News & Insights
Latest happenings at the firm and beyond
August 17, 2023
22 Pirkey Barber Attorneys Recognized as 2024 BL Rankings Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
RecognitionJune 1, 2023
Pirkey Barber Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023
RecognitionApril 18, 2023
Pirkey Barber Announces Alex Bistline’s Selection as a 2023 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
Firm NewsMarch 2, 2023
Pirkey Barber and Steve Meleen Finalists for Multiple IP Stars 2023 Managing IP Awards: Firm of the Year – Trademark Contentious (National), Trademark Prosecution (South), Trademark Contentious (South) and Litigator of the Year (Texas)
RecognitionFebruary 9, 2023
The World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 Recognizes 19 Pirkey Barber Attorneys
RecognitionJanuary 24, 2023
Emily Poole Named Member of Pirkey Barber
Firm NewsJanuary 19, 2023
Josh Burke, Brandon Ress, Braden Darville, and Ryan Miller Join Pirkey Barber
Firm NewsAugust 18, 2022
Best Lawyers® 2023 Names Alicia Morris Groos and Michael Metteauer ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in Austin, Recognizes 14 Pirkey Barber Attorneys
RecognitionAugust 4, 2022
Pirkey Barber Secures Trial Win for Dryshod International, LLC
Firm NewsJune 28, 2022
Pirkey Barber’s Sweet 16
Firm NewsJune 9, 2022
Pirkey Barber Attorneys Earn Top Rankings in USA and Texas in 2022 Chambers Directory
RecognitionJune 7, 2022
Pirkey Barber Attorneys Earn Top Individual Rankings in 2022 IP Stars
RecognitionJune 2, 2022
Four From Pirkey Barber Named 2022 World IP Review Leaders
RecognitionApril 16, 2022
Pirkey Barber, Travis Wimberly Recognized at Esteemed 2022 Managing IP Awards
RecognitionApril 6, 2022
Pirkey Barber Ranks Among Nation’s Top Trademark Firms in Managing IP’s 2022 IP Stars
RecognitionMarch 3, 2022
Pirkey Barber and Travis Wimberly Shortlisted for Multiple 2022 Managing IP Awards
RecognitionMarch 3, 2022
Pirkey Barber Takes Home the Gold in Texas and Nationwide WTR 1000 Rankings
RecognitionJanuary 26, 2022
Eight Years in a Row – Pirkey Barber Recognized as Top Tier Law Firm
RecognitionJanuary 5, 2022
Alexandra Bistline, Megan Bradshaw, and S. Erik Combs, IV Named Members of Pirkey Barber
Firm NewsAugust 31, 2021
Best Lawyers in America® Names Steve Meleen 2022 Intellectual Property Litigator of the Year, Recognizes 20 Pirkey Barber Attorneys
RecognitionAugust 2, 2021
Pirkey Barber’s Bill Barber and David Armendariz Win Again for Frito-Lay North America
RecognitionJune 25, 2021
Pirkey Barber’s Commitment to Diversity Highlighted in 2021 LCLD Fellow and Pathfinder Participation
Firm NewsApril 20, 2021
Pirkey Barber Among Nation’s Top Trademark Firms in 2021 IP Stars
Firm NewsApril 8, 2021
Pirkey Barber Sweeps Southern U.S. Trademark Honors in 2021 Managing IP Awards
Firm NewsMarch 30, 2021
David Armendariz and Alexandra Bistline Named to 2021 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars
RecognitionMarch 30, 2021
Five From Pirkey Barber Named 2021 WIPR Leaders
RecognitionMarch 11, 2021
Pirkey Barber and Travis Wimberly Shortlisted for Managing IP Awards 2021
RecognitionMarch 9, 2021
Pirkey Barber Founders Rank Among Top USA IP Lawyers in Chambers Global 2021
Firm NewsFebruary 23, 2021
Pirkey Barber Tops Texas and Earns Gold Nationwide in WTR 1000
Firm NewsFebruary 9, 2021
Alicia Morris Groos Joins Pirkey Barber
Firm NewsJanuary 12, 2021
Rebecca McCurry and Tyson Smith Named Members of Pirkey Barber
Firm NewsDecember 23, 2020
Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2020 Recognizes Eight From Pirkey Barber
RecognitionNovember 16, 2020
Travis Wimberly Plays Key Role in GF Pasta Trademark Defense
RecognitionNovember 5, 2020
Pirkey Barber Earns Seventh Consecutive Trio of Tier 1 Best Law Firms Rankings
Firm NewsSeptember 23, 2020
Pirkey Barber Welcomes Katharyn Zagorin to Trademark Practice
