Mark A. Finkelstein
Recognized since 2016
Irvine, California
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Trademark Law

Contact & Links
Location
- 1920 Main Street, Suite 750
Irvine, CA 92614
Languages
- English
Education
- University of Southern California , JD, graduated 1994
- University of California Los Angeles, BA, graduated 1991
Bar Admissions
- California, California State Bar
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Intellectual Property Bar Association - Member
- Constitutional Rights Foundation - Former Board Member
- Federal Bar Association, Orange County - Former Board Member
- Intellectual Property Owners Association - Member, Damages and Injunctions Committee
- International Trademark Association - Member, Enforcement Committee
- Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference - Lawyer Representative
- Orange County Bar Association - Member
- Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association - Member
- The Association of Business Trial Lawyers Orange County - Immediate Past President
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals
- Ninth and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Courts: Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California
- Eastern District of Texas
7 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Trademark Law, Orange County (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Trademark Law
Special Focus
- False Advertising
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America (2016-2019) for intellectual property litigation and patent litigation
- Legal 500 U.S. (2007): leading trademark litigation attorney
- Southern California Super Lawyers (2009-2013, 2015-2018) and Southern California Rising Stars (2004-2007) for IP litigation
- World Trademark Review “recommended expert” (2011-2012, 2014-2018): “a bright, experienced litigator” with an “imposing courtroom presence” and “extensive first-chair trial experience before the federal court
Publications
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