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FOUR PANITCH SCHWARZE ATTORNEYS NAMED BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA FOR 2012 Firm also named #1 Law Firm in Philadelphia for Patent Litigation

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (November 18, 2011) Four named attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. In addition, the firm was ranked in the 2012 Best Law Firms rankings, published November's US News and World Report.

PSB&N's attorneys who ranked as leaders in their fields include Ronald Panitch for Patents and IP Litigation, Patent and Trademark Laws, William Schwarze for IP and Patent Litigation, and Patent Law, Martin Belisario for Patent Law, and Alan Nadel for Patent Litigation and Patent Law.

This is the second year US News & World Report and Best Lawyers introduced a list of "Best Law Firms" which appeared in U.S. News and World Report on November 1, 2011. PSB&N has been selected as the #1 Patent Litigation firm in Philadelphia, one of the best law firms in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent, Copyright and Trademark Laws.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The lists of outstanding attorneys are compiled by conducting exhaustive surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers evaluate their professional peers. This year, 43,629 attorneys were chosen from among 3.9 million detailed evaluations.