Fish & Richardson: Fish & Richardson Poised to Bring IP Experience, Technical Prowess to Chicago with New Office

John Adkisson, President & Chief Executive Officer (Photo: Business Wire) Louis Fogel, Ph.D., Principal (Photo: Business Wire) CHICAGO, January 27, 2025 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--Intellectual property law firm Fish & Richardson is opening a new office in Chicago, expanding the firm's international footprint to officially include the third-largest legal market in the United States. The office, located in the vibrant West Loop, spans more than 4,300 square feet and features collaborative workspaces designed to foster innovation and teamwork. Scheduled to open in the spring, this will be the 15 th office for the global intellectual property firm, symbolizing Fish's strategic growth and commitment to delivering exceptional service to both current and future clients in the Midwest region. "Chicago has long been a hub of Fish activity," said President & Chief Executive Officer John Adkisson. "We are very active in the Northern District of Illinois, serve many clients in the Chicago area, and have four attorneys practicing from Chicago. It's a natural next step to offer an office to support local colleagues and clients, as well as frequent visitors from other Fish offices." Establishing an office in Chicago broadens Fish's ability to counsel clients across the region, which has experienced impressive growth in the technology and life sciences sectors in recent years. Chicago's robust legal market is expected to serve as a long-term source of lateral talent. The February 2024 addition of Principals Louis Fogel and Shaun Van Horn, IP litigators with deep Chicago roots, provided momentum for establishing an official on-the-ground presence. "Fish's expansion to Chicago is a testament to our firm's growth and trajectory, and reinforces our commitment to providing excellent service to our clients," said Fogel, who will serve as the office managing principal. "We hope that by establishing a physical presence here, current and prospective clients, as well as prospective lateral talent, have an opportunity to become more familiar with us - our unmatched experience, incredible technical depth, and collegial culture." The office initially will be composed of Fish's four Chicago-based attorneys and one technology specialist: About Fish & Richardson Fish & Richardson is the leading intellectual property law firm, trusted by visionaries across eras to protect their IP since our founding in 1878. Our IP litigation, prosecution, and post-grant experience is unmatched across venues and prosecution needs. We touch more PTAB cases, IP appeals, and utility patents than anyone else, and no national firm handles more District Court patent cases. Our 400+ attorneys and technology specialists - many of whom are also scientists - put that experience to work for worldwide innovators from our 14 locations in the U.S., Germany, and China. We plan today's IP strategy with tomorrow in mind and distill our vast technical and legal knowledge to resonate with business leaders and juries. For more information, visit fr.com or follow us on LinkedIn , Facebook , and X . View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250127590031/en/ Contacts Liz McCarthy, Public Relations Manager emccarthy@fr.com | 857-293-3044