Honors & Awards


2010 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
2009 Legal 500 United States IP-boutique firm specializing on trademark, copyright, internet and e-commerce matters, with a strong focus on litigation"...whose long-term clients are "impressed by the lawyers' 'rapid response, along with the creativity and quality of its legal analysis.'"
2009 Managing Intellectual Property Recognized as a U.S. Top Tier Firm for Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution and Copyright Law
2008 Managing Intellectual Property Recognized as a U.S. Top Tier Firm for Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution and Copyright Law
2007 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide "This firm is said to lead the pack when it comes to trademark law in Chicago."
2006 6th Edition of the Guide to the World's Leading Trademark Practitioners "leading firm in Chicago for trademark law based on the number of nominees"
2006 ALM (nation's leading legal journalism and information company) Recognized as "Go To Firm" in The Directory of Go To Firms at Top U. S. Companies
2010 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Nine Pattishall Lawyers selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer: McAuliffe, Newbury, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August, Jennings
2010 World Trademark Review An "Experts' expert" and included as one of the top 20 trademark practitioners in the United States: Sacoff
2010 Law & Politics Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August, Marvel, Cohn
2010 Law & Politics Three Pattishall lawyers selected as Illinois "Rising Stars": Barengolts, Iacullo, Beeman
2010 Law & Politics One of the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers: Hilliard
2010 Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition Seven Pattishall lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers" in intellectual property litigation: Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August, Jennings
2009 Managing Intellectual Property Five Pattishall Lawyers selected as "World's Leading Trade Mark Practitioners": Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II
2009 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer: Jennings
2009 Chicago Lawyer Magazine Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in Illinois" by Leading Lawyers Network: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August, Jennings
2009 Legal 500 United States "David Hilliard is described by clients as 'excellent' [and] has tried major trademark and copyright cases throughout the United States. He is frequently brought into litigation as replacement counsel.": Hilliard
2009 Best of the Best USA One of the top 25 trademark lawyers in the United States: Geraldson, Jr.
2009 Legal OnRamp Gray Market Goods Expert: Barengolts
2009 Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Magazine One of the Top 250 Intellectual Property Strategists in the world: Partridge
2009 American Bar Foundation Four Pattishall Lawyers nominated by their peers to be a Fellow, an honor limited to one-third of one percent of the lawyers in America: Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, Jennings
2009 Leading Lawyers Network Magazine Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Leading Lawyers" in Intellectual Property: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August, Jennings
2009 Law & Politics Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August, Jennings, Cohn
2009 The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2009 Six Pattishall Lawyers selected as the Leading Trademark Attorneys in the World: McAuliffe, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II
2008 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Characterized as "authoritative" in his field: Sacoff
2008 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Two Pattishall Lawyers recognized for their trademark work: Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard
2008 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Recognized for his "sterling" work in the food industry: Partridge
2008 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Described as "excellent": McAuliffe
2008 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Complimented on being "great to work with": Welch II
2008 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Nine Pattishall Lawyers selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer: McAuliffe, Newbury, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August
2008 Who's Who Legal: Illinois 2008 Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Illinois leading lawyers in Trademark law": McAuliffe, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, Marvel
2008 Managing Intellectual Property Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as a "World's Leading Trade Mark Practitioner": Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, Jennings, Marvel
2008 Best Lawyers in America 2008 Edition Three Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Best Lawyer in America" for 10 years or longer in intellectual property law: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard
2008 Law & Politics Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August, Cohn, Widmaier
2007 World Trademark Review "A leader of the trademark bar and well recognized speaker and author on trademark law.": Sacoff
2007 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Six Pattishall Lawyers selected as "world's leading practitioners" in intellectual property law: McAuliffe, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II
2007 The Legal 500 of the United States Four Pattishall Lawyers listed in The Legal 500 of the United States, Litigation for trademark litigation and dispute resolution: Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II
2007 Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 30th Anniversary Edition Six Pattishall Lawyers recognized: Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, Jennings
2007 Informa plc, the publisher of Trademark World, Patent World and Copyright World Two Pattishall Lawyers identified as "Luminaries" within the field of intellectual property: Geraldson, Jr., Sacoff
2007 The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2007 Six Pattishall Lawyers recognized: McAuliffe, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II
2007 Leading Lawyers Network Magazine Eight Pattishall Lawyers named "Leading Lawyers" in Intellectual Property Law: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, August, Jennings
2007 The Legal 500 United States "One of the firm's key figures with regards to Internet-related disputes": Partridge
2007 The Legal 500 United States "One of the firm's most respected trademark litigators [with] an impressive track record of involvement in precedent-setting cases.": Hilliard
2007 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers One of the 22 "Most Highly Regarded Individuals -Global" in intellectual property (1 of 6 in the U.S.): Sacoff
2007 The Legal 500 United States Recognized for his "litigation prowess" in intellectual property matters: Sacoff
2007 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide "David Hilliard retains a reputation as the top trademark lawyer in the state, and one with an enviable client base. A seasoned trial lawyer, he is also a skilled mediator and arbitrator.": Hilliard
2006 ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Recognized for extraordinary contributions and commitment: Jennings
2006 Who's Who Legal, The International and U.S. Who's Who of Business Lawyers Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as "world's leading practitioners" in intellectual property law: McAuliffe, Geraldson, Jr., Hilliard, Sacoff, Partridge, Welch II, Marvel
2006 American Intellectual Property Law Association Three Pattishall Lawyers recognized as AIPLA Fellows for outstanding service in the profession, learned contributions to the profession and highest standards of ethical conduct: Newbury, Partridge, Welch II