Awards and Rankings
December 11, 2024

Goodwin Earns Top Firm and Attorney Rankings in Patexia’s 2024 CAFC Intelligence Report

Goodwin was named among the top 25 best performing and most active law firms in Patexia’s Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) 2024 Intelligence Report, with three Goodwin lawyers highly ranked among those practicing before the CAFC. In its fourth edition, the comprehensive report explores patent-related appeals within the CAFC from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023. Patexia’s ranking methodology includes an evaluation of case volume, success rate and individual contributions to outcomes.

Goodwin earned the following firm rankings, out of the 1,000+ law firms involved in one or more CAFC cases:

  • Top 25 by Performance (Overall), Performance (Appellant), Activity (Appellant), and Activity (Overall)
  • Top 50 by Performance (Appellee) and Activity (Appellee)

Patexia also ranked the outstanding performance of the following Goodwin lawyers, out of the 1,000 most active CAFC attorneys:

William M. Jay

  • Top 25 by Performance (Appellant)
  • Top 50 by Performance (Overall), by Activity (Appellant), and Activity (Overall)
  • Top 100 by Activity (Appellee)
  • Top 125 by Performance (Appellee)

David J. Zimmer

  • Top 50 by Performance (Appellant)
  • Top 75 by Activity (Appellant)
  • Top 150 by Performance (Overall) and Activity (Overall)

Rohini Tashima

  • Top 225 by Performance (Appellant)