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Troutman Pepper Locke Delivers Double-Digit Gains in Q1 2026 US Private Equity and Venture Capital League Tables
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 22 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Delivers Double-Digit Gains in Q1 2026 US Private Equity and Venture Capital League Tables
NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper Locke achieved double-digit gains across Q1 2026 league table rankings, earning multiple top 15 and 25 positions from PitchBook, LSEG, and The Deal. These results underscore the firm's strong momentum and continued outperformance in the private equity and venture capital markets after completing its first year as a combined firm.
PitchBook's first quarter Global League
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ATLANTA, Georgia, May 22 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Delivers Double-Digit Gains in Q1 2026 US Private Equity and Venture Capital League Tables
NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper Locke achieved double-digit gains across Q1 2026 league table rankings, earning multiple top 15 and 25 positions from PitchBook, LSEG, and The Deal. These results underscore the firm's strong momentum and continued outperformance in the private equity and venture capital markets after completing its first year as a combined firm.
PitchBook's first quarter Global LeagueTables again ranked the firm among the most active U.S. private equity and venture capital counsel, highlighted by significant climbs in health care private equity, where the firm rose to No. 8 from No. 19, and in health care devices and supplies venture capital, where it rose to No. 6 from No. 16. The firm also secured new top 25 rankings in B2B, consumer, and other high-growth sectors.
"Our first quarter results show how quickly our combined platform has gained traction," said Paul Mahoney, leader of Troutman Pepper Locke's Private Equity and Investment Funds Practice. "Significant jumps in our private equity and venture capital rankings across New England, the West Coast, key health care verticals, and several high-growth sectors, together with multiple new top 25 placements, reflect the confidence that sponsors, portfolio companies, and growth-stage businesses have placed in our team."
PitchBook | Q1 2026 Global League Tables
Private Equity Deals
Geography
#23 Most Active in U.S.
U.S. Regions
#13 Most Active on West Coast
#25 Most Active in the Southeast
#24 Most Active in the Mid-Atlantic
#7 Most Active in New England
#10 Most Active in Mountain and Midwest
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Sector
#21 Most Active in B2B
#8 Most Active in Health Care
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Representing
#20 Most Active in U.S. - Companies
#21 Most Active in U.S. - Investors
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Venture Capital
Geography
#25 Most Active in U.S.
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Regions
#8 Most Active in Great Lakes
#25 Most Active in West Coast
#15 Most Active in New England
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Sector
#17 Most Active in Consumer Goods & Services
#24 Most Active in Commercial Products & Services
#16 Most Active in Health Care Devices & Supplies
#21 Most Active in Pharma & Biotech
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Representing
#21 Most Active in U.S. - Companies
#25 Most Active in U.S. - Investors
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M&A
#23 Most active in U.S. - Investors
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The Deal | Q1 2026 Private Equity League Tables
#34 Private Equity Law Firm
LSEG | Q1 Global PE & VC Legal Advisory Review
Advisors to firm: Venture Capital Rounds Based on Number of Rounds
#23 Ranked Firm
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Advisors to Company: Venture Capital Rounds Based on Number of Rounds
#15 Ranked Firm
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Advisors to Company: LBO & Related Rounds Based on Number of Rounds
#13 Ranked Firm
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Advisors to Company: All Private Equity Stages: Based on Number of Rounds
#14 Ranked Firm
Consistently recognized as a top-tier practice, Troutman Pepper Locke's Private Equity and Investment Funds Group regularly handles middle market transactions for private equity clients alongside strategic deals for Fortune 100 corporations. Core areas of service include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, capital markets transactions, and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as general corporate counseling. The firm has a strong focus in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters including fund formation, growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and exit transactions.
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Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
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Original text here: https://www.troutman.com/insights/troutman-pepper-locke-delivers-double-digit-gains-in-q1-2026-us-private-equity-and-venture-capital-league-tables/
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Troutman Pepper Locke Builds Momentum in US Q1 2026 Capital Markets Rankings
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Builds Momentum in US Q1 2026 Capital Markets Rankings
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NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper Locke continued its upward trajectory in the Q1 2026 global league table rankings published by Bloomberg and LSEG, improving its standing across several capital markets categories, including multiple U.S. straight debt, debt, equity and equity-related issuer tables, among other league tables.
