Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
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HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
No. of offices11
No. of attorneys~300
Major practice areas Intellectual property
Key peopleJames Barney, Managing Partner
Revenue$349,205,000 (2021)
Date foundedMarch 1, 1965
FounderMarc Finnegan and Douglas Henderson
Company type Limited Liability Partnership
Website www.finnegan.com

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, commonly known as Finnegan, is an international intellectual property law firm based in Washington, DC, United States. Finnegan was founded on March 1, 1965, by Marc Finnegan and Douglas Henderson in Washington, DC. It is one of the largest law firms focusing exclusively on the practice of intellectual property (IP) law, [1] practicing all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan (known as Finnegan Europe LLP in the United Kingdom [2] and the Fei Han Foreign Affairs Law Firm in Taiwan [3] ), also represents clients on IP issues related to U.S. and European patents and trademarks, international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition.

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Reputation

Finnegan has been consistently ranked one of the most prestigious law firms for intellectual property in the world. [4] As such, Finnegan is among the most competitive firms for incoming associates, who usually possess advanced degrees in engineering and science in addition to a law degree. [5] In 2019, the firm employed more than 40 former U.S. Federal Circuit clerks. [6]

References

  1. "Finnegan Press Room" . Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  2. "European IP Practice" . Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  3. "Asia" . Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  4. Vault (January 2018). "Best Law Firms for Intellectual Property".
  5. Finnegan LLP (June 2018). "Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP -- Professionals".
  6. Finnegan LLP (June 2018). "Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP -- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit".
  7. "Working Mother" . Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  8. "Finnegan Wins "U.S. Specialty IP Firm of the Year" at Managing Intellectual Property's Americas Awards". Finnegan | Leading Intellectual Property Law Firm. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  9. "Finnegan Wins "U.S. Post-Grant Firm of the Year" at the Global IP Awards". Finnegan | Leading Intellectual Property Law Firm. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  10. The Legal 500 (May 2018). "The Legal 500 Intellectual Property Overview".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. IAM 1000 (June 2018). "IAM Patent 1000 Rankings".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. The National Law Journal (May 2018). "The 2018 D.C. Litigation Departments of the Year".
  13. Managing Intellectual Property (May 2018). "Managing IP Americas Awards".
  14. LMG Life Sciences (May 2018). "LMG Life Sciences 2017 Awards".
  15. Law360 (January 2018). "Law360 Names Practice Groups of the Year".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. "Finnegan Named "Law Firm of the Year" for Trademark Law in 2019 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Rankings". Finnegan | Leading Intellectual Property Law Firm. Retrieved 2020-05-13.