WASHINGTON – Sughrue Mion, PLLC, a leading global intellectual property law firm, announced today that its Managing Partner, Cindy Weber, has been named one of Washington, D.C.'s top ten trademark and copyright lawyers by Legal Times, the region's leading legal publication. Winners were determined by the magazine's editorial staff based on interviews with clients, lawyers, and other experts in the field of copyright and trademark law.
"We are pleased that others recognize Cindy's excellence, a fact we have known for years. She has not only provided wise counsel for her clients but has also done the same for the firm as our Managing Partner for the last eight years, leading Sughrue to its current prominence," said Bill Mandir a member of the firm's executive committee and one of its leading litigators. "That she has been able to attend to the needs of her impressive portfolio of clients while also providing strong internal leadership to the firm is an extraordinary accomplishment. Either task alone would be a full-time endeavor for most attorneys. Cindy's ability to exceed at both speaks volumes for her abilities and shows why this recognition is so well deserved."
In its profile of Ms. Weber, Legal Times quoted several of her clients from around the world including the Tokyo-based director of intellectual property for Bridgestone Corporation, the associate general counsel for intellectual property and technology law for Lockheed Martin Corporation, and an executive with Volvo Trademark Holding AB in Sweden. All of them praised Ms. Weber for her excellence, her wise counsel, and broad knowledge of the law.
"Corporations spend millions of dollars building global brands -- so it is important that they choose the right person to partner with in protecting that investment," said Mack Webner, a partner and head of Sughrue's Trademark Group. "This achievement, shows the value that Cindy and the Sughrue team bring to our clients around the world."
Ms. Weber has been named one of the top 25 trademark lawyers in the world by Euromoney Legal Media Group's "Best of the Best" Expert Guide and consistently named in Euromoney Legal Media Group's "Guide To The World's Leading Experts In Trademark Law". She was also included in Managing Intellectual Property's 2006 edition of "The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners" and named a "Star of the Bar 2004" by the Women's Bar Association.