On March 26, 2020, WilmerHale was recognized by Managing IP as the winner of the 2020 Patent Contentious Firm of the Year for the Northeast region. The firm was also recognized with an Impact Case of the Year Award for its work in the case Mission Products Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC, led by Danielle Spinelli and Craig Goldblatt. The Managing IP Awards program recognizes remarkable achievements and developments in the practice in the past 12 months. The winners were selected based on research for the 2020 edition of IP STARS.
In addition to these winning categories, WilmerHale was shortlisted for the following awards:
- US Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious
- US Firm of the Year – PTAB
- US Firm of the Year – Appellate
- US Firm of the Year – ITC
- Outstanding Litigator: Colorado – Mindy Sooter
- Outstanding Litigator: Massachusetts – Bill Lee
- Outstanding Litigator: Washington DC – Amy Wigmore