Fish Receives the National Life Sciences/Biotech Firm of the Year Award and the ITC Litigation Firm of the Year Award from Managing Intellectual Property Magazine

Boston, MA, April 1, 2009 - Fish & Richardson today announced that it has received the National Life Sciences/Biotech Firm of the Year Award and the ITC Litigation Firm of the Year Award from Managing Intellectual Property Magazine (MIP). The awards were based on the results of MIP's exclusive survey of the leading IP law firms across the country, which is culled from extensive research and interviews with practitioners. Fish received the awards at the Managing IP Awards event in Washington, D.C. on March 26. Fish has won these awards for each of the two years that MIP has given them out.

"It is an honor to be named both the National Life Sciences/Biotech Firm of the Year and the ITC Litigation Firm of the Year for the second year in a row. It is especially gratifying because these rankings reflect the perceptions of our clients and peers," said Peter Devlin, President of Fish & Richardson.

MIP is a leading international magazine for IP owners and is part of the Euromoney Legal Media Group with offices in London, Hong Kong, and New York.