Accolades
Intellectual Property Practice and 18 Lawyers Ranked Among Worldwide ‘IP STARS’
July 31, 2026
Paul Hastings’ Intellectual Property practice again was recognized by Managing IP with top rankings nationwide and high rankings among international firms in Japan, in addition to earning regional and individual recognitions. Overall, the practice received 10 practice and 18 individual rankings in this year’s directory of IP STARS.
Practice Rankings
- U.S.: Life Sciences IP
- U.S.: Patent Disputes
- U.S.: PTAB Litigation
- U.S.: Trade Secrets
- U.S.: Federal Circuit
- California: Patent Disputes and Copyright & Related Rights
- District of Columbia: Patent Disputes
- Illinois: Patent Disputes
- New York: Patent Disputes
- Japan: Patent – Foreign Firms
Ranked Individuals
- Eric W. Dittmann – New York / Nationwide
- Shamita Etienne-Cummings – District of Columbia
- Sarah Gagan – Massachusetts
- Steven A. Marenberg – California
- Naveen Modi – District of Columbia / Nationwide
- Alex Morgan – London
- Lisa Nguyen – California
- Chad J. Peterman – New York
- Preston K. Ratliff II – New York
- Jason Raeburn – London
- Kecia Reynolds – District of Columbia
- Melanie R. Rupert – New York
- Doug Sawyer – Illinois
- Allan M. Soobert – Nationwide
- David Tennant – District of Columbia
- Robert M. Unikel – Illinois
- Bruce Wexler – New York
- Daniel Zeilberger – District of Columbia / Nationwide
About Paul Hastings
With widely recognized elite teams across 17 core practices, Paul Hastings is a premier law firm with a culture of excellence focused on providing intellectual capital and superior execution globally to the world’s leading investment banks, asset managers and corporations.