Fish & Richardson Ranked #1 in "Firm Prestige" for Intellectual Property and Technology in Vault's 2013 Annual Nationwide Associates Survey

BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fish & Richardson announced today that it received #1 national "Firm Prestige" rankings for both its Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology practice areas in the 2013 Vault Law Firm survey.  The rankings are based on surveys of nearly 17,000 associates from across the country and world.  

In addition to the "Firm Prestige" category, associates were asked to rate their firms for various quality-of-life attributes in the "Best Law Firms to Work For" category.  Fish ranked in the Top 10 nationally in four categories: Best Law Firms to Work For (Overall), Satisfaction, Compensation, and Business Outlook. 

"We are honored to be recognized once again as one of the best law firms to work for in the country," said Roger Denning, Hiring Principal at Fish & Richardson.  "We recruit an elite group of young legal talent and work hard to combine challenging, exciting work with a small-team mentoring approach to ensure substantial career opportunities.  This creates a winning environment that is good for everyone – associates, the firm, and most importantly our clients."

About Vault
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About Fish & Richardson
Fish & Richardson is a global law firm providing strategic counseling and litigation services to innovative clients who seek to protect and maximize the value of their intellectual property (IP).  With more than 375 attorneys and technology specialists practicing IP strategy and counseling, IP litigation, and business litigation, Fish is known for its superior technical expertise.  Fish has been named top patent litigation firm in the country for eight straight years, a premier IP firm for America's biggest companies, and an elite top tier law practice.  For more information, visit www.fr.com or follow @fishrichardson on Twitter.

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