Dozens of Knobbe Martens Lawyers Featured in “Best Lawyers” 2026 Guide

Matthew S. Bellinger is a litigation partner in our Orange County office. He represents clients in all types of intellectual property disputes, including patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, and unfair...

Jared Bunker is an IP litigator with nearly two decades of experience.  Clients trust Jared to handle complex patent, trade secret, and contract disputes. He represents clients in state and...

Carol is the Managing Partner of Knobbe Martens’ Seattle office and co-chair of the firm’s Hatch-Waxman Litigation practice. Carol is an accomplished intellectual property litigator and registered patent attorney who...

John M. Grover is a partner in our Orange County office. Mr. Grover represents clients in a variety of intellectual property matters including patent prosecution, patent portfolio administration and strategic...

Joseph F. Jennings is a litigation partner in the firm’s Orange County office. Mr. Jennings represents various clients in all type of intellectual-property disputes, including those involving patents, trademarks, trade-secrets,...

A highly regarded and accomplished leader with a record of un-paralleled success in developing and executing the strategic vision of technology companies, clients value Steve Jensen as a “best in...

Lauren Katzenellenbogen litigates all types of intellectual property disputes, including claims pertaining to patents, trademarks, unfair competition, trade secrets and copyrights. For nearly two decades, she has represented clients in...

Christy Lea resolves high-stakes patent and trade secret disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. She has represented clients in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries for nearly two...

Dr. Kim Miller serves as a single point of contact for all IP-related matters her clients face. For more established companies, she easily adapts to their processes and procedures, blending...

Steven J. Nataupsky is the Managing Partner of Knobbe Martens. With approximately 300 lawyers and scientists, Knobbe Martens is one of the largest firms focusing on intellectual property in the...

Mr. Re is a nationally recognized trial and appellate attorney, having tried numerous high-stakes technology cases in the federal courts throughout the country for well over thirty years. Mr. Re’s...

Joseph M. Reisman is a partner in our San Diego office. Dr. Reisman’s practice involves patent prosecution and strategic counseling, and legal opinion work, chiefly for clients in the pharmaceutical,...

Melanie Seelig joined the firm as a partner in the Seattle office in January 2008 and has been practicing law in the IP field for over 25 years. Melanie has...

Intellectual property attorney, professor of law, former Naval Officer and mechanical engineer Maria Stout advises on strategic planning and management of IP assets, particularly patents, including licensing and offensive and...

Craig Summers has four decades of experience as an IP attorney and the praise of his peers as “an outstanding litigator.” His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and dispute...

For over two decades, Sheila Swaroop has served as a passionate advocate and formidable litigator representing businesses of all sizes, ranging from small, fast-growing companies to major, established brands and...

Jeffrey L. Van Hoosear focuses on international trademark and unfair competition matters. His practice also includes domestic and foreign trademark selection and searches, trademark and copyright prosecution, proceedings before the...

Having served as lead counsel in over 100 pharmaceutical litigations, including cases involving “blockbuster” drugs like Lipitor and Nexium, William R. Zimmerman is widely recognized as one of the nation’s...

For nearly 20 years, Nicholas Zovko has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of intellectual property disputes. Clients value Mr. Zovko’s ability to combine business acumen with...

Janet Allendorph’s practice focuses on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent prosecution and worldwide patent portfolio management in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology fields. She assists clients with patent...

Brian Barnes is an associate in the firm’s Orange County, California office.  Brian represents clients in a variety of intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on patent litigation.  Brian represents...

Nick Belair is a litigation associate based in our San Francisco office. Mr. Belair represents clients in district courts throughout the country, as well as before the PTAB and TTAB. ...

Sam is an experienced patent attorney that works with clients to leverage intellectual property rights to drive their business objectives. His practice includes managing and developing global patent portfolios, due...

David is a registered patent attorney with extensive experience in providing strategic guidance to clients based on their specific business objectives. His broad professional and technical backgrounds allow him to...

Justin Culbertson is a partner in our Washington, D.C., office. His practice specializes in client counseling, opinion and due diligence work, and global patent portfolio management across the chemical, pharmaceutical,...

Ari Feinstein is a litigation partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Ari’s practice focuses on patent litigation, trademark litigation, and trademark oppositions. Ari has experience working on intellectual property...

Brian Flynn focuses on patent prosecution. He counsels clients in a wide variety of technologies, including: Medical Device: medical and dental instruments, implants, diagnostic equipment, and communication and data systems...

Jordan Gottdank focuses on patent prosecution. Jordan earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where he co-founded the Intellectual Property Law Association and worked as a research assistant in...

With over a decade of experience, Mitchell Hadley is a trusted advisor for clients seeking to build, manage, and enforce their intellectual property portfolios across various technical fields. Specializing in...

Robert J. Hilton is a partner in our San Diego office. Dr. Hilton represents a wide array of clients in the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, and medical device industries related to...

Daniel Hughes represents clients in all types of intellectual property disputes, with a focus on patent litigation. He is also a member of the firm’s antitrust practice group and has...

Daniel A. Kamkar’s practice focuses on worldwide patent prosecution and portfolio management, patent infringement and validity analyses, freedom to operate analyses, USPTO proceedings, and general IP licensing. Daniel currently assists...

Daniel Kiang, based in the firm’s Orange County office, represents clients in patent and trademark litigation matters, including before district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the...

Nathanael R. Luman, Ph.D., is a partner in our San Diego office. He is a trusted advisor to companies regarding enforcement of intellectual property and defenses against charges of infringement....

Hans Mayer is a litigation partner in our Los Angeles office and serves as the Co-Chair of the Advertising, Media, and Entertainment Practice Group. Mr. Mayer represents clients in district...

Kate McMorrow represents a wide range of clients in all aspects of intellectual property and advertising law, including with respect to trademarks, false advertising, unfair competition, copyrights, and patents. Her...

Morgan is an associate in the firm’s New York office. She represents clients in all aspects of protecting and enforcing their intellectual property. Morgan counsels clients in domestic and international...

Jacob Rosenbaum assists clients in all aspects of trademark, patent, unfair competition, copyright, and rights of publicity litigation and enforcement. He has extensive experience enforcing and defending his clients’ intellectual...

Marissa Rosenbaum focuses on all areas related to domestic and international trademark and copyright law, including, counseling, prosecution, maintenance, audits, policing, and enforcement. She also advises clients on the development...

Jessica Sganga focuses on domestic and international trademark, unfair competition, copyright, data privacy, advertising, and internet law. Clients regularly applaud Jessica for her practical approach to trademark protection and enforcement...

Ben represents clients in all types of high-stakes intellectual property disputes, with a focus on patent and trade secret litigation. Ben understands that every case, big or small, is an...

Sabrina (Xiaoyan) Wang is a partner in our Orange County office. Sabrina’s practice involves all types of intellectual property issues, including patents, trade secrets, copyright, and trademarks. She is experienced...

Doug Wentzel focuses his practice on patent and trade secret litigation. Doug successfully represents clients in district courts across the country and before the International Trade Commission (ITC), Patent Trial...