Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that litigation partner Megan K. Bannigan has been named "Trademark Litigator of the Year (Northeast)" at the 2026 Managing IP Americas Awards, which recognizes firms and practitioners for their outstanding intellectual property achievements in the past year.
Megan K. Bannigan is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation group, focusing on trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, false advertising, design patents, rights of publicity, licensing and other disputes. She represents clients across a range of industries, including fashion and luxury goods, sports, pharmaceuticals, technology, beauty, consumer products, entertainment, financial services, and food and beverage.
Ms. Bannigan has been recognized by numerous legal directories and ranking publications. She is ranked by Chambers for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in New York, Nationwide, and Global. She has been included in the Top 250 Women in IP List by Managing IP from 2022-2025. She has also been recognized by Managing IP’s IP STARS and Law360 as a Rising Star. Ms. Bannigan is recognized as a Leading Lawyer by The Legal 500 US (2025), where she was described as “a go-to for advice on fashion law and design issues” and lauded for her “tremendous drive, unsurpassed knowledge, creative solutions and quick, insightful communications.” She is also ranked as a top practitioner by World Trademark Review, where she is described as a “one of the best IP practitioners out there,” who is “always on top of the latest emerging issues and able to provide cutting edge yet practical advice.”
Consistently placed in the top-tier by Chambers Global, the Debevoise Intellectual Property Group enjoys a position of extraordinary prominence, including being selected as Managing Intellectual Property’s “Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year” in four of the last seven years. The team was also named the Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers USA Awards in 2022.” The Group handles a wide variety of cases around the world, including trademark, trade dress and advertising disputes; copyright matters in media and entertainment; right of publicity issues; and unfair competition, trade secret and patent cases. Many of its cases have cross-border components, and it has deep experience across a wide range of industries.