Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman (CLL) attorneys Joelle Milov, Raphael Nemes, and Dasha Chestukhin have been recognized in Managing Intellectual Property's 2025 "RISING IP STARS" rankings.
Joelle represents clients in all aspects of securing and defending intellectual property rights. She assists clients in prosecuting and enforcing their trademarks domestically and internationally. She also has extensive experience in intellectual property litigations in federal courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as well as domain name disputes brought by UDRP. Additionally, Joelle has significant experience in litigating cases in New York State Courts and has represented clients and served as local counsel in general commercial cases in these venues. She represents clients in a wide range of industries, including those in the music, food, financial services, consumer products, and professional sports industries.
Rafi's practice encompasses a wide range of intellectual property matters, including trademark litigation, enforcement, prosecution, and contested proceedings before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board. A significant portion of his practice focuses on helping intellectual property owners protect their rights in cyberspace—in the US and worldwide—against infringing, impersonating, fraudulent, and phishing domain names, websites, social media platforms, apps, and emails. Rafi has substantial experience in analyzing and determining appropriate strategies for clients against online infringements, impersonations and scams, and has represented clients in connection with hundreds of Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings.
Dasha's practice encompasses a broad range of intellectual property matters, including trademarks, copyrights, domain names, unfair competition and patents. Dasha regularly litigates disputes in federal and state courts, and has extensive experience with contested proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and with UDRP domain name dispute proceedings before the World Intellectual Property Organization. At the same time, she is skilled at resolving disputes in creative and cooperative ways, both within and outside the context of legal proceedings. In addition to handling adversarial matters, Dasha also advises clients on the clearance, prosecution, registration, management and enforcement of trademarks and domain names. Her litigation background also allows her to counsel her clients with a view to avoiding unnecessary controversies while protecting valuable rights.
This is among other notable recognitions for the firm and its attorneys from Managing IP. Earlier this year, seven CLL attorneys were recognized in Managing Intellectual Property's 2025 "IP STARS" rankings, including:
Jonathan King (National and New York Trademark Star and Copyright Star)
Maryann Licciardi (National and New York Trademark Star)
Meichelle MacGregor (National and New York Trademark Star)
Richard Mandel (National and New York Trademark Star and Copyright Star)
Joel Karni Schmidt (National and New York Trademark Star and Copyright Star)
Eric Shimanoff (National Trademark Star and Copyright Star)
Deborah Squiers (National and New York Trademark Star)
In addition to the RISING IP STARS and IP STARS rankings, Mary Kevlin and Lou Ederer have been recognized as Notable Practitioners in New York and nationally. CLL also won the U.S. Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year award and the Copyright Firm of the Year - Northeast award at the Managing Intellectual Property Americas 2025 Awards ceremony. CLL partner Jonathan King was short-listed for U.S. Copyright Practitioner of the Year and the firm was short-listed for other awards, including U.S. Copyright Firm of the Year and Trademark Disputes Firm of the Year – Northeast.
Founded in 1957, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman is recognized worldwide as a leading intellectual property law and litigation firm. The firm has achieved extraordinary results, offering top-notch service, practical expertise, and cost-effective solutions. The firm regularly handles matters involving emerging issues, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and NFTs, among other new technological innovations. The firm's success is attributable to the extensive experience of its talented attorneys and staff, its use of new technologies and resources, and its collaborative approach to problem-solving. Cowan's litigators boast a strong track record, handling landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal and state appellate courts, the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and international courts and tribunals. Leveraging its global network of experienced foreign counsel, the firm offers comprehensive trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement services worldwide. It manage thousands of global trademark registrations, applications, and contested proceedings, helping its clients protect their brands globally.
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