IAM Recognizes Foley Attorneys and Jurisdictions in 2026 Edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners
June 9, 2026
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Foley & Lardner LLP is recognized in the 2026 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, with 19 attorneys and three firm jurisdictions receiving commendation.
The IAM 1000 directory is compiled by a team of researchers based on more than 1,800 interviews with patent practitioners, patent attorneys, and in-house counsel.
The Foley attorneys recognized include:
United States: DC Metro Area
- Pavan Agarwal (Bronze – Individuals: litigation)
- Benny Berkowitz (Recommended – Individuals: prosecution)
- Courtenay Brinckerhoff (Highly Recommended – Individuals: prosecution)
- Stephen Maebius (Recommended – Individuals: transactions and prosecution)
- Liane Peterson (Bronze – Individuals: litigation)
- Kiri Lee Sharon (Recommended – Individuals: prosecution)
- Michele Simkin (Recommended – Individuals: prosecution)
- Eric Sophir (Recommended – Individuals: prosecution)
- Sunit Talapatra (Recommended – Individuals: prosecution)
- Ngai Zhang (Recommended – Individuals: prosecution)
United States: Illinois
- Jeanne M. Gills (Recommended: Illinois)
United States: Massachusetts
- Christopher McKenna (Recommended: Massachusetts)
United States: Michigan
- Marcus Sprow (Recommended: Michigan)
United States: Texas
- Gary Solomon (Recommended: Texas)
United States: Utah
- Whit Johnson (Recommended: Utah)
United States: Wisconsin
- Scott Anderson (Recommended – Individuals: transactions and prosecution)
- Jeffrey Gundersen (Recommended – Individuals: transactions and prosecution)
- Joseph Ziebert (Recommended – Individuals: prosecution and transactions)
Japan: Foreign
- Etsuo Doi (Recommended – Individuals: transactions)
The Foley jurisdictions recognized include:
- Washington, D.C. Metro Area (Highly Recommended)
- Wisconsin (Gold)
- Japan: Foreign (Recommended)
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