Russ August & Kabat is honored to have been ranked in Tier 1 of the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers joined to rank more than 14,000 firms across the United States. Firms included in the 2023 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. It is a great honor.
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Russ August & Kabat Partner, Irene Y. Lee, a leading Intellectual Property lawyer, which took place on September 19, 2022. Irene spoke on the topic, “Industrial Designs/Trademarks: Design Rights and Trade Dress: Maximizing Your IP Strategy.” She and the other panelists discussed the: basics of design patents and the advantages over trade dress; basics of trade dress and the advantages over design patents; and functionality at the intersection of design patents & trade dress – comparing tests for trade dress functionality and design patent functionality. All attendees received CLE credit. Read the brochure.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Marc A. Fenster, and Stanton ‘Larry’ Stein, who have been named to The Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition), as well as Jacob M. Agi, Justin Maio, Diana A. Sanders, and Ashley R. Yeargan, who have been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2023 Edition).
Larry C. Russ for Litigation – Intellectual Property and Patent, Marc A. Fenster Litigation – Patent, and Stanton “Larry” Stein for Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television as well as Music.
Jacob Agi for Real Estate Law, and Justin Maio, Diana Sanders, and Ashley Yeargan for Entertainment and Sports Law.
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Russ August & Kabat is proud of Philip X. Wang, Minna Y. Chan, Kristopher R. Davis, Lauren H. Geisser, Amy E. Hayden, Jonathan Ma, Justin E. Maio, Diana A. Sanders, Christine S. Shin, David Taran, James S. Tsuei, and Ashley R. Yeargan, who have been recognized as 2022 Southern California Rising Stars by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine, and of Drew B. Hollander, who has been recognized as a 2022 New York Metro Rising Star. In addition, Philip X. Wang has been recognized among Southern California Top 100 Rising Stars.
Rising Stars are the top 2.5% percent of attorneys in each state, under 40 years old and/or who have been practicing for 10 years or less, as chosen by their peers and through independent research. The Rising Stars process is designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes, and geographic locations.
Russ August & Kabat congratulates its founding partner, Larry C. Russ, on being appointed to the Hi-Def Advisory Board.
HiDef is a cutting-edge video gaming company co-founded by interactive entertainment industry veterans Anthony Castoro, Jace Hall, Rick Fox, and social impact expert, Dr. David Washington.
HiDef Advisors, which include Jamie Lee Curtis, Steve Aoki, Snoop Dogg, Larry C. Russ, and more, will help drive HiDef’s vision and ambitious growth strategy.
Russ August & Kabat is proud to be recognized among Patexia’s Best Firms for 2022. Patexia’s survey ranked ITC firms in the top 100 by performance or activity for representing respondents, complainants or overall. Being in the top 100 out of 367 firms, places the firm in the top 25 percentile. Read more.
