Legal news publications in Texas and nationwide are taking notice of Heim, Payne & Chorush's recent addition of experienced trademark attorney Elizabeth King to lead the firm's expanded Trademark Litigation
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Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, has welcomed experienced trademark attorney Elizabeth King as Of Counsel, where she will lead the firm’s expanded Trademark Litigation and Appeals practice. Ms. King joins
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Heim, Payne & Chorush's Chris First, Alden Harris, and Blaine Larson have been selected to an exclusive group of the country's top up-and-coming lawyers in the recent 2025 Benchmark Litigation
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Heim, Payne & Chorush partner Chris First has been elected a fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), the national nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute founded by the America Bar Association
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Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, recently helped a group of clients win court approval for a settlement requiring multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. to pay $93 million for delaying a
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A team of attorneys from the Houston intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, recently won three significant legal rulings in two days on behalf of
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorneys from the Houston intellectual property litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP have won another key ruling against automobile manufacturing giant BMW of North America, LLC,
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Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP partner Russell Chorush and co-counsel recently won a key ruling for his clients in a hotly contested antitrust lawsuit against Illinois-based AbbVie and Paris, France-based Besins Healthcare, two of
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Firm earns repeat national recognition from US News/Best Lawyers in America for work in patent infringement, intellectual property litigation   HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush has again been named to the prestigious Best Law Firms in America listing by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America,
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Attorneys recognized for litigation in intellectual property cases across wide range of industries HOUSTON – Four partners from Houston-based Heim, Payne & Chorush have been honored for their work in
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Texas federal courts remain the venue of choice for high-stakes patent infringement litigation, with courts in the state’s Western and Eastern judicial districts reporting the largest number of filings in
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Firm co-founder Mike Heim named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for patent litigation  HOUSTON – Nine partners with Houston-based Heim, Payne & Chorush have been selected for the 28th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including firm co-founder Mike Heim,
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Heim, Payne & Chorush co-founder Les Payne is among a select group of trial lawyers included in the National Law Journal’s 2021 list of “Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers.” One of only 52 attorneys honored
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Houston IP boutique described as ‘powerful and balanced team’ in exclusive rankings  HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush and firm co-founders Mike Heim and Les Payne have earned repeat recognition from the prestigious Chambers USA
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Heim, Payne & Chorush partners Blaine Larson and Allan Bullwinkel have earned repeat selection to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list of the state’s top young lawyers. The Texas Rising
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Heim, Payne & Chorush is a proud supporter of Weatherford International’s annual Weatherford Walks fundraiser. Although this year’s walkathon was forced to go virtual because of the pandemic, participants still logged nearly 3,300 miles throughout
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Houston IP boutique recognized for activity, performance in Patexia Insights analysis  HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush is again ranked among the most-active and top-performing intellectual property law firms in the nation for critically important post-grant inter partes review proceedings based on a comprehensive analysis by Patexia Insights.  The Houston-based patent litigation boutique is among the
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Houston patent litigation boutique recognized for role in record $750M Namenda settlement HOUSTON — Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, has earned the American Antitrust Institute’s 2020 Antitrust Enforcement Award for
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Houston boutique retains top-tier Best Law Firms ranking based on client, peer review  HOUSTON – U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America have named Heim, Payne & Chorush among the nation’s top patent and intellectual property   litigation firms on the 2021
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As part of a pre-election series focusing on how the outcome of the presidential race could impact various practice areas, Texas Lawyer newspaper published an article by Heim, Payne &
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Texas Lawyer magazine spotlights firm co-founders as ‘agents of change’ HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush is proud to announce that firm co-founders Russell Chorush and Les Payne have been
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Law 360 recently interviewed Heim, Payne & Chorush co-founder and managing partner Mike Heim for an analysis examining the role of patent law and regulation in the escalating debate over
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Patent litigation veterans selected by peers for statewide recognition HOUSTON – Four partners from Heim, Payne & Chorush have been named among the state’s top attorneys in the 2020 ranking
