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• Katten Attorneys Recognized as Stand-Out • Katten Receives High Marks in the Legal 500 US
Lawyers by Thomson Reuters
Karen Artz Ash, IP Litigation Partner and
Trademark/Copyright/Privacy Group Co-Chair
Floyd Mandell, and Corporate Partner Ilana Lubin
were among the 12 Katten attorneys named
to the Thomson Reuters list of 2025 Stand-Out
Lawyers. The Stand-Out Lawyers database
includes exceptional lawyers in private practice,
all nominated by their clients with whom they’ve
worked in the last three years.
• Chambers USA 2025 Ranks Katten as Leading
Law Firm
A total of 100 Katten attorneys were ranked in
the 2025 edition of the Chambers USA guide.
The firm was also recognized as a leader in
42 practice areas, with the highest rankings
in the categories of Intellectual Property (IP)
and Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets,
among others. Katten also secured 16 national
distinctions, including new rankings in
Intellectual Property and Trademark & Copyright,
among others.
Individually recognized attorneys in the category
of “Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright
& Trade Secrets” included IP Partners Kristin
Achterhof, Karen Artz Ash, Michael Justus
and Floyd Mandell, along with IP Counsel
Carolyn Passen. IP Associate Julia Mazur was
also recognized among “Associates to Watch.”
Additionally, 20 attorneys received the highest
individual rankings possible in their respective
fields, including IP Partner Christopher Cole,
Advertising, Marketing and Promotions co-chair,
and Floyd Mandell.
2025 Guide
The Legal 500 United States 2025 guide named
23 of Katten’s practice areas, including, among
others, Advertising and Marketing: Litigation;
Intellectual Property: Copyright; Intellectual
Property: Trademarks: Litigation; and Media and
Entertainment: Litigation.
Additionally, eight attorneys achieved individual
distinctions while 94 attorneys were noted
as recommended in the guide’s editorial
commentary. IP Partners and Advertising,
Marketing and Promotions Co-Chairs Kristin
Achterhof and Christopher Cole were among
the five Katten attorneys recognized on the
sought-after Leading Partners list, which
spotlights market leaders with long-established
reputations in their sector. In addition, Kristin and
Christopher were named among the individually
recommended Katten attorneys, which also
include Karen Artz Ash and Floyd Mandell; IP
Partner Bret Danow; Litigation Partner and
Deputy General Counsel David Halberstadter;
Michael Justus; Jessica Kraver; Entertainment
and Media Litigation Chair and Managing Partner
of our California Offices Zia Modabber; Deepro
Mukerjee; and Litigation Partner Joel Weiner.
For a complete list of Katten’s results, please visit
Legal 500.
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