Robins, Kaplan, Miller, & Ciresi, L.L.P.

Attorneys Named as 2011 "New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars"

September 2011

David Leichtman, partner in the New York office of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., was named a 2011 "New York Super Lawyer"  by Super Lawyers in the intellectual property litigation category.  Mr. Leichtman's practice encompasses all types of trials in the intellectual property and business litigation fields.  Among the industries that Mr. Leichtman focuses on are the media and information industries and the life sciences industries.  He also serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Volunteer Lawyers For the Arts, as the Vice Chair of the IPO Committee on Copyright Law, and as a member of the Inventor of the Year Committee of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association.  He is also fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a highly selective trial lawyer honor society.

Annie Huang, also of the New York office, was named a 2011 "New York Rising Star" in intellectual property litigation.   Ms. Huang concentrates her practice on patent litigation and licensing.  Her experience encompasses matters involving a wide range of industries and markets including consumer electronics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

According to superlawyers.com, the Super Lawyers selection process is a comprehensive, good-faith and detailed attempt to produce a list of lawyers that have attained high peer recognition, meet ethical standards, and have demonstrated some degree of achievement in their field.  Rising Stars names the state's top up-and-coming attorneys.

*Being named to the list or receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed as comparative to other lawyers or to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter.