Fish & Richardson Announces 46 Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America 2016

Fish & Richardson announced today that 46 attorneys – including principals David Barkan and Kelly Hunsaker in Silicon Valley – have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. Published since 1983, Best Lawyers® is “regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence” because it is based on over six million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Listings cannot be purchased; lawyers are included in Best Lawyers based entirely on peer-review.

Barkan was named a “Best Lawyer” for Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation. He specializes in high technology litigation, spanning a broad range of computer and network technologies, including computer graphics, programming theory and language, networking protocols and security, semiconductor processing, analog and digital semiconductor devices, distributed systems, and storage devices. He has tried intellectual property cases before judges and juries in US district courts, in the US International Trade Commission, and in arbitration proceedings.

Hunsaker was named a “Best Lawyer” for Patent Litigation. With over 20 years’ experience litigating high stakes cases, Hunsaker leads patent litigation involving a wide range of technologies, especially in the fields of computer software and hardware, consumer electronics and Internet technologies. She has experience in other areas of commercial litigation, as well as trademark, trade secret, copyright, and technology licensing disputes. Her practice also includes client counseling on IP strategy and a variety of other matters, pre-suit investigations, due diligence, and opinion work, as well as re-examinations and patent interferences.

Fish’s Silicon Valley office serves clients ranging from established Fortune 10 and Fortune 500 companies to rising start-ups.