Townsend and Townsend and Crew

Fact Sheet

Recent Recognition

In 2007, Townsend was recognized in the American Lawyer's "AmLaw 200" survey of the top 200 law firms in the U.S. as measured by profitability and number of lawyers.
In 2007, Townsend was recognized in the National Law Journal's "NLJ 250" survey of the top 250 law firms in the U.S. as measured by number of lawyers.
Townsend was recognized by Chambers Global as one of the leading IP firms in the U.S. in the "2008 Client's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business."
Townsend was recognized as a leading firm in patent litigation and interferences in the Legal 500 United States, Volume II, 2007.
Townsend was recognized as a leading law firm in patent prosecution and litigation (contention) in the Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property 2007 survey, "Patent Firms of the Year."
Townsend was recognized by IP Law360, a Portfolio Media Inc. publication, as one of the top 10 patent litigation firms in the U.S. in a 2006 survey.
Townsend was recognized among the top patent litigation law firms in the 2006 IP Law & Business annual Patent Litigation Survey.
Townsend was recognized among the top firms practicing before the U.S. International Trade Commission in the 2006 IP Law & Business ITC Litigation Survey.
Townsend was recognized by the Minority Law Journal (an American Lawyer publication) in the 2007 Diversity Scorecard as the U.S. firm with the highest percentage of Asian American attorneys; the sixth highest percentage of minority partners; and the 14th highest percentage of minority attorneys (partners and non-partners).
Townsend was ranked #13 in a nationwide listing of "Top Patent Firms" -- as measured by the number of utility patents issued in 2007 -- by Intellectual Property Today magazine.
Townsend was ranked #20 in a nationwide listing of "Top Trademark Firms" -- as measured by number of trademarks issued in 2007 -- by Intellectual Property Today magazine.
"Top Trademark Firms," Trademark Insider, Townsend has been ranked as the No. 1 San Francisco trademark law firm, based upon total number of new trademark applications submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for five consecutive years (2003 - 2007).

Practice Areas:
Townsend's offering encompass the full range of intellectual property law, practiced by many of the nation's preeminent authorities in their discrete fields. Townsend's expertise also extends well beyond intellectual property, to the representation of a diverse range of businesses involved in antitrust and complex business disputes. Specialized practice areas include:

Antitrust & Unfair Competition
Biotechnology & Chemistry Patent Prosecution and Litigation
Complex Commercial Litigation
Electronics & Software Patent Prosecution and Litigation
Internet and Domain Name
Medical & Mechanical Devices Patent Prosecution and Litigation

Nanotechnology Patent Protection & Litigation
Patent Interference
Software Performance Litigation
Technology Licensing and Contract Disputes
Trade Secret Litigation
Trademark & Copyright Prosecution & Litigation

Client Base:
The firm represents small entrepreneurs and inventors, as well as multinational corporations, including some of the most recognizable names in the high-technology, biotechnology and life sciences industries, such as Apple, Inc., Applied Materials, Baxter Healthcare, Business Objects, Electronic Data Systems, Hitachi, Oracle Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. to name only a few.

Management Committee:

James G. Gilliland, Jr., Chairman of the Firm
Maureen A. Sheehy, Managing Partner for Operations

Dennis Gavin, Executive Director
William L. Shaffer

Practice Group Leaders:

Biotechnology & Chemistry: William B. Kezer, Ph.D. (W.C.)
Electronics & Software: Philip H. Albert (P.A.), Patrick R. Jewik (S.F.)
Litigation: Theodore T. "Ted" Herhold (P.A., Chair), Daniel J. Furniss (P.A.), Gregory S. Gilchrist (S.F.)
Medical & Mechanical Devices: Mark Barrish (P.A.), James M. Heslin (P.A.)

Trademark & Copyright: Mark Steiner (S.F.)
Interference: Steve Parmelee (SEA.)
Technology Transactions: Richard Hsu (P.A.)

Statistics:

Firmwide attorneys and tech professionals: 248
Firmwide partners: 94

Offices:

San Francisco Est. 1860 Total attorneys and tech professionals: 85	Palo Alto Est. 1960 Total attorneys and tech professionals: 69	Seattle Est. 1989 Total attorneys and tech professionals: 15

Denver Est. 1995 Total attorneys and tech professionals: 31	Walnut Creek Est. 2000 Total attorneys and tech professionals: 15	San Diego Est. 2003 Total attorneys and tech professionals: 19

Washington, D.C. Est. 2007 Total attorneys and tech professionals: 14