recently handling a copyright case for DISH Network against CBS, Fox, and NBC regarding the satellite provider s AutoHop commercial skipping technology. Hurst is also representing MGA in its trademark case against Mattel over the Bratz doll franchise, securing a $310 million federal jury verdict on behalf of MGA. Gary Weiss practices intellectual property and trade secret practice out of Silicon Valley, representing clients such as Agilent Technologies and Applied Materials. Robert Rosenfeld is a noted antitrust litigator, with one peer joking, Bob Rosenfeld looks a bit like a hip professor but when he opens his mouth, people understand he knows everything there is to know about antitrust. Rosenfeld secured summary determination for Microsoft in ITC litigation against Barnes & Noble regarding patent misuse claims. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Founded in Los Angeles in 1986, four lawyers founded Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as a firm dedicated solely to commercial litigation, and the firm has since grown to over 600 litigators practicing in 11 offices worldwide. Though founded as a business litigation firm, Quinn Emanuel has developed highly respected appellate, bankruptcy, intellectual property and securities practices, bringing the firm top praise from clients and competitors alike. They re growing, they re busy, and they are really good at hiring talented young people, notes one peer. The firm s co-founder and managing partner John Quinn is revered for his general commercial and intellectual property litigation skills. He has represented clients such as General Motors and Occidental Petroleum in victories worth monetary figures worth in excess of $1 billion. Quinn is representing Samsung along with intellectual property practice co-chair Charles Verhoeven in the Apple-Samsung patent infringement case concerning the allegations of infringement of Apple s patents by Samsung s Galaxy line of smartphone and touch-screen tablets. This was one of the most closely watched, hotly contested patent cases of the year. Apple ultimately emerged the victor, but an appeal by Quinn lawyers is almost certainly planned. William Urquhart maintains a diverse commercial litigation practice, having represented Dubai royal governmental corporate authority Dubai World, Superior National, and Hughes Electronics. Urquhart is particularly experienced in handling class actions and coordinating international cases. William Price is the cochair of the firm s national trial practice group, noted for his jury defense verdict of Micron Technologies in a $12 billion trebled antitrust case brought by Rambus over random-access memory. James Asperger is the co-chairperson of Quinn Emanuel s white-collar defense group, and as one peer states, I have dealt with him on other side. Very persuasive and a good advocate. Asperger represents both corporate clients and individuals in relation to investigations conducted by the SEC, Department of Justice, and other federal regulatory agencies. He also counsels clients on antitrust and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters., founded in Chicago and merged with the New York firm Brown & Wood in 2001, is an international legal force, comprising 18 offices and 1,700 attorneys. Within, Sidley maintains three locations: Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco, each with respected general commercial, intellectual property, and product liability practices. Thomas Hanrahan is the head of the Los Angeles litigation group and co-chairperson of Sidley s complex commercial litigation practice. Hanrahan led the highly publicized defense of Taco Bell in a class action alleging that the content of Taco Bell s signature taco meat was not pure beef but filled with nonbeef products. Hanrahan advised the company to engage in an aggressive public relations campaign supporting the integrity of its product, eventually leading the plaintiff s counsel to dismiss the action entirely. Peter Ostroff is noted for his general commercial litigation and trade secret practice, representing clients such as Daewoo Motors in bankruptcy proceedings and defending Microsoft in allegations of interference in internet-tv competition. 105