Awards & Recognition

Chambers USA: Wolf Greenfield was listed among the top law firms in Chambers USA 2018. The firm was ranked in band two for intellectual property law in Massachusetts, and was described as earning "praise for the quality of its strategic counsel on patent prosecution matters and negotiating licensing deals, including freedom-to-operate analyses and patent opinion work. Fields a renowned litigation team, handling patent and copyright infringement claims, and PTAB inter partes reviews." Clients noted, "I have been very impressed by the firm's professionalism, attentiveness, speed and quality of work product" and "the team has a good combination of litigation experience and technical depth." Along with the firm’s ranking, Edward R. Gates and Michael N. Rader were ranked individually for intellectual property in Massachusetts.

Best Law Firms: Wolf Greenfield was included in the list of 2018 Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm was recognized in tier 1 of the Boston metropolitan area rankings for Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, and Trademark Law. It was also recognized in tier 2 of the national rankings for Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, and Patent Law, and in tier 3 of the national rankings for Trademark Law.

Best Lawyers in America: Sixteen Wolf Greenfield attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019, including Michael A. Albert, David Cauble, Neil P. Ferraro, Edward R. Gates, Richard F. Giunta, Patricia Granahan, Helen Lockhart, Chelsea A. Loughran, Timothy J. Oyer, Michael N. Rader, Nathan R. Speed, Charles T. Steenburg, Maryanne Trevisan, John Van Amsterdam, Edmund J. Walsh and Douglas R. Wolf.

Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000: In 2017, Wolf Greenfield was highly recommended for patent prosecution, recommended for transactions, and listed in the bronze category for litigation. In addition, nine Wolf Greenfield attorneys were recognized individually, including Michael A. Albert, Y. Jenny Chen, Neil P. Ferraro, Edward R. Gates, Jason M. Honeyman, Jeffrey D. Hsi, Timothy J. Oyer, Michael N. Rader and Patrick R.H. Waller were recognized individually.

Vault: Wolf Greenfield was named one of the Top 10 Best Midsize Law Firms to Work For in 2018. It was also ranked among the top law firms in Boston and the top 10 IP boutiques nationwide, and was included on the Top 150 Under 150, a list of the leading midsized law firms.

World Trademark Review 1000: Wolf Greenfield was ranked in the gold category in Massachusetts in the World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2018, a prestigious ranking of leading law firms and individual practitioners offering trademark legal services around the globe. The firm has been included in the WTR 1000 each year since the list's inception in 2011. In addition, Michael A. Albert, Maria A. Scungio, John L. Welch and Douglas R. Wolf were honored for individual achievement in Massachusetts.

Super Lawyers and Rising Stars: 15 Wolf Greenfield attorneys were named to the 2017 list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers and another 22 were named to the 2017 list of Massachusetts Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. (View the full list here.) 

Managing IP: Wolf Greenfield was recognized for both PTAB litigation and patent prosecution in Managing Intellectual Property's national rankings. 

LMG Life Sciences: The sixth annual edition of LMG Life Sciences recommended Wolf Greenfield for patent prosecution, highly recommended the firm for patent strategy and management, and named five of its attorneys "Life Science Stars" for 2018: Edward R. Gates, Timothy J. Oyer, Maryanne Trevisan, Michael J. Twomey and Patrick R.H. Waller. 

The Legal 500: Wolf Greenfield was for the first time ranked in The Legal 500 United States in 2017. The firm was listed in the category of "Patent: prosecution (including reexamination and post-grant proceedings)." It was noted as having "a deep bench of excellent patent practitioners" who "proactively suggest actions for clients to take."