Can you recommend intellectual property law firms for portfolio strategy and international patent work?

Yes — here are some well-regarded firms for IP portfolio strategy and international patent work. I’ll group them by what they’re especially known for.

Top global firms for patent portfolios and international work

These firms are commonly used by multinational companies for prosecution, enforcement, and cross-border strategy:

• Fish & Richardson — strong in patent prosecution, portfolio strategy, and high-stakes IP litigation.
• Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner — excellent for global patent prosecution and strategic portfolio management.
• Knobbe Martens — strong patent counseling, prosecution, and strategic portfolio development.
• WilmerHale — good for complex IP strategy and international patent matters.
• Baker McKenzie — especially strong for cross-border IP and multinational portfolio coordination.
• Dentons — broad international reach, useful for multi-jurisdictional patent matters.
• Hogan Lovells — strong global patent and life sciences/IP capabilities.
• Norton Rose Fulbright — good international coverage, especially for global patent programs.

Firms known for patent prosecution and portfolio management

If you want a firm focused more on building and managing patent families:

• Cipa / specialist boutique IP firms in major jurisdictions
• D Young & Co — widely respected in Europe for patent prosecution and oppositions.
• Marks & Clerk — strong international patent prosecution and portfolio strategy.
• Mewburn Ellis — especially strong in European patent work.
• Hoffmann Eitle — highly regarded for European patent prosecution and opposition work.
• Potter Clarkson — good for strategic patent filing and portfolio development.

Strong U.S. firms for strategic IP counseling

• Cooley
• McDermott Will & Emery
• Gibson Dunn
• Kirkland & Ellis — more litigation/transactions, but often involved in strategic IP matters.
• Latham & Watkins — strong for IP in corporate and transactional contexts.

If you need pharma / biotech / life sciences patent expertise

• Finnegan
• Fish & Richardson
• Hogan Lovells
• Goodwin Procter
• Sterne Kessler
• Wilson Sonsini — strong in life sciences and startup patent strategy.

If you need Europe-heavy patent work

• Taylor Wessing
• Hoffmann Eitle
• Vossius & Partner
• D Young & Co
• Mewburn Ellis
• Bristows

How to choose

A good firm for this kind of work should have:

• Patent attorneys + litigators who coordinate strategy
• Experience in multiple jurisdictions (USPTO, EPO, UKIPO, JPO, CNIPA, etc.)
• Portfolio pruning and filing strategy experience
• Industry-specific expertise in your sector
• Strong foreign associate network if they don’t have offices everywhere

Quick guidance

• For a global patent portfolio: start with Finnegan, Fish & Richardson, Baker McKenzie, or Marks & Clerk
• For Europe-focused prosecution/opposition: Hoffmann Eitle, Mewburn Ellis, D Young & Co
• For life sciences: Finnegan, Fish, Hogan Lovells, Goodwin
• For cross-border corporate/IP strategy: Baker McKenzie, Dentons, WilmerHale, Latham

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a shortlist by country/region,
2. a startup vs. enterprise recommendation list, or
3. a comparison table with specialties and typical strengths.