Fish & Richardson Secures Three “Band 1” Nationwide Rankings in Chambers USA 2026 Guide 

Fish & Richardson received three top "Band 1" nationwide rankings for its Intellectual Property, International Trade: IP (Section 337 Proceedings), and Patent Trial and Appeal Board practices in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA. The "Band 1" designation — the highest ranking possible — recognizes Fish as among the world's best law firms based on in-depth, objective research conducted with thousands of lawyers and clients. The firm was also nationally ranked for its IP appellate work before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Regionally, Fish received band rankings for its practices in California, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Additionally, 24 Fish attorneys were recognized as leaders in their practices. Chambers said of the firm, "Fish & Richardson is a stellar litigation group that continues to be among the most prolific in trial, appellate and administrative patent proceedings, and is supplemented by a stable of lawyers providing prosecution and transactional support."

Ranked Attorneys - Chambers USA 2026 

• John Adkisson 
• Gwilym Attwell 
• Joseph Colaianni 
• Ruffin Cordell 
• John Dragseth 
• Patrick Finn 
• Nitika Gupta Fiorella 
• Michael Florey 
• John Goetz 
• Noah Graubart 
• Christopher Green 
• Lisa Greenwald-Swire 
• Michael Hawkins 
• David Hoffman 
• Martina Hufnal 
• Aamir Kazi 
• Thad Kodish 
• Douglas McCann 
• Michael J. McKeon 
• Susan Morrison 
• Karl Renner 
• Frank Scherkenbach 
• Adam Shartzer 
• Cynthia Johnson Walden 

The Chambers guides have been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990 and cover 200 jurisdictions across the world. Inclusion in Chambers USA is based solely on the findings of its research teams, who conduct extensive, confidential interviews with thousands of lawyers and clients to identify the leading law firms and lawyers worldwide.