Hunton & Williams LLP Partner Maya Eckstein Named Among Top 250 Women in IP

RICHMOND, VA — December 20, 2013 — Managing Intellectual Property named Hunton & Williams' partner Maya Eckstein among its Top 250 Women in IP. The selected partners were chosen based upon the rankings of the magazine’s 2013 IP Stars. Research supporting these rankings included thousands of interviews and surveys by IP partners and law firms across the United States.

Eckstein, a patent and intellectual property litigator in the firm's Richmond office, advises companies and organizations—primarily those in the computer software and electronics industries, as well as financial institutions—on how to protect their valuable intellectual property rights. She represents plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement disputes and has significant experience planning, coordinating and executing the defense of complex litigation involving multiple defendants and jurisdictions.

Hunton & Williams' patent and intellectual property practice includes nearly 50 lawyers and patent clerks. Located in geographically diverse offices, they provide informed, comprehensive solutions to Fortune 100 companies as well as small start-ups in a number of industries, including financial services providers, software developers, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, venture capitalists, colleges and universities and telecommunications providers.