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Sixteen Maschoff Brennan Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2027

Park City • August 20th, 2026


Maschoff Brennan is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2027. Honorees span the firm's offices in California, New York, and Utah, reflecting the depth and breadth of the firm's intellectual property, patent, trademark, litigation, and international arbitration practices.

The attorneys recognized this year reflect the substantial experience within Maschoff Brennan's intellectual property practice. From patent portfolio development and brand protection to intellectual property litigation and international disputes, the firm's attorneys represent leading innovators and emerging companies across a broad range of technologies and industries.

Attorneys recognized in this year's publication include:

Irvine, California

Sterling A. Brennan

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Los Angeles, California

Charles S. Barquist

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

  • Litigation – Patent

New York, New York

Sherman W. Kahn

  • International Arbitration – Commercial

Rory J. Radding

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

  • Litigation - Patent

  • Patent Law

Park City, Utah

R. Parrish Freeman

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

  • Litigation - Patent

  • Patent Law

  • Trademark Law

Kirk R. Harris

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

  • Litigation – Patent

Kevin J. Huser

  • Patent Law

Rachel Jacques

  • Trademark Law

Eric L. Maschoff

  • Patent Law

Mikhael Mikhalev

  • Patent Law

L. Rex Sears

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

  • Litigation - Patent

Salt Lake City, Utah

Jonathan M. Benns

  • Patent Law

Mark W. Ford

  • Patent Law

Richard C. Gilmore

  • Patent Law

  • Trademark Law

R. Burns Israelsen

  • Patent Law

Paul G. Johnson

  • Patent Law

About Best Lawyers®

The Best Lawyers in America® is one of the legal profession's longest-running peer-review publications. Recognition is based entirely on confidential peer evaluations conducted among lawyers within the same practice areas and geographic regions.  

About Maschoff Brennan

Maschoff Brennan provides legal counsel and representation to some of the world’s most innovative companies. With over fifty attorneys and offices in the technology-focused regions of Utah, California, and New York, our attorneys are known for having the breadth of experience and the forward-thinking insight needed to handle complex technological and business issues across all industries and geographic boundaries. We have extensive experience representing clients in Federal and State courts across the country and before the ITC, USPTO, PTAB, TTAB, and other administrative agencies in Washington D.C.