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CHICAGO - Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that firm president, Gary M. Ropski, has been named #6 among the Top Ten Business Litigators in Illinois and among the Top Ten Business Lawyers in Illinois for 2009, based on surveys conducted by Leading Lawyers Network and published in the January 2009 Business Edition of Leading Lawyers Network Magazine.

Meredith Martin Addy, chair of the firm's Appellate Group and a member of the firm's Executive Committee, has been named one of the Top 50 Women Business Lawyers in Illinois and name partners, Jerome Gilson and Roy E. Hofer, along with Mr. Ropski, are listed among the Top 100 Business Lawyers in Illinois.

Leading Lawyers surveys are compiled by the Leading Lawyers Network, a division of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. The lists are the results of thousands of contacts with Illinois lawyers who are asked to nominate those of their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers in the state. Attorneys cannot nominate attorneys in their own firms.

These Brinks attorneys have been named Leading Lawyers in Illinois for 2009 in the following categories.

ADR Law: Commercial Litigation
Roy E. Hofer

Computer & Technology Law
David S. Fleming

Intellectual Property Law
Meredith Martin Addy
Glen P. Belvis
Joel W. Benson
Jack C. Berenzweig
Michael P. Chu
Rodney A. Daniel
Timothy Q. Delaney
Jeffery M. Duncan
Thomas J. Filarski
David S. Fleming
William H. Frankel
John C. Freeman
Ralph J. Gabric
John T. Gabrielides
Kent E. Genin
Jerome Gilson
Raymond W. Green
Jeffery A. Handelman
Christopher A. Harkins
Roy E. Hofer
Jerold A. Jacover
Harold V. Johnson
Richard A. Kaplan
Bradley G. Lane
Richard G. Lione
John K. Lucas
Laura Beth Miller
Michael E. Milz
James P. Naughton
G. Peter Nichols
Marc V. Richards
Gary M. Ropski
Steven P. Shurtz
Gustavo Siller, Jr.
James R. Sobieraj
Mary M. Squyres
Dominic P. Zanfardino

International Business & Trade Law
Mary M. Squyres

Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law
William H. Frankel
Richard A. Kaplan

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with five other offices across the country serving the intellectual property needs of clients from around the world. The firm is one of the largest IP law firms in the country, with more than 170 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents specializing in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, intellectual asset management, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments in fields as diverse as electrical, chemical, mechanical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, Internet and computer technology, as well as in trademarks or brand names for a wide variety of products and services.