2026 Best Intellectual Property Speciality Law Firms
Desmarais LLP
In 2010, John Desmarais left a successful patent litigation practice with Kirkland & Ellis to hang a shingle with some of his former Kirkland colleagues. The result was Desmarais LLP, now a successful and expanding midsize law firm focused...
McKool Smith
With more than 130 trial lawyers across offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York, and Washington, DC, McKool Smith has established a reputation as one of America’s leading trial firms. The firm has secured over 35...
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Headquartered in San Francisco, Keker, Van Nest & Peters is perhaps best known for handling major intellectual property disputes for some of the country's leading names in technology. The firm also has a reputation for unleashing experienced...
Banner Witcoff
Chicago-based IP boutique firm Banner Witcoff is unique not only for its status as a top firm in its field, but also for its role in shaping IP law by having represented defendants in groundbreaking Supreme Court cases. The firm—which has...
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
One of the most reputable firms in Boston, Wolf Greenfield has made a name for itself as an IP powerhouse. With over 100 attorneys, Wolf Greenfield is known for its work in patent litigation on technology matters. The firm has kept to the East...
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Headquartered in the Twin Cities with six offices nationwide, IP boutique Merchant & Gould covers clients on the East Coast in New York and Washington, DC, as far south as Tennessee and Georgia, and into the mountain states with an office in...
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. is an IP firm based in Washington, DC, with an additional office in Boston, MA. With a staff of about 45 attorneys, the firm is small but mighty and is best known for its IP litigation work. Keeping...
Tensegrity Law Group LLP
Tensegrity Law Group is a firm that has remained small because it has proven to be successful. It’s even in its name: “Tensegrity” refers to a small number of elements that create a structure of simplicity, balance, and strength with efficiency...
Patterson + Sheridan LLP
Patterson + Sheridan is an IP boutique with eight offices nationwide: three in Texas, two in California, and one each in North Carolina, New Jersey, and Alabama. With 80+ attorneys, patent agents, and technical advisors, many with technical and...
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Virginia-based IP boutique Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. has one foot in the United States and one in Japan, and both are strategically placed. The firm’s U.S. office in Alexandria, Virginia is located next to the USPTO, and...