Morrison Foerster has again been named a leading firm by Managing IP in its 2026 rankings. MoFo earned 17 practice area rankings and 53 individual rankings across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Managing IP identifies leading law firms and practitioners through a combination of market research and firm submissions.
MoFo earned Tier 1 recognition in five categories: Japan: Patent (Foreign Firms), and United States: Copyright & Related Rights, ITC Litigation, Life Sciences IP, and Trade Secrets. MoFo also earned Tier rankings in the United States for Federal Circuit, IP Transactions, Patent Disputes, Patent Prosecution, and Trademark Disputes. In addition, Managing IP named MoFo a “Highly Recommended” firm across four practices in California, and a “Recommended” firm in California, the District of Columbia, and Japan.
Nineteen MoFo lawyers were recognized as IP Stars, including:
Jonathan Bockman – Patent Star (Virginia, U.S.)
Kira A. Davis – Patent Star (California, U.S.)
Bindu Donovan – Patent Star (New York, U.S.)
Daralyn Durie – Copyright Star (California, U.S.); Patent Star (California, U.S.); Trademark Star (California, U.S.)
Ching-Lee Fukuda – Patent Star (New York, U.S.)
Arturo J. González – Patent Star (California, U.S.); Trademark Star (California, U.S.)
Joseph C. Gratz – Copyright Star (California, U.S.); Trademark Star (California, U.S.)
Scott Llewellyn – Patent Star (Colorado, U.S.)
Brian Matsui – Patent Star (D.C., U.S.)
Deanne E. Maynard – Patent Star (D.C., U.S.)
Brian Nash – Patent Star (Texas, U.S.)
Max Olson – Patent Star (Japan)
Catherine M. Polizzi – Patent Star (California, U.S.)
Bita Rahebi – Patent Star (California, U.S.)
Shannon Reaney – Patent Star (California, U.S.)
Stephanie Sharron – Transactions Star (California, U.S.); Trademark Star (California, U.S.)
Ragesh K. Tangri – Copyright Star (California, U.S.); Patent Star (California, U.S.); Trademark Star
(California, U.S.)
Michael Ward – Patent Star (California, U.S.)
Chie Yakura – Patent Star (Japan)
Managing IP also listed partner Daralyn Durie among its Top 250 Women in IP and named of counsel Ruth Arkley a Notable IP practitioner.
To view the complete list of MoFo’s rankings in the 2026 edition of Managing IP, please visit the publication’s website.