Firm NewsAugust 20, 2020
Best Lawyers® 2021 Names Chris Kindel, Wendy Larson, and Shannon Vale ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in Austin, Recognizes 14
RecognitionJune 22, 2020
Trademarks Expert Guide 2020 Lists Seven From Pirkey Barber
RecognitionJune 15, 2020
Anna Kuhn Again Honored Among Top 250 Women in IP
RecognitionMay 27, 2020
Louis Pirkey Named to IP Hall of Fame
RecognitionMay 18, 2020
Pirkey Barber Again Ranks Among Top Firms and Lawyers in 2020 IP STARS
RecognitionMay 11, 2020
Chambers USA Recognizes Pirkey Barber and Six Members in 2020 Guide
RecognitionMay 4, 2020
Pirkey Barber Boosts International Reach With Three Additions
Firm NewsApril 14, 2020
Five from Pirkey Barber Named 2020 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
RecognitionApril 6, 2020
Pirkey Barber’s Wendy Larson Announced as Winner of 2020 Client Choice Award in Texas Trademark Law
RecognitionApril 1, 2020
Pirkey Barber Awarded 2020 U.S. Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year – South
Firm NewsMarch 24, 2020
Chambers Global Ranks Louis Pirkey and Bill Barber Among Top IP Lawyers in USA
RecognitionMarch 9, 2020
2020 World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 Recognizes Pirkey Barber Among Top Trademark Law Firms and Lawyers
RecognitionFebruary 20, 2020
Five Pirkey Barber Attorneys Selected as 2020 WIPR Leaders
RecognitionDecember 19, 2019
One-quarter of Texas Trademark Lawyers Honored in the WTR Global Leaders 2019 are from Pirkey Barber
December 17, 2019
Three Pirkey Barber Attorneys Receive 2019 Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Service Awards
December 9, 2019
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Awards Pirkey Barber Tier 1 Rankings in Trademark Law, Copyright Law, and IP Litigation in the Austin Metropolitan Area for the Sixth Consecutive Year
Firm NewsDecember 5, 2019
Seven Pirkey Barber Attorneys Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2019
RecognitionDecember 3, 2019
Texas Bar Foundation Elects Dan Noonan to Elite Group of Fellows
RecognitionNovember 20, 2019
Video Highlights Louis Pirkey, Recipient of the 2019 AIPLA Excellence Award
RecognitionOctober 8, 2019
2019 Texas Super Lawyers® List Honors Five Pirkey Barber Attorneys
RecognitionOctober 1, 2019
Pirkey Barber is Proud to Have Eleven Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2020 Edition
RecognitionSeptember 27, 2019
Pirkey Barber Attorneys Travis Wimberly and Giulio Yaquinto Selected by ABA to Prepare Amicus Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court
RecognitionSeptember 25, 2019
Our Austin Office Has Moved!
Firm NewsSeptember 17, 2019
Travis Wimberly to Present at the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association’s (HIPLA) 35th Annual Fall Institute in Galveston, Texas on September 26
RecognitionSeptember 10, 2019
Dani Rojas to Present at the Trademark Administrators and Practitioners Meeting (TMAP) in Berlin, Germany on September 17
RecognitionAugust 22, 2019
Anna Kuhn Recognized in Managing Intellectual Property’s Top 250 Women in IP
RecognitionAugust 6, 2019
Seven Pirkey Barber Attorneys Named IP STARS by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
RecognitionJuly 24, 2019
Rodney K. Caldwell Honored by the State Bar of Texas for 50 Years as a Lawyer
RecognitionJune 5, 2019
Pirkey Barber Associate Alex Bistline Named as a Trailblazer Among World IP Review’s WIPR Influential Women in IP 2019
RecognitionMay 20, 2019
Pirkey Barber Recognized in 2019 Chambers USA Guide
RecognitionMay 16, 2019
Pirkey Barber’s Practice Gains International Reach with the Addition of a Foreign Legal Consultant and an Experienced Lateral Associate
RecognitionMay 3, 2019
Pirkey Barber Prevails on Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit for its Client Anastasia Beverly Hills, Inc.
