Congratulations to the 2023 IP Vanguard Award Recipients

Each year at the IP Institute, the Section honors outstanding legal professionals in the judiciary, private practice, in-house practice, academia, and public policy advocacy for their contributions to the advancement of intellectual property law. We are pleased to congratulate the following individuals as this year’s Vanguard award winners:

Private Practice: Stephen Doniger, Partner at Doniger / Burroughs

Mr. Doniger focuses on business disputes in general and intellectual property in particular, representing photographers, authors, fine artists, and clients in the marketing, fashion, entertainment, real estate and hospitality industries. He has been selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers List, an honor bestowed on only 5% of lawyers in the area, for the years 2021-2022, and selected as the exclusive copyright law expert and recommended attorney for California by Global Law Experts.

Academic: Professor Orly Lobel at the University of San Diego School of Law

Orly Lobel is the award-winning author of several books and numerous articles. She is a prolific scholar, commentator, and speaker who travels around the world with an impact on policy and industry. She is the Don Weckstein Professor of Law at the University of San Diego and received her doctoral and law degrees from Harvard University. Her book Talent Wants to Be Free (Yale University Press) is the winner of several prestigious awards, including Gold Medal Axiom Best Business Books, Gold Medal Independent Publisher’s Award, the Gold Medal of Next Generation Indie Books and Winner of the International Book Awards for Best Business Book.