Two Senior Counsel Named 2022 Rising Stars
NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that five partners have been named as 2023 IP Stars by Managing IP. This year’s annual list recognizes partners across three of Proskauer’s offices and three practice areas – patent law, copyright law and trademark law. Managing IP’s annual list recognizes senior practitioners who have been identified as leaders in their firm and practice areas.
The following partners were named 2023 IP Stars:
- Fangli Chen – Patent Star (Massachusetts and U.S.)
- Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks – Copyright Star (New York and U.S.)
- Siegmund Gutman – Patent Star (California and U.S.)
- Brendan O’Rourke – Trademark Star (New York and U.S.)
- Baldassare (Baldo) Vinti – Patent Star (U.S.)
The Firm is also pleased to announce that senior counsel David Munkittrick and Jeff Warshafsky were named as 2022 Rising Stars by Managing IP. The annual list recognizes some of the best up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners in private practice who have contributed to the success of their firms and clients.
Managing IP covers IP practice areas across more than 70 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive, leading specialist rankings publication for the IP profession. Rankings for IP Stars are determined by Managing IP’s team of research analysts who receive information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and their clients through interviews, emails and online surveys. The Rising Stars list is based on information obtained during the research of the 2022 edition of the IP Stars rankings and Managing IP’s awards program.
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