Ballard Spahr’s Intellectual Property department and nine of its IP attorneys have been recognized for excellence in the 2023 edition of Managing IP’s IP Stars rankings.
Ballard Spahr as a firm was ranked Highly Recommended in both Pennsylvania and Georgia. Firms with this ranking “tend to have a leading reputation or [significant skill] in the relevant practice area, long-established practitioners, and a varied portfolio of work,” according to Managing IP.
The individual attorneys recognized as IP Stars – indicating they are “very experienced senior IP practitioners in private practice who have been recommended by peers and/or clients or are integral to the success of their firm” – are:
• Robert R. Baron, Jr., Patent Star – Pennsylvania, United States (National)
• Margaret “Peg” Bolce Brivanlou, Ph.D., Patent Star – New York, United States (National
• Caryn Borg-Breen, Ph.D., Patent Star – Illinois, Pennsylvania, United States (National)
• Hara K. Jacobs, Trademark Star – Pennsylvania, United States (National)
• Scott D. Marty, Ph.D., Patent Star – United States (National)
• Lynn E. Rzonca, Patent Star and Trademark Star – Pennsylvania, United States (National)
• D. Brian Shortell, Ph.D., Patent Star – United States (National)
• Susan A. Smith, Patent Star and Trademark Star – District of Columbia, United States (National)
• Kenneth H. Sonnenfeld, Ph.D., Patent Star – New York, United States (National)
Original source can be found here.