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Recognitions

• Chambers USA 2025 Ranks Katten as Leading Law Firm
The 2025 edition of the Chambers USA guide ranked 100 Katten attorneys and
named the firm as a leader in 42 practice areas. Individually recognized attorneys
include Intellectual Property Partner and Advertising and Brand Litigation Co-Chair
Christopher Cole in the category of Advertising: Litigation & Advertising: NAD
Proceedings. Intellectual Property Partners and Trademark/Copyright/Privacy
Group Co-Chairs Karen Artz Ash and Floyd Mandell were once again recognized
in the category of Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, and
have now been joined by Intellectual Property Partner and Advertising and Brand
Litigation Co-Chair Kristin Achterhof, Intellectual Property Counsel Carolyn Passen
and Intellectual Property Associate Julia Mazur (also honored among “Associates to
Watch”).

• Best Law Firms 2026 Ranks Katten Nationally in Advertising Law
®
In the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms , the firm was recognized in 30 nationwide
®
and 66 regional rankings, with a total of 36 practice areas honored for excellence,
innovation and client satisfaction, including Advertising Law. Katten was also
chosen as “Law Firm of the Year” in Trademark Law.
Additionally, Katten was regionally ranked in Advertising Law in Washington, DC.

• Managing Intellectual Property Honors Katten and Multiple IP Stars in 2025
Rankings
Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) revealed its 2025 ranked attorneys
and practices, naming several IP attorneys in Katten’s Chicago, New York and
Washington, DC, offices, as well as Katten among firms that “dominated their
respective markets” in New York and Illinois.

The 2025 “Trade Mark Stars” include Kristin Achterhof, Karen Artz Ash (who
was also honored among the Top 250 Women in IP 2025), Floyd Mandell and
Intellectual Property Partner Bret Danow.

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