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Events / Recognitions
• Katten Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers
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and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Award
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Recipients Sponsored Event: Women’s
The 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in Wear Daily (WWD) Apparel
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America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch & Retail CEO Summit on
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in America named 180 Katten attorneys based October 29-30
on their peers’ identification in a wide range of
practice areas. Continuing our more than
The Best Lawyers in America honored the a decade of consecutive
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following Katten attorneys: Partner Kristin sponsorship, Katten will
Achterhof (Chicago, Litigation – Intellectual once again sponsor this
Property, Trademark Law), Partner and National year’s WWD Apparel &
Co-Chair of Katten’s Trademark/Copyright/ Retail CEO Summit in New York with
Privacy Group Karen Artz Ash (New York, Karen Artz Ash in attendance. Themed
Trademark Law), Partner and Deputy General “The Power of Resilience,” the 2024
Counsel David Halberstadter (Los Angeles, summit will be a forum for industry
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and leaders to discuss how they are redefining
Television, Litigation - Intellectual Property, strategic directives to include agile
Media Law, Trademark Law), Counsel Matthew business models, sustainable practices
Holub (Chicago, Intellectual Property Law, and digital innovations in the face of
Litigation – Intellectual Property), Partner global market fluctuations and evolving
Joseph Janusz (Charlotte, Intellectual Property customer behaviors. Among this year’s
Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation speakers are luxury fashion designer Tory
– Patent), Partner and Co-Chair of Katten’s Burch and executives from companies
Trademark/Copyright/Privacy Group Floyd including Bulgari Group, Polo Ralph
Mandell (Chicago, Litigation – Intellectual Lauren and Todd Snyder.
Property, Trademark Law), Counsel Carolyn
Passen (Chicago, Trademark Law), Counsel
Christopher West (Charlotte, Intellectual
Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Chairman Emeritus Roger Furey. IP STARS also
Litigation – Patent, Patent Law), Associate designated Katten with IP Star status overall for
Alexandra Caleca (New York, Intellectual Trademark and Trademark Prosecution.
Property Law) and Associate Julia Mazur
(Chicago, Litigation – Intellectual Property). • Managing Intellectual Property Honors Katten in
2024 Copyright Rankings
• Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes 2024 Managing Intellectual Property released its 2024
Katten IP Stars copyright rankings, recognizing Katten with a
Managing Intellectual Property released its 2024 “United States (National)” ranking. This is the first
rankings of IP Stars, honoring multiple Intellectual time our firm has received this accolade for its
Property attorneys as “Trade Mark Stars” and exemplary achievements from attorneys across
“Patent Stars,” including Kristin Achterhof; Karen our New York, Chicago and Los Angeles offices
Artz Ash; Floyd Mandell; Partner and Global in copyright law. IP STARS has long recognized
Intellectual Property Department Chair Deepro our IP practices, listing Katten in past years as
Mukerjee; Partner and Patent Litigation Co-Chair a nationally ranked firm and a Top Tier Firm in
Lance Soderstrom; Partner Bret Danow; and Illinois and New York.
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