Sidley Shortlisted at the Managing IP Americas Awards 2026

Sidley has been shortlisted in eight categories at the Managing IP Americas Awards 2026. Each year, the Managing IP Americas Awards celebrate the firms and lawyers behind the “outstanding intellectual property achievements in the last year.” Winners will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on April 9.

The firm has been named as a finalist in four “Firm of the Year” categories:

• Appellate
• Patent Disputes
• Patent Disputes (Midwest)
• Trademark Disputes (Midwest)

Furthermore, four Sidley partners have been shortlisted for recognition:

• Joshua J. Fougere – “Practitioner of the Year” (Appellate)
• Ching-Lee Fukuda – “Patent Litigator of the Year – New York”
• Steven J. Horowitz – “Patent Litigator of the Year – Midwest”
• Greg Lantier – “Patent Litigator of the Year – DC Metro”

Sidley boasts one of the most distinguished and highly regarded intellectual property (IP) litigation practices in the United States, with approximately 50 lawyers and a deep bench of trial lawyers. Handling matters for innovation-driven clients of all sizes, from global Fortune 500 companies to groundbreaking startups, Sidley develops winning strategies for high-stakes IP litigation involving patents, trade secret and unfair competition, false advertising, copyright infringement, and trademarks. The firm’s stellar IP litigation practice is bolstered by our exceptional appellate group—a number of the firm’s appellate lawyers have developed extensive experience in IP and related areas of the law, and the groups work closely together to outstanding client service from trial through appeal.