Knobbe Martens, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States with offices throughout California, and in Washington D.C. and Seattle, ranked third nationally for the highest percentage of minority attorneys in an annual survey published by The American Lawyer magazine.
With minority attorneys representing 23.2% of the firm, Knobbe Martens holds the No. 3 spot among the over 200 prominent law firms surveyed by The Minority Law Journal, which conducted the survey and is an affiliated publication with The American Lawyer. The survey ranked national firms listed among the Am Law 200 and the NLJ 250. The results can be found online at www.americanlawyer.com and in the April issue of The American Lawyer magazine.
“We are tremendously proud and are very pleased to be recognized for the diversity of our attorneys,” said Managing Partner Steven Nataupsky. “We look forward to building on this achievement and our accomplishments from last year.” In 2007, Knobbe Martens ranked third nationally for the highest number of minority equity partners in an annual survey conducted by Diversity & The Bar magazine, a publication of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
The attorneys at Knobbe Martens are involved in numerous professional organizations and community associations dedicated to supporting and promoting diversity within the profession and service to the community, including the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP) National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Orange County Diversity Task Force, American Intellectual Property Law (AIPLA) Education Foundation, and the Diversity Fellowship Program.
In addition, the firm’s Diversity Committee actively and continuously develops and evaluates new initiatives designed to recruit, promote, and retain diverse attorneys. The goal of the Committee, which consists of partners and associates, is to ensure that the firm continues to support diversity efforts and to identify innovative ways to encourage diversity within the firm and in the community.
Knobbe Martens represents clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including transactional and litigation practices. Clients include public and private companies at various stages of growth, from start-up to the Fortune 500 worldwide. The firm has been recognized in international surveys for excellence in all aspects of intellectual property law. In 2007, the firm was ranked #1 for growth in patent litigation and in the top 10 for number of patent litigation cases in a nationwide survey conducted by IP Law 360. In addition, several members of the firm have been voted among the world’s leading intellectual property lawyers. More information about the firm can be found at: knobbe.com