June 24, 2016 (BOSTON, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES) – The 2016 edition of IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners has recognized Proskauer’s Patent and Life Sciences Groups and named eight partners as being among the world’s leading patent professionals. IAM Patent 1000 ranks best-in-class patent prosecution, licensing and litigation practitioners globally based on interviews with thousands of lawyers and in-house counsel.

IAM Patent 1000 describes the Firm as “[bringing] a special blend of technical insight and sector knowledge to all manner of briefs” and “unrivalled” in the highly specialized patent pool area.

IAM Patent 1000 further notes the Patent and Life Sciences Groups are “humming on all fronts” and possess “comprehensive legal and industry knowledge,” providing “commercially astute advice.”

In addition, eight Proskauer partners in the Firm’s Boston, New York and Los Angeles offices were highlighted by the publication:

• Steven Bauer is described as a “tenacious courtroom commando who can grasp the technical details of a particular patent matter to the same degree as the inventor.”
• Joseph Capraro, Jr. “can handle any technical subject matter and is exceedingly thorough” and “is a highly valued resource.”
• Fangli Chen is noted for joining the Firm in March 2016 and being “a skilled biologist who marries technical expertise with sound commercial sense.”
• Daryn Grossman is lauded: “strategic collaborations in the life sciences are a specialty for this technology transactions artiste.”
• Siegmund Gutman is recognized: “the polished patent litigator has dispatched plenty of inter partes work at the USPTO lately.”
• Kenneth Rubenstein is described as a “patent pool mastermind” and noted for “[providing] essential counsel on patent evaluation litigation and licensing, underscoring the Firm’s versatility.”
• James Shalek is praised: “Under his watch, the group has become highly cost effective and efficient in its handling of e-discovery and other parts of the expensive and lengthy litigation process.”
• Baldassare Vinti “is super clued-up on the subjects of patent reform and patent damages, which brings comfort to those seeking to navigate a path to commercial success in a changing market.”