Honors & Awards


2013 ALM (nation's leading legal journalism and information company) Recognized as "Go-To Firm" for the Top 500 Companies for its work in Litigation
2013 World Trademark Review 1000 Pattishall McAuliffe garnered the top gold band ranking among Illinois law firms, which ranks trademark firms from 61 nations. The Pattishall McAuliffe team "has remarkable capabilities in both prosecution and enforcement," said the World Trademark Review.
2013 World Trademark Review 1000 Recognized "stand-out managing partner Joseph Welch," saying he is "incredibly well versed in all aspects of trademark law and has a string of successes to his name." : Welch II
2013 World Trademark Review 1000 Cited partner Janet Marvel, saying she "crafts finely tuned development strategies" and has "a highly active enforcement practice, which encompasses briefs in the ever-evolving anti-counterfeiting field." : Marvel
2013 World Trademark Review 1000 "Jonathan Jennings is singled out," the award said, "for his comprehensive trademark nous [mind]." "He is also an acknowledged leader in the closely related arena of publicity rights.": Jennings
2013 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Ranked a National Tier 1 Trademark Law Firm
2013 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer : McAuliffe (1921-2012), Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2012 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide "This brand protection specialist firm focuses on trademark matters and a range of related issues such as trade secrets and unfair competition. The firm's practice includes USPTO proceedings, as well as appearing before the ITC. Its work includes international case management and multicountry trademark filing."
2012 The Legal 500 United States Recognized for having "a longstanding reputation for handling trademark trials, appeals and TTAB proceedings." Pattishall, McAuliffe "acts for companies from many industries, such as consumer goods, manufacturing, retail, and software..."
2012 Managing Intellectual Property 2012 United States Midwest Copyright Firm of the Year
2012 World Trademark Review 1000 One of the top ranking firms. Specifically mentioned were Raymond I. Geraldson, Jr., described as "a dean of the Illinois trademark Bar," Joseph N. Welch II, who is respected for "his encyclopaedic knowledge of trademark law," and Janet A. Marvel, who is acclaimed for her "great understanding of trademark protection."
2012 Martindale-Hubbell 2012 Top Ranked Law Firm
2011 Managing Intellectual Property Ranked in top tiers for trademark and copyright law, including prosecution, litigation, enforcement and licensing
2011 The Legal 500 United States Recognized as having "a strong specialization in trademarks, with experience across a full range of litigation matters at TTAB and federal court levels", "well regarded for its track record" and "its experience includes significant disputes related to issues such as gray market goods, as well as internet and e commerce matters."
2011 World Trademark Review 1000 One of the top ranking firms. Specifically mentioned were Raymond I. Geraldson, Jr., described as "a great practitioner," and Joseph N. Welch II, who is similarly considered "a true expert in the field."
2010 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide "Market commentators particularly praise the team's prowess in trademark matters" stating that Pattishall "represents blue-chip clients, many of which are household names"
2010 The Legal 500 United States Recognized as having "an excellent cadre of experienced trial litigators" and for having strengths in brand protection that "spring from the team's willingness to take a long-term view in client needs, whilst taking an assertive and professional stance in trial litigation"
2010 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
2009 The Legal 500 United States IP-boutique firm specializing on trademark, copyright, internet and e-commerce matters, with a strong focus on litigation"...whose long-term clients are "impressed by the lawyers' 'rapid response, along with the creativity and quality of its legal analysis'"
2009 Managing Intellectual Property Recognized as a U.S. Top Tier Firm for Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution and Copyright Law
2008 Managing Intellectual Property Recognized as a U.S. Top Tier Firm for Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution and Copyright Law
2007 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide "This firm is said to lead the pack when it comes to trademark law in Chicago."
