Seven Sterne Kessler Attorneys Recognized in 2025 IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders Guide

Washington, D.C. (November 22, 2024) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is proud to announce six directors and one counsel have been recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025. The list showcases the top experts in the IP world whose approach to intellectual property is regarded by peers as truly strategic in nature.

The Sterne Kessler attorneys featured on the list are:

• Matthew S. Bodenstein, Director in the Biotechnology & Chemical Practice Group
• Richard D. Coller III, Director in Mechanical & Design and Trial & Appellate Practice Groups
• Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, Director and leader of the Mechanical & Design Practice Group, and a member of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice
• Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D., Director in the Biotechnology & Chemical and Trial & Appellate Practice Groups and co-chair of the PTAB Trials Practice
• James R. Hietala, Counsel in the Electronics Practice Group
• R. Wilson “Trey” Powers III, Ph.D., Director in the Trial & Appellate and Biotechnology & Chemical Practice Groups
• Robert Greene Sterne, Director in the Electronics Practice Group

Sterne and Durkin have consistently been ranked in the IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders Guide since its inaugural edition in 2021. Ellison and Bodenstein were first ranked in 2022, while Hietala and Coller have earned the recognition since 2023. This is Powers’ debut entry on the list.

For more information on the 2025 IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders guide, please click here. The full list of ranked attorneys can be found 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.