Ballard Spahr, Rob Baron Shortlisted for Managing IP Americas Awards

Ballard Spahr and Litigation and Intellectual Property Partner Robert R. Baron, Jr., have been shortlisted for recognition in Managing IP’s Americas Awards 2025.

Ballard Spahr is one of five firms in the running for Firm of the Year–Patent Prosecution (South). The firm won this award in 2023. Rob is one of five attorneys nominated for Litigator of the Year–Pennsylvania. Rob won this award in 2021, and was previously nominated for the award in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024. In addition, Managing IP has recognized Rob as an "IP Star" in Pennsylvania annually since 2013.

Managing IP bases its Americas Awards on its analysts’ research covering thousands of firms, IP practitioners, and their clients through interviews and online surveys. More information and a full list of nominees is available on Managing IP’s website. Managing IP’s Americas Awards ceremony will be held April 24 in New York City.

The Americas Awards 2025 shortlists are the latest recognition for the firm’s nationally acclaimed Intellectual Property Department and IP lawyers, who regularly appear on Managing IP’s list of IP Stars and in the IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals, and draw high rankings from Chambers USA, Best Law Firms, and other respected legal industry directories.

Based in Philadelphia with a national and international litigation practice, Rob is a trial lawyer whose clients hire him to handle their most complex, high-stakes, and strategically important disputes. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, as well as disputes over strategic acquisitions, licensing agreements and other business transactions, theft of trade secrets, IP ownership, unfair competition, and false advertising.

With an epicenter in Ballard Spahr’s Atlanta office, the firm’s Patent Group offers industry-wide services in patent prosecution and patent portfolio development and management, as well as collaboration in transactions. Lawyers in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation and Trademarks and Copyrights groups use the legal savvy that comes from extensive courtroom experience along with their technical dexterity and industry knowledge to provide vigorous advocacy for clients in IP disputes.

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