Weil’s intellectual property practices and partners continue to receive top recognition in the 2024 edition of Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars, highlighting the market-leading expertise of Weil’s cross-department and multijurisdictional IP teams.

Weil was awarded top rankings in the following categories:

• National: Copyright & related rights
• National: IP transactions
• California: Patent disputes
• New York: Copyright & related rights
• New York: Patent disputes

The publication also lauded Weil’s work in life sciences, PTAB litigation and trademark disputes, and recognized global Litigation Department Co-Chair Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser among the “Top 250 Women in Intellectual Property.”

In addition, nine Weil partners were honored as “IP Stars,” “Notable Practitioners” and “Rising Stars” in their respective practices and jurisdictions:   

• Karen Ballack: Transactions Star
• Anne Cappella: Patent Star
• Benjamin Marks: Copyright Star
• Jeffrey Osterman: Trademark and Transactions Star
• Christopher Pepe: Rising Star
• Edward Reines: Patent Star
• Charan Sandhu: Trademark and Transactions Star
• Derek Walter: Notable Practitioner
• Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser: Patent Star

Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars rankings are based on extensive research, practitioner interviews and client feedback. They are published on a rolling basis between March and September each year.