Managing IP, a global resource for intellectual property news and analysis, has named Jackson Walker a recommended law firm in Texas for patent prosecution and trade mark in its 2025 edition of “IP Stars.” Additionally, Brit Nelson, Wasif Qureshi, and Nathaniel St. Clair, II were recognized as Patent Stars and Shannon Zmud Teicher as a Trade Mark Star in Texas and the United States overall.
Each year, a group of impartial judges gathers information about thousands of candidates from firms, clients, interviews, emails, and online surveys. Potential winners are considered and chosen based on their “expertise, workload, market reputation/track record, outcomes achieved for clients, and unique strengths in a given practice area.” Recognition as an IP Star is based on a weighted review of information submitted by firms, publicly available information, and market feedback. More information can be found at IPStars.com.
Meet Brit
Brit Nelson has been practicing intellectual property law across a broad spectrum of transactional and litigation matters for nearly 30 years. Brit assists national and international clients with IP matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, domain names, advertising, and misrepresentations and unfair trade practices under state and federal laws. Brit also helps with due diligence and negotiations in corporate mergers and acquisitions and real estate transactions regarding IP rights. His clients benefit not only from over two decades of legal experience but also a prior decade of engineering experience, including as a licensed professional engineer, in the aerospace and metal forging industries. Brit has been recognized by Managing IP as a Patent Star since 2020.
Meet Wasif
Wasif Qureshi practices intellectual property law, with a particular focus on patent litigation. Wasif delivers winning results for his clients, drawing from his engineering background and extensive experience across all phases of litigation. He counsels a diverse range of clients, from startups to Fortune 100 companies. In his nearly 20 years of experience, Wasif has appeared in over 200 district court and International Trade Commission patent infringement suits. He has also successfully argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Wasif’s clients count on him to craft creative and efficient legal strategies that keep business interests in focus. In addition to his recognition as a Patent Star by Managing IP since 2014, Wasif was ranked in the prestigious Chambers USA Guide for Intellectual Property in Texas in 2025.
Meet Nate
Nathaniel St. Clair, II is an IP litigator and counselor focused on patent litigation and patent portfolio licensing and management. Nate’s practice also includes performing infringement and invalidity analyses, patentability studies, risk assessments, and providing general IP counseling, particularly in the electrical and mechanical arts. In 2024, Nate was one of just six attorneys shortlisted for the Litigator of the Year – Texas award by Managing IP. This marks the second year he has been named a “Patent Star.”
Meet Shannon
Meet ShannonShannon 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. In recognition of her practice, Shannon has been named to The Best Lawyers of America list for commercial litigation, Chambers USA Guide for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, and Lawdragon’s list of the 500 leading U.S. Litigators. This marks her first year as a Trade Mark Star in the “IP Stars” list.
About Our Intellectual Property Practice
As the largest law firm in Texas, with over 500 attorneys across the state, Jackson Walker is nationally recognized for its Intellectual Property Law and Intellectual Property Litigation experience. The firm has been named a Best Law Firm® by Best Lawyers for over a decade, earning top national and metropolitan rankings in Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent. The firm has also been recognized in the Chambers USA Guide for Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in 2025 and was shortlisted for Managing IP’s Firm of the Year Awards for Patent Disputes and Trademark Disputes in 2025.
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 Jackson Walker’s experience in obtaining, protecting, and litigating intellectual property rights in the U.S. and abroad, visit our Intellectual Property practice page. To view the rankings, view Jackson Walker’s page on IP Stars website.
