18 Carlson Caspers Lawyers Selected As 2027 Best Lawyers in America® and 2 Named Ones to Watch®

Minneapolis, MN – August 20, 2026 – Congratulations to the eighteen Carlson Caspers attorneys recognized in the 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®, and to two attorneys named Ones to Watch®.  

Best Lawyers honorees are selected through a peer-review process evaluating professional excellence within specific practice areas and geographic regions.

Our 2027 Best Lawyers in America®:

• Jennell Bilek – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Dennis C. Bremer – Litigation – Intellectual Property and Patent Law
• William F. Bullard – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Alan G. Carlson – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Philip P. Caspers – Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent
• Matthew J. Goggin – Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent
• Samuel A. Hamer – Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent
• Brian W. Hayes – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Peter M. Kohlhepp – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Timothy A. Lindquist – Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent
• Samuel T. Lockner – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice and Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Iain A. McIntyre – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, and Patent Law
• Tara C. Norgard – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law,
  and Trademark Law
• Alexandra J. Olson – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Aaron Pederson – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Gary J. Speier – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Litigation – Patent
• J. Derek Vandenburgh – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent,
  and Patent Law
• Joseph W. Winkels – Litigation – Intellectual Property

Our 2027 Ones to Watch®:

• Seung Sub Kim – Litigation – Patent
• Nathan Louwagie – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

First released in 1983 Best Lawyers is universally recognized as a leading guide to legal excellence and creates lists of attorneys in more than 75 countries. The Ones to Watch accolade recognizes early career attorneys who show outstanding professional excellence in private practice in America.

About Carlson Caspers

Carlson Caspers is a leading intellectual property law firm based in Minneapolis, MN. The firm receives accolades from numerous intellectual property rating organizations and publications. The firm’s areas of focus include intellectual property litigation and counseling, patent infringement, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, data privacy, Hatch-Waxman, monetization, IPRs, appeals, and more.

The experienced lawyers at Carlson Caspers are scientists, pharmacists, engineers, and technologists are excellent communicators who focus on delivering value by listening to the client’s problems and providing practical solutions. Individually and as a team, they bring in-depth industry knowledge, technical experience, subject matter expertise, and a global business perspective to every legal challenge.

Founded in 2003, the firm’s reputation for remarkable client success is wide-ranging in consumer, commercial and industrial markets across complex, technology-driven sectors such as medical devices, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, data privacy, wireless communications, and manufacturing. Carlson Caspers’ clients include Fortune 500 companies, small companies, and individuals.