Kirkland & Ellis receives top marks in New York for its litigation capabilities in copyright, patent and trademark matters. The team is well-versed in matters that go to trial and is frequently active in appellate matters before circuit courts.
Key practitioners in the patent group are Gregory Arovas, Leora Ben-Ami and Patricia Carson. Arovas has a strong reputation in the patent area for his representation of clients in the hi-tech industry. He is also experienced in trade secrets disputes. Ben-Ami and Carson are two of the firm’s top life sciences litigators, often handling complex disputes for clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
The firm’s renowned trademark and copyright group is supported by litigators Dale Cendali and Claudia Ray, who are often active in some of the market’s most high-profile IP cases. Cendali is head of the firm’s copyright, trademark, Internet and advertising group.
The firm received multiple awards from Managing IP in 2021, including Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year for the Northeast, and US Patent Contentious Firm of the Year. The firm was also shortlisted for the US Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year, US Appellate Firm of the Year, and US ITC Firm of the Year awards.
