Richards, Layton & Finger Is “Setting the Standard in Delaware”
June 2, 2025
Firm News| Intellectual Property
WILMINGTON, Delaware (June 2, 2025) – Richards, Layton & Finger received the highest gold ranking and firm directors Fred Cottrell, Kelly Farnan, Travis Hunter, and Jeffrey Moyer are named among Delaware’s top patent attorneys in the 2025 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. Noting that Richards Layton is “setting the standard in Delaware,” IAM Patent 1000 reports that the firm’s “unparalleled reputation in local courts, combined with their strong team of lawyers and deep understanding of Federal Court judges’ practices in the District of Delaware, ensures top-notch legal services at competitive prices.”
Fred Cottrell, chair of Richards Layton’s Litigation Department, is a leading force in Delaware’s IP bar. He handles significant IP litigation in Delaware’s state and federal courts, regularly representing industry giants in complex patent disputes. Fred’s practice encompasses several other areas of litigation, including antitrust, products liability, and commercial law. IAM notes that Fred is “a leading figure in Delaware’s IP bar and a go-to practitioner for clients and out-of-state attorneys, thanks to his deep knowledge of the courts, judges, and local practice. His knowledge of patent litigation practice in Delaware is invaluable.”
Kelly Farnan leads the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, representing clients in high-stakes intellectual property and complex commercial litigation in Delaware’s federal and state courts. Kelly has helped clients achieve significant trial victories in Delaware in a variety of IP and commercial disputes. IAM reports that Kelly “is aggressive and tenacious. She works as hard as anyone, possesses excellent insight into the judges, and has great credibility. She is an outstanding litigator, trial attorney, client counsellor, and strategist.”
Travis Hunter has tried significant cases in all of Delaware’s courts, including matters involving patents, trade secrets, cryptocurrency, and more. He has particular expertise in large commercial disputes in the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD), serving as trial counsel in some of the largest cases ever filed in that division. IAM praises Travis “for his deep knowledge of patent issues and the Delaware courts. He is detail oriented and invaluable when collaborating on briefs or hearings. Travis is knowledgeable and a terrific local counsel.”
Jeffrey Moyer, senior vice president of Richards Layton, focuses his practice on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. He is deeply experienced in trying major cases in all of Delaware’s courts, successfully representing national and international clients in difficult, high-tech disputes in the Delaware District Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery. IAM reports, “Jeff thrives when it comes to complex, high-stakes patent litigation, with some of the world’s leading technology companies relying on his expertise and tenacity.”
About Richards, Layton & Finger
Defining Delaware law since 1899, Richards, Layton & Finger helps sophisticated clients navigate complex issues and the intricacies of Delaware law. We advise global companies, business partnerships, leading financial institutions, local businesses, and individuals across a wide range of practices, including corporate law, alternative entities, commercial law, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, intellectual property, tax, trusts and estates, commercial real estate, and litigation.