Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Encyclopedia
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, commonly known as Finnegan, is an international intellectual property law firm based in Washington, DC. Finnegan was founded on March 1, 1965 by Marc Finnegan and Douglas Henderson in Washington, DC. with the mission, "to do high-quality legal work focused exclusively on intellectual property law.". It is currently the largest law firm
focusing exclusively on the practice of intellectual property
(IP) law in the United States
.
Finnegan Henderson has 375 intellectual property lawyers. They are supported by approximately 600 professionals and support staff including patent agents, legal assistants, and dedicated docketing, research, litigation support, and information technology specialists.
As a place to work, Finnegan has ranked on various Top 20 lists in the Avery Index, including #18 Family Friendly Firms, #5 Happiest Associates, #15 Highest Paid Associates, #12 Dedicated to Pro Bono Work, and #2 Most Perfect Law Firm.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
focusing exclusively on the practice of intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
(IP) law in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Finnegan Henderson has 375 intellectual property lawyers. They are supported by approximately 600 professionals and support staff including patent agents, legal assistants, and dedicated docketing, research, litigation support, and information technology specialists.
As a place to work, Finnegan has ranked on various Top 20 lists in the Avery Index, including #18 Family Friendly Firms, #5 Happiest Associates, #15 Highest Paid Associates, #12 Dedicated to Pro Bono Work, and #2 Most Perfect Law Firm.
Offices
- Washington, DC
- Atlanta, GA
- Cambridge, MA
- Palo Alto, CA
- Reston, VA
- Brussels, Belgium
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Tokyo, Japan
- Shanghai, China
Rankings
- A-List Law Firm, 2010 (American Lawyer)
- Full Service U.S. IP Firm of the Year, 2008-2011 (Managing Intellectual Property)
- #1 Tier U.S. Law Firm for Patent Litigation and Non-contentious Patent Work, 2002-2011 (Managing Intellectual Property’s World IP Surveys)
- #1 or #2 Tier U.S. Law Firm for Trademark Litigation and Non-contentious Trademark Work, 2005-2011 (Managing Intellectual Property’s World IP Surveys)
- #1 Tier U.S. Law Firm for Copyright Work, 2008-2011 (Managing Intellectual Property’s World IP Survey)
- #1 Tier U.S. Law Firm for Intellectual Property, 2007-2010 (Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business)
- #1 Tier Law Firm for Trademark Litigation, 2008-2011 (The Legal 500 U.S.)
- #1 Tier Law Firm for Patent Litigation, 2008-2011 (The Legal 500 U.S.)
- IP Litigation Department of the Year, 2006 (The American Lawyer and IP Law & Business)