Foley & Lardner LLP partner Jeanne M. Gills is named to Forbes‘ 2025 America’s Top Lawyers list.
America’s Top Lawyers are selected through a multi-stage review process involving research, evaluation of thousands of nominations, direct outreach, recommendations, and editorial review. The list highlights legal practitioners who have “distinguished themselves through notable deals and transactions, impressive trial work, wise counsel, respect from colleagues, arbiters and clients.”
Gills, vice-chair of Foley’s national Intellectual Property Department, is a leading IP attorney known for her strategic counsel and litigation leadership. She serves as lead trial counsel in complex patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition matters, and provides high-value guidance on IP strategy and risk mitigation in transactional contexts.
Beyond her client work, Gills is deeply committed to advancing the legal profession and fostering inclusive leadership. She is the founder of Foley’s African American Attorneys Affinity Group, the Black Patent Network, and the Chicago Black Partners Alliance
