Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) IP Stars has published its highly anticipated 2021 rankings. Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP is proud to be recognized once again as a Tier 1 firm for ITC litigation.

IP Stars is a leading resource respected for its researchers’ dedication. In addition to their independent research, the research analysts of IP Stars obtain information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and their clients through interviews, email, and online surveys. This rigorous process ensures that those recognized in the top tier have an admirable depth of experience, significant workload, positive market reputations, and a successful track record for client outcomes.

The AMS attorneys who were recognized as 2021 Patent and Trademark Stars include: Jim Adduci, Lou Mastriani, Deanna Tanner Okun, and Tom Schaumberg.

Jim Adduci is the founding partner and former managing partner of AMS. Jim advises a diverse group of clients on international trade, intellectual property, and international commercial transactions.

Lou Mastriani is a founding partner at AMS. He counsels and assists clients in domestic and worldwide licensing and enforcement programs for intellectual property rights, with an emphasis on high technology patent portfolios.

Deanna Tanner Okun is the managing partner at AMS, and a former two-term ITC Chairman. She provides legal and strategic international trade policy advice to steer companies through the intersection where innovation confronts barriers, such as intellectual property theft, unfair trade practices, or regulatory hurdles.

Tom Schaumberg is a founding partner at AMS and has litigated Section 337 unfair competition cases for over 40 years before the ITC and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  He counsels domestic and foreign clients on litigation strategy, licensing, trade policy, intellectual property, and international arbitration.