Jackson Walker is proud to announce the inclusion of its Intellectual Property practice in the 2025 Chambers USA Guide released today. Additionally, IP partners Brian Prewitt, Wasif Qureshi, and Shannon Zmud Teicher are individually recognized by Chambers.
Every year, Chambers and Partners releases its widely recognized “gold standard” guides which identify leading law firms and practitioners in the United States and around the world. Chambers has over 200 research analysts who carry out Chambers’ rigorous methodology incorporating independent research, client feedback, and interviews with legal professionals.
In the 2025 guide, Jackson Walker ranked among the top firms in Texas for Intellectual Property overall and for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, with the following commentary provided by clients and industry sources:
“Jackson Walker has leading experts in the space to understand the science behind the innovation, and provide top-quality patent applications.”
“The Jackson Walker team is well versed, diligent and focused on the important issues.”
In addition to the firm’s overall IP practice ranking, Chambers listed Wasif Qureshi, Brian Prewitt, and Shannon Zmud Teicher as top Texas IP attorneys.
Brian Prewitt advises leading global technology companies, including Dell, Cirrus Logic, and Forcepoint, in connection with patent preparation and prosecution, patent litigation, and providing advice and counseling regarding patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Once again, his work helped land Cirrus Logic among IPO’s “Patent 300” for obtaining 169 patents issued in 2023—150 of which JW obtained.
In the 2025 guide, one client shared the following commentary: “Brian is an excellent patent lawyer and does extremely high-quality work.”
Wasif Qureshi leads Jackson Walker’s IP litigation group, bringing over 20 years of experience and a proven track record in high-stakes patent litigation. Serving as lead trial counsel, he represents a broad range of clients in often complex patent litigation. In addition, clients rely on Wasif for licensing, IP diligence, and patent prosecution. Wasif’s technical expertise spans industries such as telecommunications, semiconductors and other computer and networking hardware, software, consumer media, and energy.
In the 2025 guide, Chambers shared that one client provided the following feedback: “Wasif is extremely responsive, and is willing to get creative to solve problems.”
Shannon Zmud Teicher’s deep experience in litigation, prosecution and licensing brings a unique skill set to her clients’ matters involving trademark, copyright, trade secret, media, advertising, and entertainment. Shannon handles global trademark portfolios in tech, retail and fashion, including LTK / rewardStyle and CHRISTIAN SIRIANO.
In the 2025 guide, one source told Chambers, “Shannon is knowledgeable, professional, easy to talk to, and makes the client feel taken care of.” Another stated, “Shannon is a fighter for her client until the very last deal point is closed.”
Jackson Walker is proud of its Intellectual Property team’s Chambers USA Guide ranking, which stands alongside its other recent recognitions in Banking & Finance, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas), Tax: State & Local, and Water Law. For more information, view Jackson Walker’s announcement of the Chambers 2025 rankings and the firm’s Chambers profile.
About Our Intellectual Property Practice
Jackson Walker, as the largest firm in Texas with over 500 attorneys throughout the state, is nationally recognized as an IP powerhouse. In addition to its Chambers IP rankings, our firm has been named, among other national and state recognitions, a Best Law Firm® by Best Lawyers for over a decade, with national rankings in Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent.
Our IP practice primarily focuses on representing some of the world’s technology leaders secure and protect critical patents, trademarks and copyrights both domestically and abroad. Our clients range from single inventors to large multinational companies, including Microsoft Corporation, Dell Inc., Cirrus Logic, and Goldman Sachs, among others. Additionally, we provide counsel to top public and private universities in Texas innovating cutting-edge technologies which stand to transform our lives. To help protect those innovations, many of our attorneys have advanced science and engineering degrees in engineering and are licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
To explore our related experience, visit Jackson Walker’s Intellectual Property practice page.
