We are proud to announce that Quinn Emanuel has been recognized by IAM Patent 1000 in their 2025 rankings across 8 jurisdictions with 27 recommended individuals – a testament to the depth and global reach of our patent litigation practice.
Our standout achievements include:
- Gold rankings in United States (California, New York, and National) and Germany
- Silver ranking in United States (Illinois)
- Recommended in International, Japan (Foreign), and Unified Patent Court jurisdictions
This recognition spans our entire global platform, from our market-leading U.S., and German patent litigation practices and our established presence in Asia-Pacific patent disputes to our rapidly expanding UK patent and UPC capabilities.
Special congratulations to our individual honorees, including Gold-ranked partners David Nelson (Illinois), Steven Cherny (Massachusetts), Dominic Cerrito (New York), Marcus Grosch (Germany), Ryan Goldstein (Japan). We're particularly proud of Jérôme Kommer's advancement from Bronze to Silver in Germany, demonstrating our continued growth in European patent litigation. We also celebrate our Next Generation honorees John McKee (New York), Andreas Duensing and Andreas Hahne (Germany).These rankings reflect what our clients already know: when high-stakes patent disputes demand the best, Quinn Emanuel delivers results that matter.
Firm Rankings
Gold:
- United States: California
- United States: New York
- United States: National
- Germany
Silver:
- United States: Illinois
Recommended:
- International
- Japan: Foreign
- Unified Patent Court
Recommended Individuals:
United States: California
- Melissa Baily (Bronze - Individuals: litigation)
- Kevin PB Johnson (Silver - Individuals: litigation)
- Yury Kapgan (Bronze - Individuals: litigation)
- Frederick A Lorig (Bronze - Individuals: litigation)
- Victoria F Maroulis (Silver - Individuals: litigation)
- Sean S Pak (Silver - Individuals: litigation)
United States: DC Metro Area
- Kevin Hardy (Silver - Individuals: litigation)
- Alex Lasher (Bronze – Individuals: litigation)
United States: Georgia
- Robin L McGrath (Bronze – Individuals: litigation)
United States: Illinois
- David Nelson (Gold – Individuals: litigation)
United States: Massachusetts
- Steven C Cherny (Gold – Individuals: litigation)
United States: National
- F Dominic Cerrito (Recommended)
United States: New York
- F Dominic Cerrito (Gold - Individuals: litigation)
- Angus Chen (Bronze - Individuals: litigation)
- Richard Erwine (Bronze - Individuals: litigation)
- John McKee (Next Generation: Recommended)
- Raymond N Nimrod (Bronze - Individuals: litigation)
Germany
- Johannes W Bukow (Silver – Individuals: infringement)
- Andreas Duensing (Next Generation: Recommended)
- Katrin Gerstenberg (Bronze – Individuals: infringement)
- Marcus Grosch (Gold – Individuals: infringement)
- Andreas Hahne (Next Generation: Recommended)
- Jérôme Kommer (Silver – Individuals: infringement) – Up from last year
- Jesko Preuß (Bronze – Individuals: infringement)
- Marlen Yan (Bronze – Individuals: infringement)
Japan: Foreign
- Ryan S Goldstein (Gold - Individuals: litigation)
- Hisaya Kimura (Bronze - Individuals: litigation)
United Kingdom: England and Wales
- David Lancaster (Bronze - Individuals: litigation)
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