The following link should take you to and article in IP Law 360 where they rank the top 10 law firms practicing Intellectual Property out of the largest 250 firms in the country. http://ip.law360.com/Secure/ViewArticle.aspx?id=9492 5 of the top 10 have offices in San Diego, another 3 have offices in LA. I'm not sure Blakley meant prestigous when he reported in the August 14 business update. “Over the last month, we have had productive IP consultations with several well-respected intellectual property law firms" These are the most respected in the country and some of the names were ones that I used when I conversed with Putnam about a week or so ago. 1. Fish and Richardson SD 2. Jones Day SD 3. Foley & Lardner SD 3. McDermott Will and Emery SD 5. Howrey LA 6. Greenburg Traurig Silicon Valley 7. Kirkland & Ellis LA 8. Baker Botts Not in the area 9. Morrison & Foerster SD 9. Perkins Coie LA I looked at last years list as well and there were several other firms represented but fell off this year. Last years ranking. 3. DLA Piper SD 8. Sidney Austin LA 9. Kilpatrick Stockton Not in Area 9. Townsend Townsend and Crew SD I'm not sure the link will work without registering and I wasn't able to copy and paste the entire article. Larry