TAMPA, FL – January 19, 2016 – GrayRobinson attorney Stefan V. "Steve" Stein and attorney Debra Deardourff Faulk, shareholders in the Intellectual Property and Technology group in GrayRobinson’s Tampa law firm office have been recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR) for inclusion in its 2016 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
WTR is the definitive directory exclusively dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trademark legal services providers. This year’s publication features more than 80 country and US state specific chapters analyzing local trademark legal services markets and profiling the firms and individuals singled out as leaders in their respective fields.
WTR states, "Politically connected full-service corporate ensemble GrayRobinson is a potent force in the Sunshine State. With 12 strategically located offices, the firm has its sights keenly trained on emerging legal issues and does "a sterling job" of guarding the interests of government, Fortune 500s, start-ups and entrepreneurs. Celebrated combatant Stefan Stein is a "particularly strong" performer who routinely orchestrates fearsome defenses in multimillion-dollar disputes. Comrade Debra Faulk provides inimitable support on the frontlines. A "true trademark specialist, she is exceptionally commendable and has developed a great track record in complex licensing and litigation."
Steve has been lead trial counsel in numerous multimillion-dollar intellectual property law jury and bench trials. He is a Registered Patent Attorney who is triple-board certified by the Florida Bar in Intellectual Property, Business Litigation and Civil Trial. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1995 and has been a Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year – Tampa each year from 2011-2016 in Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law and Copyright Law. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and has regularly been selected for inclusion in WTR’s World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite.
Debra is a Florida Bar Board Certified Intellectual Property lawyer who practices in the areas of intellectual property, contests and sweepstakes, media, technology and telecommunications. Her intellectual property practice includes litigation matters, trademark and copyright registrations, technology-related licensing and domain name registrations and disputes. She has taken multimillion-dollar intellectual property cases through jury trial and federal appeals and regularly practices in front of The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB.) Debra has been named to Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers in 2015 and 2016, Florida Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars from 2010-2014, and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite in 2015.