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McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.

United States 2025
4
National Rankings
4
Metro Rankings
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General Information

4
Practice Areas
18
Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers
45
Client Comments
Year founded: 1988
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Overview

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McAndrews, Held & Malloy is a premier, full-service intellectual property and technology law firm. From world-class patent portfolio development, trademark, and design protection to its exceptional record of litigation success against highly regarded law firms, McAndrews excels at all things IP. That is why the firm is relied upon by industry-leading companies, as well as businesses and innovators of all sizes and in virtually every technical field.

McAndrews is also uniquely positioned and structured to serve clients efficiently and effectively, providing exceptional lawyers, insights, service, and value. Clients appreciate the firm’s collaborative, team-based approach, as well as the extraordinarily high levels of hands-on senior-attorney attention its model affords. In addition, McAndrews’ IP-only focus delivers a competitive advantage to its clients in solving their IP challenges.

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Rankings

McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. is nationally ranked in 4 practice areas and metro ranked in 4 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Litigation - Patent

Metro Rankings

Chicago
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Trademark Law

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Litigation - Intellectual Property
McAndrews, Held & Malloy is a very good firm. They have won a case for us in the District court of Delaware. They are also very cost effective and understand the needs of the customers.
Litigation - Intellectual Property
McAndrews, Held & Malloy are outstanding legal service providers who are a joy to work with. Responsive and cost-effective versus larger firms who have much higher costs but not the same effectiveness and efficiencies as McAndrews, Held & Malloy.

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Litigation - Patent

Regional Rankings

Chicago
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Trademark Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. has 18 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

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Main Location

Chicago, IL
500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
United States
312-775-8000 Get Directions
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