Pennsylvania and Delaware IP attorneys recognized for excellence in patent law and IP and patent litigation
PHILADELPHIA (August 21, 2025) – Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been named to the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publications, and its list of Ones to Watch, which highlights early-career attorneys who show exceptional skill and promise within their practice areas.
The firm’s 2026 Best Lawyers include Martin G. Belisario, Erin M. Dunston, Clark A. Jablon, and Charles F. Wieland III, each of whom have been named to the prestigious list for many years running. Associates Ikenna C. Ejimonyeugwo and Ava E. Lutz have been named among The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, which spotlights rising legal talent.
The lawyers were recognized for their excellence in the practice areas of patent litigation, intellectual property litigation, and patent law. Belisario focuses his intellectual property practice on the fields of mechanical and light electrical technology, while Dunston focuses primarily on the life sciences space, Jablon on the software and computer fields, and Wieland on the electronics, software, and manufacturing sectors. Ejimonyeugwo focuses on life sciences, pharmaceuticals, software, biotechnology, and engineering, and Lutz assists clients with counseling and opinions relating to life sciences IP.
Since it was first published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America has become widely regarded as a respected reference guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on detailed peer-review evaluations, and lawyers are neither required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Lawyers who have earned the positive votes needed to be included in Best Lawyers must maintain those votes to be recognized in subsequent editions. The publication’s peer-review selection process is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic region and area of legal practice.