Ballard Spahr, 13 Attorneys Recognized in 2025 IAM Patent 1000
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Ballard Spahr and 13 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, a guide to the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the world.
Ballard Spahr’s Patents team offers industry-wide services in patent prosecution and patent portfolio development and management, as well as collaboration in transactions. Advanced scientific degrees, USPTO and industry experience, and superb legal skills fuel every strategy for commercializing and protecting clients' ideas. As a whole, the firm was named Highly Recommended in Georgia and Recommended in New York. It received the Silver band ranking in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
The individual attorneys recognized are:
Individuals
- Caryn Borg-Breen, Ph.D., Silver, United States: Illinois
- Brian W. LaCorte, Recommended, United States: Arizona
Individuals: Litigation
- Robert R. Baron, Jr., Silver, United States: Pennsylvania
- Richard W. Miller, Silver, United States: Georgia
- Lynn E. Rzonca, Silver, United States: Pennsylvania
- Kenneth H. Sonnenfeld, Ph.D., Bronze, United States: New York
Individuals: Prosecution
- Margaret “Peg” Bolce Brivanlou, Ph.D., Recommended, United States: New York
- Charley F. Brown, Recommended, United States: Georgia
- Jonas Jarvholm, Ph.D., Recommended, United States: Georgia
- Mitchell A. Katz, Recommended, United States: Georgia
- Scott D. Marty, Ph.D., Recommended, United States: Georgia
- Brian C. Meadows, Recommended, United States: Georgia
- D. Brian Shortell, Ph.D., Recommended, United States: Georgia
- Kenneth H. Sonnenfeld, Ph.D., Recommended, United States: New York
Individuals: Transactions
- Kenneth H. Sonnenfeld, Ph.D., Recommended, United States: New York
IAM bases its Patent 1000 results on feedback gathered from written submissions and 1,800 in-person, telephone, and video interviews conducted with practicing patent attorneys and in-house counsel over a five-month period. It makes its selections on the basis of depth of experience, market presence, and sophistication of work. For further information, please see its methodology.