Sterne Kessler’s Jorge Goldstein Inducted to LMG Life Sciences “Hall of Fame” while the Firm and Director Eldora Ellison Earn Top Accolades

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 14, 2017) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. is pleased to announce that Founding Director Jorge A. Goldstein, Ph.D. was inducted into the LMG Life Sciences Hall of Fame. In addition, the firm was recognized as the LMG Life Sciences “Patent Strategy and Management Firm of the Year,” and Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D. was named the “Post Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year.” These prestigious awards further underscore the firm’s contributions and successes in the intellectual property arena in the life sciences space while recognizing Sterne Kessler’s prominence at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Earlier this year, the firm was recognized as Managing Intellectual Property’s “2017 PTAB Firm of the Year.”

Sterne Kessler was also named among the best-of-the-best by LMG Life Sciences in the categories of “Intellectual Property Boutique Firm of the Year” and “Inter-Partes Review Firm of the Year.” Goldstein and Director Gaby L. Longsworth, Ph.D. were both named as finalists in the “Patent Strategy and Management Attorney of the Year – District of Columbia” category.

This is the fifth consecutive year that Sterne Kessler has received multiple awards from LMG Life Sciences for its notable work in the industry. These recognitions come directly on the heels of Sterne Kessler’s most recent honors from the Leaders League’s International Legal Alliance Summit and Awards (ILASA) where the firm received the silver award for “Best USA IP Firm: Patent Prosecution” and “Best USA Firm: Patent Litigation.”

About LMG Life Sciences
LMG Life Sciences is a resource for in-house counsel identifying leading lawyers and firms in multiple practice areas, including intellectual property, regulatory, transactional and non-IP litigation. Research is based on review of nearly 1,000 interviews and surveys completed by partners active in the market, as well as a review of public information and feedback from clients within the industry.

About Sterne Kessler
Founded in 1978 and based in Washington, DC, Sterne Kessler is dedicated exclusively to the protection, transfer, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Our team of attorneys, registered patent agents, students, and technical specialists include some of the country’s most respected practitioners of intellectual property law. Most of our professionals hold an advanced level degree, including more than 50 masters degrees and almost 55 with a doctorate in science or engineering — credentials wide and deep enough to fill the faculty of a science-oriented university.