Knobbe Martens and 6 Litigators Recognized in 2021 Benchmark Litigation Guide

October 21, 2020 | Jonathan Bachand Jared Bunker Colin B. Heideman Christy Lea Joseph R. Re

Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that the firm and six of its partners appear in Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 U.S. guide, a prestigious annual ranking recognizing the nation’s leading law firms and lawyers.

The publication awarded Knobbe Martens a “Tier 1” ranking for Intellectual Property (IP) in California and a nationwide recognition for its IP work. The firm was also recognized in the category of Dispute Resolution, securing a ranking for its Los Angeles/Irvine practices as well as for California.

Six partners were also singled out in the 2021 guide for their exceptional intellectual property litigation work: Jonathan Bachand, Jared Bunker, Colin Heideman, Christy Lea, Joseph Re, and John Sganga.

Benchmark Litigation identifies the top firms and litigators in various categories based on an extensive research process that includes interviewing the nation’s most prominent litigation attorneys, dispute resolutions specialists and their clients. Interviewees are also asked to provide peer feedback for practitioners within their jurisdiction or practice area to help determine the eventual rankings. The 2021 U.S. guide can be viewed here.

Jared Bunker

Jared Bunker is a litigation partner in the firm’s Orange County office. Jared represents inventors and companies in disputes relating to patents, trade secrets...

Joseph R. Re

Mr. Re is a nationally recognized trial and appellate attorney, having tried numerous high-stakes technology cases in the federal courts throughout the country...

Jonathan Bachand

Jon Bachand focuses his practice on helping companies protect their most important products and innovations. He represents various clients in all areas of...

Colin B. Heideman

Colin is an experienced patent litigator who, for more than 17 years, has been winning cases for his clients in district courts around the country and at the...

Christy Lea

Christy Lea resolves high-stakes patent and trade secret disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. She has represented clients in the medical device and...