IAM Patent 1000 2026 Guide Recognizes Morgan Lewis, Dozens of Lawyers Worldwide
June 02, 2026NEW YORK, June 2, 2026: Morgan Lewis has achieved multiple recognitions in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2026 guide, earning and maintaining practice and lawyer rankings and recommendations across six US states, Washington, DC, and nationwide; and in China, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
The IAM Patent 1000 guide, released by Globe Business Media Group, highlights leading global practitioners in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation. These rankings are determined through feedback from peers and clients as well as independent research. The publication evaluates and ranks law firms and individual lawyers in various categories within their respective jurisdictions.
Gold, Silver, and Bronze designations are awarded in the litigation categories; the other two categories are Highly Recommended or Recommended. In the 2026 guide, the firm earned 16 rankings, and 36 lawyers were individually ranked, including several recognized for the first time.
Firm Rankings:
- Silver, Litigation, US National
- Silver, Litigation, California
- Silver, Litigation, Illinois
- Silver, Litigation, Pennsylvania
- Bronze, China: Foreign
- Bronze, Litigation, DC Metro Area
- Bronze, Litigation, Texas
- NEW: Bronze, Litigation, United Kingdom: England & Wales
- Highly Recommended, Prosecution, Pennsylvania
- Recommended, International
- Recommended, International Trade Commission, US National
- Recommended, Prosecution, California
- Recommended, Prosecution, DC Metro Area
- Recommended, Prosecution, Massachusetts
- Recommended, Transactions, California
- Recommended, Transactions, Massachusetts
Individual Lawyer Rankings:
- Michael Abernathy: Litigation, Silver (Illinois); International Trade Commission, Recommended (Nationwide)
- Stephen Altieri: Prosecution, Recommended (Massachusetts); Transactions, Highly Recommended (Massachusetts)
- NEW: Jeremy Anapol: Litigation, Bronze (California)
- Louis Beardell: Prosecution, Highly Recommended (Pennsylvania)
- Natalie Bennett: Litigation, Bronze (DC Metro Area)
- Dion Bregman: Prosecution, Recommended (California); Post-Grant Proceedings, Recommended (Nationwide)
- NEW: Chad Davis: Prosecution, Recommended (Massachusetts)
- Seth Gerber: Trade Secret Litigation, Recommended (Nationwide)
- Julie Goldemberg: Litigation, Silver (Pennsylvania)
- Sarah Guske: Litigation, Bronze (California)
- Brent Hawkins: Litigation, Silver (California)
- Mark Hayman: Transactions, Recommended (Massachusetts)
- NEW: Colin Heideman: Litigation, Silver (Washington)
- Rahul Kapoor: Transactions, Recommended (California)
- Hosang Lee: Prosecution, Recommended (DC Metro Area)
- Alan Leeds: Transactions, Recommended (New Jersey)
- David Levy: Litigation, Bronze (Texas)
- Janice Logan: Prosecution, Recommended (DC Metro Area)
- Michael Lyons: Litigation, Silver (California)
- Christina MacDougall: Prosecution, Recommended (California)
- Jeffry Mann: Prosecution, Recommended (California)
- Tim Powell: Litigation, Gold (UK: England and Wales)
- Rick Rambo: Litigation, Bronze (Texas)
- Manita Rawat: Prosecution, Recommended (California)
- Ali Razai: Litigation, Bronze (California)
- Alexander Ritter: Infringement, Silver (Germany)
- NEW: Matthew Rizzolo: Litigation, Bronze (DC Metro Area)
- Stephanie Roberts: Litigation, Bronze (DC Metro Area)
- NEW: Benjamin Rowlatt: Next Generation, Recommended (UK: England and Wales)
- Hiroshi Sheraton: Litigation, Silver (UK: England and Wales)
- Nathan Smith: Prosecution, Recommended (California)
- Robert Smyth: Prosecution, Recommended (DC Metro Area)
- Yalei Sun: Prosecution, Recommended (China: Foreign)
- NEW: Moritz Sutterer: Next Generation, Recommended (Germany)
- Jason White: Litigation, Gold (Illinois)
- Amanda Williamson: Litigation, Bronze (Illinois)