Venable LLP is pleased to announce that for the fourteenth consecutive year, the firm’s trademark team has been recognized among the elite in the DC metro area and New York by World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals. This honor is reserved for the exemplary practices and professionals in regions widely regarded as central hubs for global and national trademark law.
Moreover, six Venable attorneys, including Intellectual Property Division co-chair Justin Pierce, were singled out for individual recognition. Other individual honorees include Trademark Prosecution and Brand Management Group co-chairs Rebecca Liebowitz and Andrew D. Price; IP Litigation - Advertising, Brand, and Copyright Group co-chair Marcella Ballard; IP Litigation - Advertising, Brand, and Copyright Group partner Sharoni Finkelstein; and Trademark Prosecution and Brand Management Group partner Kristen Ruisi.
The Trademark Prosecution and Brand Management Group was ranked in the Gold Tier for Prosecution and Strategy in the DC metro area and in the Bronze Tier in New York. Additionally, the team was ranked in the Silver Tier for Enforcement and Litigation in the DC metro area. As described in the 2025 WTR 1000 guide: “Venable is a five-star law firm with a stellar reputation in IP and cannot be recommended highly enough. This firm represents the highest level of quality and very fair pricing for trademark work you can get in the United States. The IP team has real strength in depth, with an excellent focus on commercial needs of clients.”
Individually, Mr. Price was listed in the Gold Tier for Prosecution and Strategy and the Bronze Tier for Enforcement and Litigation in the DC metro area and was included as “recommended” in the national table for Prosecution and Strategy. Mr. Pierce was listed in the Silver Tier for Prosecution and Strategy and in the Bronze Tier for Enforcement and Litigation in the DC Metro Area. Ms. Liebowitz was listed in the Gold Tier for Prosecution and Strategy in the DC Metro Area and was included in the national table for Prosecution and Strategy as “recommended.” Ms. Ballard was listed in the Bronze Tier for Enforcement and Litigation, and Ms. Ruisi was listed in the Bronze Tier for Prosecution and Strategy, both in New York. Ms. Finkelstein was highlighted in the Bronze Tier for Enforcement and Litigation in California.
The WTR 1000 research directory, which focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners, has firmly established itself as the definitive, go-to resource for those seeking world-class legal trademark expertise. As with previous editions, to arrive at the 2025 rankings, WTR undertook an exhaustive qualitative research project to identify the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in this critical area of practice.
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Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, DC that serves as primary counsel to a worldwide clientele of large and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, high-net-worth entrepreneurs, and other individuals. With more than 900 professionals across the country, in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC, the firm strategically advances its clients’ objectives in the United States and around the globe. Venable advises clients on a broad range of business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and all intellectual property disciplines. For more information, please visit https://www.Venable.com/.