2024/2025
"I appreciate the professionalism and integrity of Joel Schmidt. I like their integrity and professionalism."
"Excellent ability to handle high tech/excluded subject-matter types of patent applications, proactive work in taking our European-biased instructions and adapting them to suit USPTO practice. They are friendly and engaging to work with; excellent work in terms of timeliness and quality."
"CLL is a go-to TM filing, prosecution and enforcement firm. They provide very practical and focused advice; reasonable rates, given the sophistication of the advice. "
""I have known people there for more than 25 years. They were my original go-to experts of the 1990s and clearly recruited and trained up excellent successors – they have had a consistently deep expert bench in all matters of US ""soft"" IP law. They would be and always have been my immediate first choice for anything to do with copyright matters in the US. They are also very strong for trademarks and trade dress. I trust them to handle our more challenging trademark advice and cases. The key people I am particularly impressed by are Debbie Squiers, Joel Schmidt, Lynn Fruchter, Larry Greene, Bill Borchard, and Jeff Epstein."
"They are very friendly and very good. They are responsive and thoughtful."
"We have a relationship with Richard Mandel and Deborah Squiers and their excellent work to date. They provide prompt responses, thoughtful analyses, good rates."
"They provide quality work, performed timely."
"I like the high-quality advice as well as sophisticated understanding of consumer industries."
"We have had a trustful business relation for more than over 10 years."
"Great people to work with, providing in-depth and practical advice, and value for money. The firm's lawyers are excellent, attentive, updated and each assignment is staffed leanly."
"They have an excellent reputation and skills. We like their promptness, thoroughness, and depth of knowledge/experience."
"We like their high quality, diligence, experience, and professionalism. They always provide practical solutions."
"The individuals at the firm are distinguished by their innovative problem-solving skills. The team brings together experts from various fields to offer client-tailored solutions, considering both legal and industry-specific details, and they have the ability to guide clients through complex legal challenges."
"We like their quick reaction time, thorough and accurate advice, practical approach."
"This is an excellent firm that we have been using for many years to file and prosecute trademarks. They are very professional, responsive, experienced, provide excellent advice and vey hands-on. I think that they are very professional. It is clear that they specialize in IP and as a consequence provide good advice, are responsive, and they provide a very good service. "
"We regularly use this firm when we require local advice relating to trademarks specifically. Robert English and Sarah Sue Landau are extremely responsive, thorough and commercially minded. They are transparent with their billing and always provide pragmatic and realistic advice. "
"This is one of our preferred US firms for this type of work. Our contact used to be an examiner at the USPTO, which can be an advantage. The firm's fees are closer to European standards, compared to many other more expensive firms. Their advice is clear, to the point and trustworthy."
"Their team demonstrates a deep understanding of our requirements and provides comprehensive approach and innovative solutions. Their in-depth knowledge of intellectual property laws, coupled with their strategic approach, has been instrumental in addressing potential challenges. "
"I like the personal attention, efficiency, price, and responsiveness. "We like the personal attention and responsiveness."
"We selected this firm in view of their strong reputation for handling enforcement matters. The trademark team at Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman has extensive experience in handling all types of trademark matters around the world by managing the global trademark portfolio of many large corporate clients. Due to such extensive experience in handling global trademark matters, they are able to provide effective, efficient and practical advice to its clients."
"Mr. Joel Schmidt is one of the best IP lawyers I know in the US. We like the professionalism, fast responses, and competitive prices."
"Excellent technical assistance, excellent client assistance. Every time I am in NY they welcome me in this office, we can discuss cases and very reasonable fees."
"Great team – responsive and smart."
Joel Karni Schmidt
"Works on trademarks and copyright consulting."
"He's smart, experienced and responsive."
"He is always reachable and has a pragmatic approach."
"We like everything, from being super-responsive, accessible and attentive."
"He is an excellent attorney. He is very professional, provides great advice, and very responsive."
"Manages the client and provides creative solutions."
"He is great, and a wonderful professional."
"Great tactical thinking, aggressive, results orientated and provides great client service."
Mark Montague
"Very knowledgeable, good in high tech/excluded subject-matter areas."
Richard Mandel
"Richard specializes in enforcement work."
Robert English
"We like everything about him – an excellent, strategic and responsive adviser."
"He is professional and experienced, providing solutions and offering legal alternatives."
"He provides detailed, but to the point, advice. He is responsive and transparent with costs. "
"His problem-solving abilities and adaptability make him the go-to person at navigating challenges."
"He thinks outside the box to provide strategic advice to solve issues at hand by proposing various measures that can be taken to protect his client’s IP rights. "
Joelle Milov
"Provides prompt responses, follow-ups and reasonable strategic advice."
Kieran Doyle
"Provides timely and detailed responses."
"Kieran is an amazing top-level IP litigator. Fantastic at client relationships and at going "to the mattresses" in litigation. Incredibly perceptive and insightful."
Bob English
"Bob English is particularly notable for his dedication to understanding client needs, ensuring that legal strategies align seamlessly with client objectives and providing clients with a distinct advantage in navigating complex legal landscapes."
"Provides client assistance. A very reasonable man."
Jeffrey Chery
"He addresses our questions and trademark issues to the point, efficiently and based on thorough knowledge."
"A very technical, ex-PTO examiner. Asks the best questions, very smart."
Anastasia Zhadina
"Very easy to work with, both in terms of the quality of her work and friendliness – it's always a pleasure to see an email or a phone call coming in from Anastasia (or her colleagues at CLL)!"
Sarah Sue Landau
"Sarah Sue is extremely responsive, thorough and detailed in her advice. "
Lynn Fruchter
"She is an attorney who knows how to provide advice that is well-thought-out and strategically planned. Her advice is also timely and detailed. "
2023
"They are smart lawyers – responsive, supportive and easy to work with."
"We value the quality of the advice they provide and personal caring."
"They are professional, have an informed opinion, and act quickly and thoroughly. Their team is also friendly and honest."
"We value the quality of the advice they provide and personal caring."
"They are responsive and professional and just generally great people."
"We appreciate the top expertise and quick feedback."
"The trademark team at Cowan Liebowitz & Latman has extensive experience of handling all types of trademark matters around the world by managing the global trademark portfolio of many large corporate clients. Due to such extensive experience, they are able to provide effective, efficient and practical advice to their clients."
"Their responsiveness is very high, the quality of their advice and submissions/briefs is excellent, and they are, generally speaking, very agreeable to work with."
"They are people with a real interest in getting the job done."
"They are very professional, responsive, provide good strategic advice and are very pleasant to work with. "
"They are very responsive and provide creative solutions while taking into account cost-effectiveness."
"They are knowledgeable, responsive, pragmatic, strategic and overall great to work with."
"Excellent service delivery."
