DALLAS – Paul E. Coggins and Bill Mateja, principals in the White Collar, Government and Securities Litigation Section of the national law firm of Fish & Richardson P.C., have earned recognition among the “Best Personal Lawyers in Dallas 2009” in D Magazine.

The 2009 “Best Lawyers” list honors 94 of the top lawyers in Dallas who represent individuals. To compile the listing, D Magazine editors solicited nominations from attorneys throughout North Texas. A hand-picked panel of attorneys worked with the magazine’s editors to determine the final list, which will be featured in the May 2009 edition of D Magazine. The list also will be available at www.dmagazine.com.

“Paul and Bill are unquestionably among the elite white collar defense attorneys in a region that boasts some of the best in the nation,” says Tom Melsheimer, managing principal of the firm’s Dallas office.

This is the third time Mr. Coggins has earned a spot among the city’s top attorneys in the D Magazine list based on his white collar criminal defense work. The former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, he often serves as defense counsel for high-profile clients involved in high-stakes litigation.

This is the second consecutive selection for Mr. Mateja to D Magazine’s top lawyers list. A former federal prosecutor, he often represents corporate clients facing internal investigations, as well as defending clients in criminal cases and government regulatory and enforcement actions.

Fish & Richardson is a leading global law firm practicing in the areas of intellectual property, litigation, and corporate law. With more than 500 attorneys and technology specialists in 11 offices in the United States, and an office in Germany, the firm is unlike any other law firm in the world. Fish has redefined IP law for a market that values IP as a fundamental business asset. Fish's elite legal team combines corporate, technical, and legal expertise to help clients maximize the value of their IP. Surveys show that Fish is the largest IP practice in the United States (Managing Intellectual Property, October 2008), handles more patent litigation than any other law firm, both in federal district courts (IP Law & Business, July 2008) and the International Trade Commission (IP Law & Business, June 2008), and is the #1 patent firm for the world's most innovative companies (IP Law & Business, November 2008).

Fish & Richardson P.C.
1717 Main Street, Suite 5000
Dallas, Texas 75201
214.747.5070
Press Contact: Rhonda Reddick, Androvett Legal Media, 800.559.4534

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