Sterne Kessler’s Eldora Ellison Earns Spot on Managing IP’s 2025 Top 250 Women in IP List

Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2025) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Director Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D. has been named to Managing Intellectual Property’s 2025 Top 250 Women in IP list for the ninth time.

Ellison is a highly regarded intellectual property attorney with over 30 years of experience. A director in Sterne Kessler’s Biotechnology & Chemical and Trial & Appellate Practice Groups, she co-chairs the firm’s award-winning PTAB Trials practice and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Her inclusion in the Top 250 Women in IP list follows recent recognition in the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers list as well as a highly commended honor at the World IP Review LSPN Awards 2025. She has also received many accolades over the past several years from other renowned publications, including Chambers USA, IAM, LMG Life Sciences, The Legal 500, and World IP Review.

The Top 250 Women in IP list is one component of Managing IP’s annual “IP Stars” ranking, in which Ellison was also named an IP Star for the 12th consecutive year. The list recognizes senior IP practitioners who consistently go above and beyond for their clients and firms. Read more about the methodology for this program and view the full list of ranked individuals 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.