"Our first-quarter results reflect the confidence our clients place in us
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CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Builds Momentum in US Q1 2026 Capital Markets Rankings
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NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper Locke continued its upward trajectory in the Q1 2026 global league table rankings published by Bloomberg and LSEG, improving its standing across several capital markets categories, including multiple U.S. straight debt, debt, equity and equity-related issuer tables, among other league tables.
"Our first-quarter results reflect the confidence our clients place in uswhen the stakes are high," said David Ghegan, leader of the firm's Corporate Practice Group. "Our performance across the capital markets tables, and our advancement in numerous categories, demonstrate the quality of our talent and how robust our issuer-side platform has become."
"These rankings underscore the depth and versatility of our transactional practice across the full debt and equity spectrum," said Mason Bayler, chair of the firm's Transactional Department. "From leveraged finance to investment grade and straight debt offerings, we are in the market every day helping clients raise capital, execute strategic transactions, and navigate volatility, and these rankings reflect the trust clients place in us to deliver market-leading results."
To see the full list of Troutman Pepper Locke's international capital markets league table rankings for Q1 2026, please click here.
The firm's U.S. rankings in Bloomberg and LSEG 's M&A and capital markets league tables included:
LSEG | Global Capital Markets | Q1 2026
U.S. Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS - Issuer Legal Advisor (Number of Deals)
#15 Ranked Firm (Tied)
U.S. Straight Debt Including ABS & MBS - Issuer Legal Advisor (Number of Deals)
#18 Ranked Firm
U.S. Debt, Equity & Equity-Related - Issuer Legal Advisor (Number of Deals)
#19 Ranked Firm (Tied)
U.S. Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS - Issuer Legal Advisor (Based on Proceeds)
#25 Ranked Firm
Bloomberg | Capital Markets League Tables | Q1 2026
U.S. High Yield Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#1 Ranked Firm
U.S. Leveraged Finance: Legal Adviser - Manager/Lender Ranked by Deal Count
#6 Ranked Firm
U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer Ranked by Volume
#18 Ranked Firm
Consistently recognized as a top-tier practice, Troutman Pepper Locke's corporate attorneys regularly handle strategic deals for Fortune 100 corporations and middle market transactions for private equity clients. Core areas of service include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, capital markets transactions, and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as general corporate counseling.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
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Original text here: https://www.troutman.com/insights/troutman-pepper-locke-builds-momentum-in-us-q1-2026-capital-markets-rankings/
Squire Patton Boggs Files Amicus Brief for U.S. Chamber of Commerce
TYSONS, Virginia, May 22 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Squire Patton Boggs Files Amicus Brief for U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs filed an amicus brief in Farmer v. EPA on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
In the lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a group of farmers, ranchers, environmental organizations, and local governments sued the United States Environmental Protection Agency arguing that the EPA failed to regulate dangerous "forever chemicals" known as PFAS in sewage sludge
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TYSONS, Virginia, May 22 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Squire Patton Boggs Files Amicus Brief for U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs filed an amicus brief in Farmer v. EPA on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
In the lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a group of farmers, ranchers, environmental organizations, and local governments sued the United States Environmental Protection Agency arguing that the EPA failed to regulate dangerous "forever chemicals" known as PFAS in sewage sludgeused on farmland as fertilizer.
In the brief, the U.S. Chamber urged the D.C. Circuit to hold that a statutory provision of the Clean Water Act requiring an agency to review its regulations for the purpose of taking future regulatory actions does not create a mandatory duty to regulate.
The U.S. Chamber also argued that the appellants' position was tantamount to rulemaking via litigation and would disrupt bedrock principles of judicial review of agency inaction.
Keith Bradley (partner, Denver) and Kathryn M. Brown (senior associate, Columbus) served as outside counsel. The brief is available here (https://www.uschamber.com/cases/energy-and-environment/farmer-v-epa).
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Original text here: https://www.squirepattonboggs.com/news/squire-patton-boggs-files-amicus-brief-for-us-chamber-of-commerce/
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Polsinelli Continues Strong Performance in PitchBook's Q1 2026 League Tables
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 22 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Polsinelli Continues Strong Performance in PitchBook's Q1 2026 League Tables
Polsinelli is pleased to announce that the firm has again been recognized in PitchBook's Q1 2026 Global League Tables for its dealmaking activity across mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. The firm earned rankings across multiple categories globally and throughout the United States, including top 10 placements in M&A, private equity and venture capital categories.
