2026 IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals

Kirkland and 38 lawyers across the Firm are listed among the best in the U.S. and UK for both litigation and transactional work in the 2026 edition of Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. IAM conducted around 900 interviews with attorneys and in-house counsel to identify the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions.

IAM’s editors noted that Kirkland “fields a formidable patent practice spanning litigation and transactions, with a strong transatlantic platform that enables seamless coordination between its UK and U.S. offices” and that the practice “combines trial firepower with deep technical and strategic expertise.”

Top-tier rankings include:

U.S. – National

International Trade Commission
Litigation
Trade Secrets

UK: England and Wales

Litigation

U.S. – Regional

District of Columbia – Litigation
Illinois – Litigation 
New York – Litigation

The Firm was also recognized in:

UK: England and Wales – Transactions

California – Litigation
Illinois – Transactions
New York – Transactions