2006 6th Edition of the Guide to the World's Leading Trademark Practitioners "leading firm in Chicago for trademark law based on the number of nominees"
2006 ALM (nation's leading legal journalism and information company) Recognized as "Go To Firm" in The Directory of Go To Firms at Top U. S. Companies
2013 INTA Featured in INTA Pro Bono Spotlight: Jennings
2013 The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2013 Four Pattishall Lawyers selected as world's leading Trademark lawyers: Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, Scrimenti
2013 Thompson Reuters Recognized for the seventh consecutive year as one of the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers: Hilliard
2013 Best Lawyers 2013 Chicago Trademark Law "Lawyer of the Year": Hilliard
2013 American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell Selected as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property: Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2013 Illinois Super Lawyers Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": August, Cohn, Hilliard, Jennings, Marvel, Sacoff, Welch II
2013 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine One Pattishall Lawyer selected as an Illinois "Rising Star" in Intellectual Property Litigation: Barengolts
2013 The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Four Pattishall Lawyers recognized The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Recognized: Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, Scrimenti
2012 Best Lawyers in United States, 19th Edition One of of Best Lawyers in United States in the practice areas of Litigation-Intellectual Property and Trademark Law: Hilliard
2012 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Business Edition Six Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Top Business Lawyers in Intellectual Property Law in Illinois" by Leading Lawyers Network: Newbury, Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2012 The Legal 500 United States Recommended for his experience in anti-counterfeiting and trade dress disputes.: Hilliard
2012 The Legal 500 United States Recommended for his experience in anti-counterfeiting and trade dress disputes.: Barengolts
2012 The Legal 500 United States Recommended for handling various TTAB proceedings.: Jennings
2012 The Legal 500 United States Recommended for his focus on trademark infringement and unfair competition cases.: Sacoff
2012 The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2012 Four Pattishall Lawyers selected as world's leading Trademark lawyers: Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, Scrimenti
2012 The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Four Pattishall Lawyers recognized: Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2012 World Trademark Review 1000 Raymond I. Geraldson, Jr. is described as "a dean of the Illionis trademark Bar": Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive)
2012 World Trademark Review 1000 Joseph N. Welch II is respected for "his encyclopaedic knowledge of trademark law": Welch II
2012 World Trademark Review 1000 Janet A. Marvel is acclaimed for her "great understanding of trademark protection": Marvel
2012 Marquis Who's Who in America Recognized: Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, Jennings, Chaloemtiarana
2012 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine One of the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers: Hilliard
2012 Illinois Super Lawyers Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": August, Cohn, Hilliard, Jennings, Marvel, Sacoff, Welch II
2012 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine Two Pattishall Lawyers selected as an Illinois "Rising Stars": Barengolts, Boesche
2012 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer: McAuliffe (1921-2012), Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2012 Marquis Who's Who in America Recognized: Chaloemtiarana
2011 The Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Foundation Presented David C. Hilliard with the Justice John Paul Stevens Award "for extraordinary integrity and service to the community throughout his career.": Hilliard
2011 Lawyers for the Creative Arts Honored David C. Hilliard with its "Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts.": Hilliard
2011 The American College of Trial Lawyers Honored the Pattishall firm "for representing the College with Honor and Distinction" in litigation. David Hilliard and Ashly Iacullo accepted the award, as lead counsel for the College.: Hilliard, Boesche
2011 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide "David Hilliard is a senior partner and hugely experienced figure. He handles all manner of IP matters and recently represented PepsiCo in several trademark infringement cases.": Hilliard
2011 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Recipient of the 2011 Above and Beyond Award in recognition and appreciation of contributions of pro bono legal services: Cohn
2011 The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2011 Three Pattishall Lawyers selected as world's leading Trademark lawyers: Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2011 The Best Lawyers in America 2011 Three Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Best Lawyer in America" for 10 years or longer in intellectual property law: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard
2011 Who's Who in American Law Recognized: Jennings
2011 The Legal 500 United States "David Hilliard is a long standing figure in trademark litigation, with extensive trial and appellate experience, and is notable for representing Ford Motor Company and PepsiCo.": Hilliard
2011 The Legal 500 United States "Phillip Barengolts represented Bayer Healthcare as plaintiff in a domain name dispute against multiple defendants.": Barengolts
2011 World Trademark Review 1000 Raymond I. Geraldson, Jr. is described as "a great practitioner": Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive)
2011 World Trademark Review 1000 Joseph N. Welch II is described as "a true expert in the field": Welch II
2011 Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Named an "Honorary Young Lawyer in Perpetuity": Hilliard
2011 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer : McAuliffe (1921-2012), Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Helfenbein, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2011 Marquis Who's Who in America Recognized: Jennings
2011 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Marvel, Cohn
2011 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine One Pattishall Lawyer selected as an Illinois "Rising Star" in Intellectual Property Litigation: Barengolts
2011 The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Four Pattishall Lawyers recognized: Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2010 The Law Bulletin Publishing Company, publishers of Chicago Lawyer and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Recognized as one of the "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch" for 2010: Chaloemtiarana
2010 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide David Hilliard is "a great statesman with considerable authority.": Hilliard
2010 The Legal 500 United States "David Hilliard represented PepsiCo in 2009 across a wide range of federal court jurisdictions, having also previously protected iconic brands like Ford, BASF, Encyclopaedia Britannica and the American Medical Association.": Hilliard
