News & Press Releases

Mintz’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice earned national recognition in the 2025 edition of IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. The guide recognized Mintz with four firm-wide rankings and 15 individual attorney recommendations, including a gold ranking for Michael T. Renaud, who leads Mintz’s IP practice.

Mintz announces that Chris Newman has joined the firm as Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer. With more than two decades of experience leading transformational growth and brand strategies for Am Law 50 firms, Chris brings deep expertise in business development, client engagement, market intelligence, and digital strategy.

Intellectual Property Division Chair Michael Renaud will moderate a panel discussion on risks and opportunities at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) at the IP Dealmakers Europe 2025 conference in London. 

Mintz Intellectual Property Division Chair Michael Renaud will participate in a panel discussion about the Unified Patent Court (UPC) at the Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) IPBC Global 2025 in Boston on June 10. 

Mintz Member Vanessa Yen has been named a finalist for North America Patent Lawyer of the Year in the 2025 Women in Business Law Awards, presented by International Financial Law Review. These prestigious awards recognize leading women lawyers who are breaking new ground in their practice areas and championing gender diversity in the legal profession.

Mintz advised Algoma, an AI-native real estate development platform, in its $2.3 million seed funding round. Algoma plans to invest the funds in expanding its engineering team, enriching its product suite, and advancing its web platform.