These rankings further exemplify Polsinelli's
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 22 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Polsinelli Continues Strong Performance in PitchBook's Q1 2026 League Tables
Polsinelli is pleased to announce that the firm has again been recognized in PitchBook's Q1 2026 Global League Tables for its dealmaking activity across mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. The firm earned rankings across multiple categories globally and throughout the United States, including top 10 placements in M&A, private equity and venture capital categories.
These rankings further exemplify Polsinelli'sstrength in middle-market corporate transactions, reflecting the firm's significant volume of deals and continued role advising clients on complex transactions across the industries and sectors driving today's economy.
In total, the firm achieved 44 rankings in PitchBook's Q1 2026 league tables, including 17 improved rankings.
The 2026 Q1 ranking highlights include:
Deals Combined:
* Ranked #8 Most Active in the U.S.: Representing Companies
* Ranked #11 Most Active Globally: Representing Companies
* Ranked #12 Most Active in the U.S.
* Ranked #17 Most Active Globally
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Mergers & Acquisitions:
* Ranked #7 Most Active in the U.S.
* Ranked #7 Most Active in the U.S.: Representing Companies
* Ranked #9 Most Active Globally: Representing Companies
* Ranked #15 Most Active Globally
* Ranked #25 Most Active Globally: Representing Investors
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Private Equity:
* Ranked #5 Most Active in Healthcare
* Ranked #9 Most Active in the U.S.: Representing Companies
* Ranked #12 Most Active in the U.S.: Representing Investors
* Ranked #12 Most Active in the U.S.
* Ranked #18 Most Active in Financial Services
* Ranked #20 Most Active Globally
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Venture Capital:
* Ranked #3 Most Active in Consumer Goods & Services
* Ranked #7 Most Active in HC Services & Systems
* Ranked #11 Most Active in the U.S.: Representing Companies
* Ranked #12 Most Active Globally: Representing Companies
* Ranked #12 Most Active in IT Hardware
* Ranked #15 Most Active in the U.S.
* Ranked #16 Most Active Globally
* Ranked #25 Most Active in the U.S.: Representing Investors
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Original text here: https://www.polsinelli.com/news/polsinelli-pitchbook-q1-2026-league-tables
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Pillsbury Ranked Among Top 30 Firms Worldwide in The Deal's 2026 Q1 Bankruptcy League Tables
NEW YORK, May 22 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Ranked Among Top 30 Firms Worldwide in The Deal's 2026 Q1 Bankruptcy League Tables
Pillsbury earned the #27 spot in The Deal's 2026 Q1 Bankruptcy League Tables ranking of the Top 100 Bankruptcy Law Firms worldwide, climbing 23 places from the previous quarter.
The rankings are based on advisory assignments involving business bankruptcy petitions filed in U.S. courts with liabilities of at least $25 million over a rolling 12-month period.
Click here (https://pipeline.thedeal.com/leaguetables/bankruptcy)
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NEW YORK, May 22 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Ranked Among Top 30 Firms Worldwide in The Deal's 2026 Q1 Bankruptcy League Tables
Pillsbury earned the #27 spot in The Deal's 2026 Q1 Bankruptcy League Tables ranking of the Top 100 Bankruptcy Law Firms worldwide, climbing 23 places from the previous quarter.
The rankings are based on advisory assignments involving business bankruptcy petitions filed in U.S. courts with liabilities of at least $25 million over a rolling 12-month period.
Click here (https://pipeline.thedeal.com/leaguetables/bankruptcy)to read more.
Pillsbury's Insolvency & Restructuring practice is recognized for innovative representation of financially distressed entities, creditors' rights work for financial institutions and strategic advice to stakeholders dealing with troubled projects.
The team devises cutting-edge solutions for banks and other financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, debtors and borrowers, indenture trustees, distressed investors and other interested parties. The practice also has extensive experience in handling chapter 11 cases, pre-arranged and pre-packaged bankruptcies, out-of-court restructurings, distressed M&As, capital raising and refinancings, recapitalizations and asset sales.
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Original text here: https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/pillsbury-among-top-firms-the-deal-2026-q1-bankruptcy-league-tables.html
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Daily Journal Names Christopher Kao as One of California's Top Intellectual Property Lawyers
NEW YORK, May 22 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Daily Journal Names Christopher Kao as One of California's Top Intellectual Property Lawyers
In its profile of Pillsbury partner Christopher Kao as one of California's Top Intellectual Property lawyers, Daily Journal highlighted his 27 years of leadership in successfully representing technology companies in high-stakes, complex intellectual property disputes.