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Thank you for visiting Heim, Payne & Chorush. Due to the COVID-19 virus, we have opted to close our offices for the safety of our employees, our clients, our co-tenants
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Heim, Payne & Chorush has successfully settled another patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of Spanish antenna technology company Fractus, S.A. The settlement with Chinese telecommunications corporation ZTE closes the book
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While the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to consider three closely watched patent eligibility appeals, recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are providing valuable
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Heim, Payne & Chorush congratulates Christopher First on his promotion to partner. Since joining the firm in 2015, Chris’s cutting-edge tech, scientific and legal expertise have made him a key member of the HPC team in complex
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Trailblazing firm involved in many of a generation’s largest pharma antitrust outcomes HOUSTON – The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has honored intellectual property litigation firm Heim, Payne & Chorush (HPC)
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Patent, intellectual property litigation firm earns top honors for 2020    HOUSTON – Patent litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush has been named among the best law firms in the nation for patent infringement and intellectual
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Settlement is largest for a single defendant in an antitrust case involving delayed market entry of generic drugs NEW YORK – A class of wholesale drug distributors has reached a
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Houston-based tech-focused IP boutique excels in complex patent litigation HOUSTON – Two patent infringement verdicts earned by trial lawyers at Houston-based patent litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush have earned
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Firm partners recognized for intellectual property litigation expertise HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush partners Mike Heim, Les Payne, Russell Chorush and Eric Enger have earned recognition for their patent
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Firm co-founder Mike Heim named Lawyer of the Year for intellectual property litigation HOUSTON – Five partners in the boutique intellectual property firm of Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP have
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Heim, Payne & Chorush mounts successful IPR defense on short notice SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A legal team from Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP successfully defended before the U.S. Patent
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Annual IAM list recognizes top patent litigators around the globe HOUSTON – Four attorneys at Houston-based Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP have earned recognition in the 2019 IAM Patent 1000
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Elite legal guide also honors firm co-founders Mike Heim, Leslie Payne among best in Texas HOUSTON – Houston-based intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush has again been selected among
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Three separate respected IP research groups single out firm, individual attorneys HOUSTON – Heim Payne & Chorush has secured three of the legal industry’s most significant patent litigation honors, with
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HOUSTON – Texas Lawyer magazine has singled out Heim, Payne & Chorush partner Miranda Jones as its “Top Woman in IP” for the publication’s 2018 Professional Excellence honors. The statewide
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HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush partners have been recognized among the best in Texas intellectual property litigation by two highly regarded legal industry rankings. The 2018 edition of Texas
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HOUSTON – Litigation-focused intellectual property law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush has earned honors as one of the top patent litigation firms in Texas by the London-based intellectual property magazine
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HOUSTON –The leading guide to the nation’s most respected law firms – Chambers USA – has singled out Heim, Payne & Chorush for its intellectual property expertise and named firm
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HOUSTON – Intellectual property and patent-related antitrust litigation law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush is being honored by the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) for the firm’s groundbreaking antitrust litigation efforts
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HOUSTON – Four attorneys with Houston intellectual property firm Heim, Payne & Chorush have earned selection to the 2018 Texas Rising Stars list. Recognized among the state’s top young lawyers
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HOUSTON – Three partners from Houston patent litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush – Michael Heim, Leslie Payne and Doug Wilson – have been honored among the state’s top lawyers
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HOUSTON – The three name partners from Houston intellectual property law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush are being recognized for their litigation skills in the 2018 edition of The Best
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HOUSTON – Acclaimed Houston-based patent litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP has been recognized in the 2017 edition of Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent 1000, a global guide identifying
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HOUSTON – Two lawyers from noted Houston intellectual property firm Heim, Payne & Chorush have earned recognition on the select 2017 Texas Rising Stars list of the state’s top young
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