Nine Knobbe Martens Attorneys Named in 2014 Guide to the World’s Leading Trademark Law Practitioners

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP partners John Carson, Stacey Halpern, Catherine Holland, Jonathan Hyman, Susan Natland, Darrell Olson, Andrew Simpson, Jeff Van Hoosear and Lynda Zadra-Symes have been included in Legal Media Group’s 2014 Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Trademark Law Practitioners.

Expert Guides are published by Legal Media Group (LMG), the legal publishing arm of Euromoney which also publishes Managing IP. The Expert Guides, based on nominations from in-house counsel and those in private practice, honor "the pre-eminent practitioners in the field." The Expert Guides have been a source of guidance for counsel worldwide since their inception 20 years ago.

To ensure the credibility of the publication, LMG conducts in-depth research with experts in the fields of law being examined. More than 4,000 questionnaires are distributed to senior practitioners and in-house counsel in about 70 jurisdictions. The results are analyzed and screened for firm, network and alliance bias. The methodology ensures that only lawyers with independent nominations for excellence appear in the guides. Full rankings and methodology can be found at http://www.expertguides.com/.

Consistently ranked among the top intellectual property firms in the nation and worldwide, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP has over 275 lawyers and scientists nationwide and dedicates its practice to all aspects of intellectual property law, including litigation. Knobbe Martens serves a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. The firm is headquartered in Orange County, California, with offices in San Diego, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., and enjoys an international reputation for excellence. More information about the firm can be found at www.knobbe.com.