Eight attorneys from Pirkey Barber earned placement in the 2020 Trademarks edition of Who’s Who Legal, which highlights the top lawyers across the world assisting clients of all sizes with trademark prosecution, enforcement, portfolio management, and dispute resolution.
The Pirkey Barber team constitutes half of all Texas attorneys recognized in this year’s directory, underscoring the firm’s prominence in the field and status as one of the largest firms in the United States focusing on trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law.
Listed in the 2020 Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks guide are:
- Bill Barber
- Christopher L. Graff
- Chris Kindel
- Wendy Larson
- Steve Meleen
- Michael S. Metteauer
- Louis Pirkey
- Shannon T. Vale
Chris Kindel received the additional honor of being listed as a Leading Individual in the USA. “Christopher Kindel at Pirkey Barber is a ‘very thoughtful leader,’” the directory notes, citing actual comments from interviewees. He is “commended by peers for his ‘excellent expertise in his field’ and for being ‘very personable and nice and easy to work with.’”
Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners and consulting experts in business law. Nominees are selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work that includes both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide. Only lawyers who have met independent international research criteria are listed.