Twelve Sterne Kessler Attorneys Ranked in 2025 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Washington, D.C. (August 15, 2024) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is proud to announce that Best Lawyers® ranked 12 attorneys among the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in the District of Columbia region. Additionally, two attorneys are honored as “Lawyer of the Year,” a prestigious accolade awarded to those who have received the highest overall peer-feedback for their specific practice and geographic regions. The esteemed attorneys and their recognized practice areas are:

2025 Lawyer of the Year Honorees

• Director Jorge A. Goldstein, Ph.D.: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Washington, D.C.
• Director John Christopher “J.C.” Rozendaal: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Washington, D.C.

The Best Lawyers in America

• Director Paul A. Ainsworth: Litigation – Patent
• Director Jorge A. Goldstein, Ph.D.: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
• Director John Christopher “J.C.” Rozendaal: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Director Robert Greene Sterne: Litigation – Patent; Patent Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

• Associate Alex Alfano: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Patent
• Director Daniel S. Block: Patent Law
• Director Richard A. Crudo: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Director Jason A. Fitzsimmons: Litigation – Patent
• Director Christopher M.  Gallo, Ph.D.: Litigation – Patent
• Associate Matthew P. Metzger: Intellectual Property Law
• Director Jonathan Tuminaro, Ph.D.: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Director Chandrika Vira: Litigation – Intellectual Property

This year marks Sterne’s 20^th and Goldstein’s 18^th consecutive ranking from The Best Lawyers in America®. Rozendaal, Ainsworth, Alfano, Crudo, and Gallo have each earned multiple appearances on their respective lists. Block, Fitzsimmons, Tuminaro, and Vira are recognized for the second consecutive year. Notably, this is the fifth time Goldstein has received the “Lawyer of the Year” honor, while Rozendaal makes his debut in this distinguished category. Metzger joins the list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for the first time.

Recognition from Best Lawyers is based solely on peer review. According to the organization, the annual ranking lists “are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.” Read more about Best Lawyers’ methodology here.