Nine Pillsbury partners were named in Managing Intellectual Property magazine’s annual IP Stars rankings, which provide a state-by-state analysis of the best IP lawyers. The rankings are determined through extensive research among IP practitioners.

Additionally, Pillsbury is ranked as a “Recommended” firm for IP in four categories in California and as “Highly Recommended” in one category in Virginia. The practice also received a Tier 3 ranking in the national categories of Patent Filing & Prosecution and Trademark Filing & Prosecution.

Individual lawyer rankings include the following:

Patent Stars: Bill Atkins (Virginia), Jack Barufka (Virginia), Bryan Collins (Virginia), Raj Davé (Virginia), Evan Finkel (California), Kecia Reynolds (Washington, DC), Keeto Sabharwal (Washington, DC) and Richard Zaitlen (California).

Trademark Stars: Bill Atkins (Virginia), Richard Kirkpatrick (California), Kecia Reynolds (Washington, DC) and Richard Zaitlen (California).

Kecia Reynolds was also acknowledged as one of Managing IP’S Top 250 Women in IP, an international ranking.

About Pillsbury’s IP Team

On the cutting edge of IP for more than 120 years, Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property lawyers provide clients with successful and comprehensive IP strategies to protect, manage and optimize IP assets. We also assert and defend infringement claims and resolve IP-related disputes before regulatory bodies, in courts and at the negotiating table. Our team includes more than 100 IP lawyers, many bilingual, plus technical consultants, patent agents, former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiners, and scientists and engineers with advanced degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, physics and numerous other technical disciplines.