The McAndrews Difference

THE MCANDREWS TEAM AND OUR BUSINESS MODEL REPRESENT ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING PROPOSITIONS IN ALL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW. HERE’S HOW:

We offer one of the largest single teams of USPTO-registered attorneys with science and engineering degrees.
We are uniquely positioned to serve clients effectively and efficiently. McAndrews provides world-class lawyers while at the same time offering exceptional service and budget certainty.
Our business model allows our client teams to deliver value-focused, competitive billing structures.
Our firm was built to ensure that clients receive consistent and thorough attention from senior-level attorneys while also being cost-competitive. By contrast, many of our competitors relegate day-to-day handling of client matters largely to associates or other less experienced attorneys.
Most of our lawyers have both patent litigation and patent prosecution experience. As a result, they bring valuable insights and knowledge that attorneys at prosecution- and litigation-only firms do not have.

MCANDREWS IS THE TYPE OF FIRM CLIENTS WANT TO WORK WITH.
HERE’S WHY:

SHARED PURPOSE:

WE ARE COLLECTIVELY DRIVEN BY OUR IP-ONLY FOCUS.

69%

Our ability to retain talent is impressive. Over 69% of our attorneys have spent their entire legal careers at McAndrews.

18YEARS

Our attorneys have been practicing for an average of 18 years. By contrast, the average for IP lawyers at one of our largest mega-firm competitors is just 10.7 years.

44%

Over 44% of our attorneys have engineering, science, or other technical work experience in industry or in government agencies. This gives us an edge in serving our clients and understanding their challenges.

RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN

We collaborate with our clients to resolve billing or service issues in ways that demonstrate how much we value being their trusted partner.

24/7

Our attorneys are highly responsive and communicative. They are available 24/7.

WE ARE IP LEADERS IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Consistent with our merit-based culture, we have built one of the nation’s most diverse teams of patent attorneys.

Learn more in our Social Impact & Diversity Report.

20%

WOMEN

29.2%

UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES

We are proud to have achieved Diversity Lab’s Mansfield certification, as well as its more rigorous Certification Plus status.

WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING:

“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.”

“We are extremely happy and delighted with the performance of McAndrews, Held & Malloy. They are one of the best in intellectual property litigation in terms of quality of work and, at the same time, cost-sensitive approach. It saves the client lots of money.”

“McAndrews, Held & Malloy's breath and expertise in patent litigation has helped us establish multiple wins in litigation and PTAB challenges. The team's technical depth ensures that they bring strong understanding to the efforts and can translate those concepts in a way that is accessible to a jury. In addition, the team has the experience and knowledge to be able to bring together the technical and market issues in an overarching manner that informs strategy and planning.”

“The McAndrews, Held & Malloy team has deep experience and expertise, which has been important in providing guidance and advice in complex matters and helps us in shaping strategy for each matter separately and over the long-term. They are an integral part of our team.”

“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.”

THE WORLD'S LEADING IP STRATEGISTS

McAndrews has a higher percentage of attorneys on IAM’s Strategy 300 list than the eight largest mega-firm IP practices and our eight largest IP boutique competitors.

THE WORLD'S LEADING PATENT PROFESSIONALS

McAndrews has a higher percentage of attorneys on IAM’s Patent 1000 list than the eight largest mega-firm IP practices and all but one of our eight largest IP boutique competitors.

Best Lawyers recognizes over 25% of McAndrews attorneys. The average percentage of Best Lawyers at the eight largest mega-firm IP practices is 11%, and the average percentage for the eight largest IP boutiques is 10.8%.