The profile of Kao, who leads Pillsbury's Intellectual Property Litigation practice, highlights his early work on NTP v. Research In Motion, a landmark
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NEW YORK, May 22 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Daily Journal Names Christopher Kao as One of California's Top Intellectual Property Lawyers
In its profile of Pillsbury partner Christopher Kao as one of California's Top Intellectual Property lawyers, Daily Journal highlighted his 27 years of leadership in successfully representing technology companies in high-stakes, complex intellectual property disputes.
The profile of Kao, who leads Pillsbury's Intellectual Property Litigation practice, highlights his early work on NTP v. Research In Motion, a landmarkpatent dispute involving the reach of U.S. patent law and injunction standards, as well as his more recent victories in trade secrets and patent litigation. In one long-running trade secrets case, Kao described making a strategic pivot after a late evidentiary ruling.
"Although I think that ruling was wrong," he said, "in the moment, we decided not to call the expert at all, and to simply argue our position in closing argument to the jury." The jury ultimately adopted his damages figures exactly.
The article also pointed to Kao's success in securing dismissals of patent claims on Section 101 grounds and leading Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings that invalidated asserted patents, helping reshape parallel district court litigation and achieve favorable resolutions for his clients.
Kao focuses his practice on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. An experienced first-chair trial lawyer representing technology companies in patent, copyright, trademark and trade secrets litigation, among other high-stakes commercial disputes, he has represented companies in the computer hardware and software, semiconductor, telecommunications, biotechnology, and consumer products industries in federal and state courts throughout the country, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Original text here: https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/daily-journal-christopher-kao-among-californias-top-ip-lawyers.html
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Crowell & Moring: Daily Journal Names Valerie Goo and Jon Gurka Among Top IP Lawyers
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Crowell and Moring, a law firm, issued the following news:
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The Daily Journal Names Valerie Goo and Jon Gurka Among Top IP Lawyers
Los Angeles: The Daily Journal has named Crowell & Moring's Valerie Goo and Jon Gurka as Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California in 2026. The annual list recognizes California lawyers who have made significant contributions to intellectual property law over the past year.
Goo, a member of the firm's Management Board and an experienced trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience, has tried numerous cases in federal and state
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WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Crowell and Moring, a law firm, issued the following news:
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The Daily Journal Names Valerie Goo and Jon Gurka Among Top IP Lawyers
Los Angeles: The Daily Journal has named Crowell & Moring's Valerie Goo and Jon Gurka as Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California in 2026. The annual list recognizes California lawyers who have made significant contributions to intellectual property law over the past year.
Goo, a member of the firm's Management Board and an experienced trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience, has tried numerous cases in federal and statecourts across the country in the areas of complex commercial litigation, trademark infringement, unfair competition, trade secrets, false advertising, and consumer class action. She routinely litigates cases for technology companies, including disputes over development and supply agreements, and has successfully obtained and defended against temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions in intellectual property, trade secret, and commercial litigation matters.
"Success is accomplishing what the client wants and needs," Goo told the Daily Journal. "In the end, it's almost always about positioning the business so it can continue to innovate and serve its clients and customers."
Gurka, serves as co-chair of the firm's Patents Group and is a veteran first-chair IP litigator with more than three decades of experience. His litigation practice spans patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, and breach of contract matters. Before embarking on his legal career, Gurka spent time working in an engineering setting, an experience that ultimately drew him toward the intersection of law and technology.
In his interview with the Daily Journal, Gurka said, "For me, the thought of combining my technical background and natural curiosity around technology with a law degree was a perfect match."
At Crowell, he handles cases that involve complex technologies and regularly serves as lead counsel in multiple high-stakes matters.
View the profiles of Valerie Goo (https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/391487-valerie-m-goo) and Jon Gurka (https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/391490-jon-gurka) to read more.
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About Crowell & Moring LLP
Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, and MENA. Drawing on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex regulatory and policy, litigation, transactional, and intellectual property issues. The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service, as well as its comprehensive programs and initiatives to advance the professional and personal development of all members of the Crowell community.
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Original text here: https://www.crowell.com/en/insights/firm-news/the-daily-journal-names-valerie-goo-and-jon-gurka-among-top-ip-lawyers
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