Sterne Kessler Directors Recognized as “Top Authors” in 2026 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards

Washington, D.C. (February 23, 2026) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Directors Jason Eisenberg and Monica Riva Talley were named as top authors in the 2026 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards in the areas of patents and trademarks, respectively. The directors were chosen amongst the more than 70,000 authors who published on the JD Supra platform throughout 2025. This annual recognition highlights top authors and firms for their thought leadership in key topics read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals across the publication.

Eisenberg is a director in the Electronics Practice Group and Chair of the firm’s Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, and Reissue Practice. He is editor and co-author of the “Reissue, Reexamination, and Supplemental Examination Strategies and Insights” newsletter. Talley is head of the firm’s Trademark & Brand Protection Practice and leads a team of writers as editor of the firm’s newsletter “MarkIt to Market®,” which covers developments and trends in trademarks and brand protection.

JD Supra editors chose the 33 main topics covered in this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards for their timeliness as well as their proven, ongoing importance. In each category, JD Supra recognizes ten authors and one firm for consistently having the highest readership and engagement within that category for all of 2025.

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.