2010 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Business Edition Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Top Business Lawyers in Intellectual Property Law in Illinois" by Leading Lawyers Network: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2010 Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition Two Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers" in intellectual property: Marvel, Cohn
2010 Chicago's Best Lawyers Three Pattishall Lawyers selected as Chicago's Best Lawyers in Intellectual Property Law: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard
2010 The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2010 Four Pattishall Lawyers selected as world's leading Business lawyers: Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2010 Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Intellectual Property Committee David C. Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Chair: Boesche
2010 Marquis Who's Who in America, 64th Edition Recognized: Jennings
2010 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Eight Pattishall Lawyers selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer: McAuliffe (1921-2012), Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2010 World Trademark Review An "Experts' expert" and included as one of the top 20 trademark practitioners in the United States: Sacoff
2010 Law & Politics Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Marvel, Cohn
2010 Law & Politics Three Pattishall lawyers selected as Illinois "Rising Stars": Barengolts, Boesche
2010 Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition Seven Pattishall lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers" in intellectual property litigation: Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings, Cohn
2009 Managing Intellectual Property Four Pattishall Lawyers selected as "World's Leading Trade Mark Practitioners": Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2009 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer: Jennings
2009 Chicago Lawyer Magazine Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in Illinois" by Leading Lawyers Network: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2009 The Legal 500 United States "David Hilliard is described by clients as 'excellent' [and] has tried major trademark and copyright cases throughout the United States. He is frequently brought into litigation as replacement counsel.": Hilliard
2009 Best of the Best USA One of the top 25 trademark lawyers in the United States: Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive)
2009 Legal OnRamp Gray Market Goods Expert: Barengolts
2009 American Bar Foundation Three Pattishall Lawyers nominated by their peers to be a Fellow, an honor limited to one-third of one percent of the lawyers in America: Sacoff, Welch II, Jennings
2009 Leading Lawyers Network Magazine Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Leading Lawyers" in Intellectual Property: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2009 Law & Politics Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings, Cohn
2009 The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2009 Five Pattishall Lawyers selected as the Leading Trademark Attorneys in the World: McAuliffe (1921-2012), Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2008 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Characterized as "authoritative" in his field: Sacoff
2008 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Two Pattishall Lawyers recognized for their trademark work: Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard
2008 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Complimented on being "great to work with": Welch II
2008 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as an AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer: McAuliffe (1921-2012), Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August
2008 Who's Who Legal: Illinois 2008 Six Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Illinois leading lawyers in Trademark law": McAuliffe (1921-2012), Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, Marvel
2008 Managing Intellectual Property Six Pattishall Lawyers selected as a "World's Leading Trade Mark Practitioner": Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, Jennings, Marvel
2008 Best Lawyers in America 2008 Edition Three Pattishall Lawyers selected as "Best Lawyer in America" for 10 years or longer in intellectual property law: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard
2008 Law & Politics Seven Pattishall Lawyers selected as Illinois "Super Lawyers": Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Cohn, Widmaier
2007 World Trademark Review "A leader of the trademark bar and well recognized speaker and author on trademark law.": Sacoff
2007 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers Five Pattishall Lawyers selected as "world's leading practitioners" in intellectual property law: McAuliffe (1921-2012), Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2007 The Legal 500 of the United States Three Pattishall Lawyers listed in The Legal 500 of the United States, Litigation for trademark litigation and dispute resolution: Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2007 Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 30th Anniversary Edition Five Pattishall Lawyers recognized: Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, Jennings
2007 Informa plc, the publisher of Trademark World, Patent World and Copyright World Two Pattishall Lawyers identified as "Luminaries" within the field of intellectual property: Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Sacoff
2007 The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2007 Five Pattishall Lawyers recognized: McAuliffe (1921-2012), Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II
2007 Leading Lawyers Network Magazine Seven Pattishall Lawyers named "Leading Lawyers" in Intellectual Property Law: Newbury, Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, August, Jennings
2007 The Legal 500 United States "One of the firm's most respected trademark litigators [with] an impressive track record of involvement in precedent-setting cases.": Hilliard
2007 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers One of the 22 "Most Highly Regarded Individuals -Global" in intellectual property (1 of 6 in the U.S.): Sacoff
2007 The Legal 500 United States Recognized for his "litigation prowess" in intellectual property matters: Sacoff
2007 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide "David Hilliard retains a reputation as the top trademark lawyer in the state, and one with an enviable client base. A seasoned trial lawyer, he is also a skilled mediator and arbitrator.": Hilliard
2006 ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Recognized for extraordinary contributions and commitment: Jennings
2006 Who's Who Legal, The International and U.S. Who's Who of Business Lawyers Six Pattishall Lawyers selected as "world's leading practitioners" in intellectual property law: McAuliffe (1921-2012), Geraldson, Jr. (Inactive), Hilliard, Sacoff, Welch II, Marvel
2006 American Intellectual Property Law Association Two Pattishall Lawyers recognized as AIPLA Fellows for outstanding service in the profession, learned contributions to the profession and highest standards of ethical conduct: Newbury, Welch II