Fourteen Sterne Kessler Directors Recognized in WIPR Leaders 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 19, 2025) –  Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox announces that 14 of the firm’s directors have been recognized in the 2025 edition of WIPR Leaders, published by World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR).

The Sterne Kessler WIPR Leaders 2025 are:

• Paul A. Ainsworth, Trade Secrets, Patents (Contentious)
• Paul A. Calvo, Ph.D., Patents (Non-Contentious)
• Richard D. Coller, III, Patents, Design (Non-Contentious)
• Nirav N. Desai, Patents (Contentious)
• Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, Patents (Non-Contentious)
• Ivy Estoesta, Trademarks, Design (Non-Contentious)
• Marsha Rose Gillentine, Ph.D., Patents (Non-Contentious)
• David H. Holman, Ph.D., Patents (Contentious)
• Michelle K. Holoubek, Patents (Non-Contentious)
• Lestin L. Kenton Jr., Patents (Contentious)
• William H. Milliken, Patents (Contentious)
• Bonnie Nannenga-Combs, Ph.D., Patents (Non-Contentious)
• R. Wilson “Trey” Powers, III, Ph.D., Patents (Contentious)
• Monica Riva Talley, Trademarks, Copyright (Non-Contentious)

The WIPR research team spent months curating a refined list of top-tier IP practitioners across 80 countries and six continents, each recognized for their proven track record, peer endorsements, and outstanding contributions to the field. The directory spans specialists across copyright, design, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, noting contentious and non-contentious specialization.

View the full WIPR Leaders 2025 list.

About Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Based in Washington, D.C. and renowned for more than four decades for dedication to the protection, enhancement, and enforcement of intellectual property rights, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is one of the most highly regarded intellectual property specialty law firms in the world. Its team of attorneys, registered patent agents, technical specialists, specialized trademark paralegals, and law clerks include some of the country’s most respected practitioners of IP law, tackling innovations across a broad spectrum of industries. The firm’s practitioners represent Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, inventors, venture capital firms, and universities in a client service driven environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating. Visit the firm online at sternekessler.com.