Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

George Chen serves on the global Board of Directors for the firm, and is a nationally recognized, award-winning intellectual property lawyer who litigates high stakes IP disputes and manages and prosecutes IP portfolios. As the leader of the intellectual property practice for the firm's Phoenix office, George partners with long-term clients to develop, protect, enforce, defend, license, and commercialize intellectual property and other business assets. His practice includes litigation, licensing, counseling, and prosecution of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, Internet, cybersquatting, and other intellectual property matters.

Bottom Line:  You don’t have to worry when George Chen is on your team.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS

• American’s Most Honored Professionals, Top Attorney, 2011-2017
• Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2013- 2014
• Arizona Governor's Asian-American Advisory Council, 2005-2008
• Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law - Minority Writing Program Mentor, 2006-2013
• AZ Business Leaders - Intellectual Property Law Impact Player, 2013-2016, 2020-2021
• AZ Top Lawyers – Intellectual Property Law, AZ Business Magazine, 2008-2016, 2019
• Best Lawyers in America, Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Patent Litigation, 2012-2024
• Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year" (Patent Law in Phoenix), 2018, 2020, 2023
• Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year" (Copyright Law in Phoenix), 2022-2023
• Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year" (Intellectual Property Litigation in Phoenix), 2019
• Best Lawyers Under 40, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), 2005
• The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Fellow Invitee, 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2019-2020
• HIV/AIDS Law Project Team Award, Volunteer Lawyers Program, 2009
• IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals, 2023
• IP Stars - Arizona, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine, 2013-2023
• Lawyers of Color, Power List, 2015, 2020
• Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2009-2010
• The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Top One Percent, 2016
• Southwest Super Lawyers, 2010-2020
• Southwest Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona, 2016-2018
• State Bar of Arizona, Member of the Year, 2015
• Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, 2009
• Volunteer Lawyers Program, Community Legal Services, 2000-2013
• WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, 2016-2023

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Bar Association – House of Delegates - Member, 2020-Present; Task Force on Full Firm Membership– Member, 2020-Present; Task Force on Engendering Trust and Confidence in the American Legal System – Member, 2016-2017; Standing Committee on Membership (SCoM) – Member, 2015-present; Judicial Intern Opportunity Program – Arizona Founding Mentor – Selection Committee Member, 2005-2013; Intellectual Property Section – Member. 1999-present
• American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA) – Member, 1999-present
• Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) – Advisory Board, 2014-Present, President, 2005-2006; Board of Directors, 2000-2013; Member, 1999-present; Pro Bono Legal Clinic Coordinator and Volunteer, 2006-2008
• Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA) – Diversity Committee, 2009-2011; Board of Directors, 2002-2003; Member, 1999-present
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) –Nominating and Elections Committee, Chair (2017- 2019), 2017 – Present, Leadership Advisory Committee 2015 – Present, Immediate Past President, 2015-2016; President, 2014-2015; President-Elect, 2013-2014; Treasurer, 2012-2013; Vice President for Programs and Operations, 2011-2012; Southwest Regional Governor, 2009-2011; Investment Committee Founder and Chairman, 2008-2013; Finance Committee member, 2002-2008, Member, 1999-present; Law Foundation Pro Bono Volunteer, 2004-2006
• State Bar of Arizona – Mentor Committee Chair, 2012-2013, member 2011-2015, Minority Bar Convention Ethics and Civil Rights Subcommittee, 2010-2011; Bar Leadership Institute Selection Committee, 2008-2018; Member, 1999-present
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) –  Advisory Committee  2017–Present, NITAvision 2018 Committee 2017–2018