Merchant & Gould is proud to have 17 attorneys listed in the 2023 editions The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™.  Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based entirely on peer-review evaluation, focusing on the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

 

The Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition)

The Best Lawyers in America captures the opinion of lawyers about other lawyers. For the 2023 edition, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 71,000 lawyers listed. The following 14 attorneys from Merchant & Gould are recognized for their noted practice areas in the 2023 edition:

 

Atlanta

• Jeffrey D. Blake
  • Patent Law

Minneapolis

• John A. Clifford
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Andrew S. Ehard
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
• Allen W. Hinderaker
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
• Scott W. Johnston
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
• Heather J. Kliebenstein
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Thomas J. Leach
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Daniel W. McDonald
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Trademark Law

• Christopher J. Schulte
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
• William D. Schultz
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

• Christopher J. Sorenson
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
• Anthony R. Zeuli
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law

• Rachel Zimmerman Scobie
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

New York

• Peter A. Gergely
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent

 

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2023 Edition)

With the primary goal of bringing more representation to the growing number of newer lawyers, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes attorneys who have been in private practice for less than 10 years. The following three attorneys from Merchant & Gould are recognized for their noted practice areas in the 2023 edition:

 

Minneapolis

• Joseph W. Dubis Ph.D.
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Michael A. Erbele
  • Technology Law
• Paige S. Stradley
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

 

For a complete list of 2023 Best Lawyers in America, click here. For a complete list of 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, click here.