Firm NewsApril 23, 2019
Three Pirkey Barber Attorneys Named 2019 Texas Rising Stars By Super Lawyers
RecognitionMarch 19, 2019
Bill Barber Appointed as Chair of Trademark Public Advisory Committee
RecognitionMarch 13, 2019
Pirkey Barber Recognized Again Among Top Trademark Law Firms
RecognitionFebruary 20, 2019
Travis Wimberly Recognized as a Rising Star by Managing Intellectual Property
RecognitionFebruary 4, 2019
Texas Bar Foundation Elects Anna Kuhn and Wendy Larson as Fellows
RecognitionJanuary 16, 2019
Pirkey Barber Adds Two New Members, Anna Kuhn and Travis Wimberly
RecognitionJanuary 8, 2019
Pirkey Barber Joins the Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Firm NewsDecember 4, 2018
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Awards Pirkey Barber Tier 1 Rankings in Trademark Law, Copyright Law and IP Litigation in the Austin Metropolitan Area for the Fifth Consecutive Year
Firm NewsNovember 16, 2018
Pirkey Barber Adds Two New Attorneys, Dan Noonan and Giulio Yaquinto
Firm NewsOctober 22, 2018
Pirkey Barber Adds Two New Associates, Emily Poole and Caitlin Costello
Firm NewsSeptember 24, 2018
Four Pirkey Barber Attorneys Included in the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers® List
RecognitionSeptember 10, 2018
Eleven Pirkey Barber Attorneys Recognized in 2019 Best Lawyers® in America; Two Named “Lawyer of the Year” for Austin
RecognitionAugust 27, 2018
Top 250 Women in IP by Managing Intellectual Property Honor Anna Kuhn
RecognitionAugust 20, 2018
Pirkey Barber Ranked Nationally by Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars Magazine
RecognitionJune 25, 2018
2018 Chambers & Partners Honors Pirkey Barber Attorneys
RecognitionMay 4, 2018
Seven Pirkey Barber Attorneys Recognized in 2018 Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers
RecognitionMarch 15, 2018
Pirkey Barber Wins a Victory at Trial for its Client Anastasia Beverly Hills, Inc.
RecognitionMarch 7, 2018
Pirkey Barber Praised by World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 for Eighth Consecutive Year
RecognitionJanuary 2, 2018
Pirkey Barber Adds Two New Members, Sherri Eastley and Steven Espenshade
Firm NewsNovember 6, 2017
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Awards Pirkey Barber Tier 1 Rankings in Trademark Law, Copyright Law and IP Litigation in the Austin Metropolitan Area for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Firm NewsOctober 31, 2017
Two Pirkey Barber Attorneys Included in Super Lawyer’s Top 50 Attorneys in Central and West Texas List for 2017
RecognitionOctober 24, 2017
Steven Espenshade Moderated INTA TMA Roundtable on Protection of Well Known Marks
RecognitionSeptember 26, 2017
Alex Bistline Presented a Trademark Law Update to the Houston IP Law Association
RecognitionSeptember 18, 2017
Pirkey Barber Adds Two New Associates, David E. Armendariz and Danae Robinson
Firm NewsSeptember 11, 2017
Best Lawyers® Recognizes Ten Pirkey Barber Attorneys
RecognitionAugust 22, 2017
Managing Intellectual Property Names Eight Pirkey Barber Attorneys as “IP Stars”
RecognitionAugust 18, 2017
In-House Counsel Perspectives on Current Trademark Issues
RecognitionAugust 7, 2017