Fish & Richardson Principal Juanita Brooks Named Outstanding Woman Lawyer by National Publication

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - May 12, 2015) - Fish & Richardson is pleased to announce that principal Juanita Brooks was named one of the nation's Outstanding Women Lawyers by the National Law Journal on May 4, 2015.

Brooks, an intellectual property and patent trial and appellate lawyer who specializes in complex intellectual property litigation, was heralded for her more than 140 career trials in which she served as first chair, including a successful patent trial for healthcare giant Allergan that saved the company up to $3 billion. Referring to Brooks as a "powerhouse patent litigator," the publication also recounted a trial she handled for clients LG Electronics and a major technology company regarding three video compression patents. The plaintiff, Multimedia Patent Trust, demanded $172 million yet received nothing after the jury found no infringement.

Brooks' complex litigation experience includes numerous cases involving intellectual property, product liability and qui tam litigation. While she tries cases nationally, she is also very active in the San Diego community and played a significant role in drafting the original and the subsequent amendments to local patent rules for the Southern District of California.

"Being named among the top women lawyers is a fitting honor for Juanita and reflects her commitment to her clients and the practice of law," states Roger Denning, managing principal of Fish's Southern California office. "We congratulate Juanita and all of the women honored by the National Law Journal."

Due to her well-known litigation success as well as her commitment to the community, Brooks is consistently selected for national and local industry honors. In addition to the National Journal top honor, she was named a "Litigator of the Year" by American Lawyer in 2014. Also in 2014, Brooks was recognized by clients and peers as one of Benchmark's 2014 "Top 250 Women in Litigation," named "Star Attorney" in the IP section of the 2014 LMG Life Sciences North America, and named to the 2014 BTI Client Service All-Star list for being "a step ahead of the competition" and providing exceptional client service.

Addition information about Brooks is available here.

Fish & Richardson is a global patent, intellectual property (IP) litigation and commercial litigation law firm with more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists across the U.S. and Europe. Fish has been named the #1 patent litigation firm in the U.S. for 11 consecutive years. Fish has been winning cases worth billions in controversy -- often by making new law -- for the most innovative clients and influential industry leaders since 1878. For more information, visit www.fr.com.