Sterne Kessler Directors Recognized in Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers

Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2025) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox announces that 11 of the firm’s directors have been recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers. This inaugural edition focuses on intellectual property and shines a spotlight on the nation’s most dynamic IP practitioners. It showcases the remarkable depth and breadth of IP expertise found across leading global firms and specialty firms alike.

The Sterne Kessler Lawdragon 500 are recognized for litigation, including ITC and appellate as well as PTAB, patent prosecution, design patent, procurement, and portfolio management. The 2025 list includes:

• Richard M. Bemben, IP, Litigation, PTAB, Patent
• Christian A. Camarce, Patent, Portfolio Management, Prosecution, PTAB
• Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, IP, Litigation, Design Patent
• Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D., IP, Patent Prosecution, PTAB
• Jason A. Fitzsimmons, IP, Litigation, Patent, PTAB
• Carla Ji-Eun Kim, Patent Prosecution, Portfolio Management
• Bonnie Nannenga-Combs, Ph.D., Patent, Procurement, Portfolio Management
• R. Wilson “Trey” Powers, III, Ph.D., IP, Litigation, Patent, PTAB
• John Christopher “J.C.” Rozendaal, IP, Litigation, Patent, Appellate
• Deirdre M. Wells, IP, Litigation, ITC, Design Patent
• Daniel E. Yonan, IP, Litigation, ITC

View the Lawdragon 500 Global IP Lawyers guide.

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.