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	03/06/2012 Two McAndrews, Held & Malloy Founding Partners Recognized Among the World’s Top Patent Attorneys
	CHICAGO, IL – March 6, 2012 – McAndrews, Held & Malloy founding partners George P. McAndrews and Timothy J. Malloy were selected for inclusion in the International Who’s Who of Patent Lawyers 2012. McAndrews and Malloy were nominated by their peers for this distinguished honor, which recognizes the world’s leading attorneys in patent law. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal, which is published by Law Business Research, has identified the foremost legal practitioners worldwide in 32 areas of business law. Only attorneys that receive multiple independent nominations from clients and peers are included in the listing. As a result of his work on behalf of his clients, McAndrews has been frequently recognized over the years for his accomplishments. National Law Journal named him as the only patent trial attorney selected among ten of the Nation’s Leading Litigators. He has been ranked by Chambers and Partners as the number one patent trial lawyer in Illinois, and has also been previously selected for inclusion in the International Who’s Who of Patent Lawyers, as well as the Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Experts. In 2011, McAndrews was featured in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. His professional highlights include serving as lead trial counsel for the successful plaintiffs in the celebrated fourteen-year antitrust case, Wilk et al v. AMA et al. Nationally recognized for his intellectual property litigation successes, Malloy has been involved in numerous multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements as lead trial counsel. His professional highlights include securing one of the largest intellectual property damages awards in U.S. history on behalf of Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. In 2011, Malloy was named one of the world’s leading patent litigators by Intellectual Asset Management magazine, and was designated a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. ### About McAndrews, Held & Malloy Founded in 1988, McAndrews, Held & Malloy is one of the nation’s preeminent legal resources on intellectual property, antitrust and technology matters, serving institutions ranging from major multinationals and start-ups to world-class colleges and universities. The firm’s technically trained attorneys have built an unparalleled record of litigation successes in jury trials, bench trials and ADR proceedings. In addition, McAndrews offers its clients services in the following areas: patent and trademark procurement and portfolio management, patent interferences, trademark oppositions and cancellations, international practice, intellectual property/technology opinions and investigations, due diligence and M&A support, technology licensing and joint ventures, and technology transfers and donations. Additional information can be found at www.mcandrews-ip.com. CONTACT: Amy Magro/Keeley Carson Healy & Schulte 312/765-8770 amagro@healyandschulte.com