Perkins Coie Recognized as IP and Life Sciences Leader in US and China by Managing IP

SEATTLE (July 6, 2022)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has again been ranked nationally in Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars guide, achieving recognition in five categories in 2022: Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution, PTAB Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, and Life Sciences. Thirty-one Perkins Coie IP attorneys were also named as leaders in their fields in the United States and China.

The firm additionally received recognition in the Asia Pacific, China jurisdiction, as a notable foreign firm for trademark law, and was recognized in the top category for intellectual property in four U.S. markets: Arizona, Colorado, Washington, and Wisconsin. The firm also picked up rankings in California, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, and New York in 2022.

Perkins Coie's leading IP attorneys by region are as follows:

United States

• National: Amanda Tessar
• Arizona: Chad Campbell
• California: Viola Kung, John Schnurer, James Snell, James Valentine, Yingli Wang (notable practitioner), Bobbie Wilson, Michael Wise
• Colorado: Peter Kinsella, Douglas Sawyer
• Illinois: Douglas Sawyer
• New York: Gene Lee
• Washington: Ramsey Al-Salam, David Burman, Jim Go, Lynne Graybeal, Lynn Hvalsoe, Ryan McBrayer, Paul Parker, Maurice Pirio, William Rava, and Grace Han Stanton
• Washington, D.C.: Shannon Bloodworth, and Nathan Kelley
• Wisconsin: David Anstaett

Managing IP's IP Stars guide is based on extensive information gathered through interviews and surveys of thousands of firms, IP practitioners, and clients across over 70 jurisdictions.

Perkins Coie's Intellectual Property practice combines the focus and flexibility of a boutique firm with the complementary services of one of the world's leading technology law firms. The internationally recognized IP practice consists of more than 250 attorneys and agents in the United States and Asia who provide innovative, holistic counsel at every stage of IP protection and development. Perkins Coie's China IP Agency, licensed by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, supports the firm's IP practice.