Sterne Kessler Awarded “Top Workplaces” Recognition from The Washington Post for the 12th Consecutive Year

Washington, D.C. (June 23, 2025) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is pleased to announce that the firm has been named among the “Top Workplaces” in the Greater Washington, D.C. area by The Washington Post. This marks the 12^th consecutive year that Sterne Kessler has received this honor since the award was established.

The “Top Workplaces” recognition is based upon an anonymous employee survey conducted by Energage, LLC, to identify the top 250 workplaces in Greater Washington. The survey evaluated aspects of workplace culture including alignment, execution, and connection to determine this year’s honorees. This year’s honorees included technology companies, real estate firms, and financial service providers, among many others. Sterne Kessler is one of five law firms in the mid-size employer category.

Sterne Kessler Chief Operating Officer Robert K. Burger commented, “We are incredibly proud to be recognized as a “Top Workplace” for the 12th consecutive year—an honor shared by only a few select companies in the region. This recognition is a true testament to the strength of our culture and values, and most importantly, the dedication of our exceptional people who make Sterne Kessler such a special place to work. We are grateful to our team for their continued trust, hard work, and commitment.”

The “Top Workplaces” honor follows the firm’s recent recognition for excellence in IP law by Chambers USA 2025. Sterne Kessler was once again ranked the only Band 1 firm in the Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution category in Washington, D.C. The firm was also recently featured as a strong performer for Associate Retention in the 2025 Chambers Associate survey.

To learn more about The Washington Post’s 2025 “Top Workplaces” click here.

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.

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