Howrey LLP Wins Global Patent Law Firm Of The Year Award For The Fourth Consecutive Year

Howrey LLP has been named Global Patent Law Firm of the Year 2008 in the Who’s Who Legal Awards. The firm has been recognised in this way every year since the awards’ inception in 2005.

With the benefit of over ten years of independent research, Who’s Who Legal used the thousands of nominations it has received from clients and private practice professionals to identify the leading firms in 50 countries and five US states. The winners were formally announced in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2008, a compendium edition of all the individual Who’s Who Legal publications, which was released in May, covering 29 practice areas and nearly 100 countries.

Editor in chief Callum Campbell said, “In a highly competitive field, being the only firm to receive the Who’s Who Legal Law Firm of the Year Award for Patents is an outstanding achievement. Howrey’s continuing success is reflected in the consistently positive feedback we received, recognising the firm’s exceptional individual and collective talent. We have no hesitation in once again declaring Howrey to be the leading firm in the world in this area.”

Partners from the firm received sufficient nominations from their clients and peers to be listed 15 times across six countries and three US states in the Patent chapter of the publication. The firm had more practitioners in this section than any other firm.

A list of the Howrey LLP lawyers featured in the Patent chapter of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers accompanies this release.

Who’s Who Legal lists only the leading practitioners in each field, based exclusively on the findings of an independent six-month research process. The awards are based on a number of factors, including the feedback received in the ongoing research process, past performance in the research and the overall aggregate number of weighted votes cast in their favour. In addition to identifying the overall leading firm in 50 countries and five US states, the awards also recognise the leading firm and individual in each practice area.  The compendium edition is distributed free of charge to thousands of corporate counsel and private practice lawyers from around the world. The information is also available on www.WhosWhoLegal.com and is updated daily.

This year, Who’s Who Legal was named Strategic Research Partner of the ABA Section of International Law in addition to its position as Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association. In 2006, Who’s Who Legal’s parent company Law Business Research was recognised by The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the area of international trade. These awards are the most prestigious a British company can receive.

Howrey LLP Patent lawyers featuring in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2008

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