SEATTLE (November 27, 2023)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that nine of its lawyers were recognized in Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Global Leaders 2024 guide, which highlights the world’s foremost private-practice patent professionals. Colorado Partners Peter Kinsella, David St. John-Larkin, and Amanda Tessar and Washington state Partners Ramsey Al-Salam, Stephen Bishop, Christopher Daley-Watson, Chun Ng, Paul Parker, and Jerry Riedinger were named IAM Global Leaders. Each has consistently received this recognition over the past several years.

IAM Global Leaders are recognized for their experience as well as their ability to innovate, inspire, and go above and beyond to deliver for their clients. To qualify for inclusion, individuals must be ranked in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000, a market-leading annual directory that identifies the top law firms and lawyers in the world’s most competitive patent jurisdictions. Perkins Coie is ranked nationally in the United States for patent litigation and prosecution and in China for overall patent law by IAM.

The internationally recognized Intellectual Property practice at Perkins Coie consists of more than 275 lawyers and agents in the United States and Asia, over 80 percent of whom have degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), including 60 with STEM master’s degrees and 30 with Ph.D.s. Perkins Coie’s IP lawyers provide innovative, holistic counsel at every stage of IP protection and development.

Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.

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