Four Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Ranked As 2024 IP Stars by Managing IP

PHOENIX – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that attorneys John J. Dabney, Charles F. Hauff, Grant T. Langton, and Howard I. Sobelman, have been ranked as IP Stars by Managing IP. Managing IP is a premier news and analysis service for intellectual property professionals worldwide. According to the publication, IP Stars is the most comprehensive and widely respected IP guide in the legal profession. The firm’s attorneys were recognized for distinction in the areas of patents and trademarks. 

Dabney represents companies throughout the United States in trademark, copyright, false advertising, and unfair competition litigation. Dabney has served as lead counsel in more than 100 federal court actions and in many cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He consistently has been ranked as a top trademark litigator in the country by The Best Lawyers in America® (2016-2024), The Legal 500 (2007- 2020) and World Trademark Review (2011-2024). His clients include brand owners in a variety of industries, including food and beverage, medical devices, health care, sporting goods and resorts, household goods, financial services, and more.

Hauff is one of the founders of the firm’s intellectual property (IP) group, and practices in all aspects of IP including, litigation, prosecution, licensing, and other business transactions. He has technical experience in, among other fields, the chemical, biotechnical, mechanical, electromechanical, computer software, medical products, acoustics, and life sciences disciplines. Hauff has handled a variety of litigation matters for clients of varying sizes both in the United States and abroad. In addition, he has worked with a number of technology clients to develop creative strategies for protecting globally innovative technology from exercise and other mechanical devices to cutting-edge medical products and pharmaceuticals. In 2024, Hauff was ranked by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business® and Southwest Super Lawyers® for his intellectual property practice.

Langton is a partner in the intellectual property group and serves as chair of the intellectual property group in Los Angeles, co-chair of the intellectual property group in California, and as a practice leader of the firm-wide intellectual property group. With over 30 years of experience counseling clients on intellectual property matters (including handling US and Foreign patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, enforcement, and licensing), Langton is a trusted IP advisor working with Fortune 100 and 500 companies to strategically develop, protect, maintain, and exploit intellectual property assets both domestically and abroad. Langton routinely acts as de facto chief intellectual property counsel for businesses that do not have in-house patent counsel, reporting directly to general counsel, company boards, executive officers, and business owners regarding intellectual property matters. Langton is an AV Preeminent lawyer as designated by Martindale-Hubbell® 

Sobelman is a senior intellectual property partner and certified licensing professional, with over 30 years of experience advising clients on their intellectual property law matters. He is co-chair of the firmwide intellectual property practice. Sobelman’s practice is concentrated in patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, licensing, and due diligence. He is an AV Preeminent lawyer as designated by Martindale-Hubbell® and is annually recognized by leading industry and legal publications such as IAM Patent 1000, Intellectual Property Magazine, The Best Lawyers in America®, and Super Lawyers®. Sobelman was named a Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for patent law, copyright law, and IP litigation for several years.