Firm Overview

Singular Focus. Outstanding Results.
Leydig, Voit & Mayer has a singular focus: intellectual property law. LVM’s singular focus enables LVM to provide its clients with outstanding results.

Singular Focus. Global Reach.
When organizations and individuals in the United States and abroad face challenging and unique intellectual property issues, they turn to LVM for efficient and effective representation. In fact, Fortune magazine named LVM one of “The Go-To Law Firms® of the World’s Leading Companies.”

LVM works with clients from a wide range of industries including:

Pharmaceutical
Chemical and chemical engineering
Software
Computer
Electronics
Manufacturing and machine design
Biotechnology
Medical devices
Financial services
Consumer products

Singular Focus. Unparalleled Performance.
LVM is committed to providing the highest quality of service in a cost-effective manner. Chambers USA described LVM as “the quintessential, time-honored patent firm” and as "top-notch and cost-effective."

More than 70 lawyers and 100 staff professionals, including technical advisors, patent agents, law clerks, paralegals and administrative personnel, work in LVM's four U.S. offices. Our legal teams are led by senior attorneys, whose track records are a testament to their experience, industry understanding, and commitment to providing the highest value of service. To provide the greatest value to clients, our legal teams are streamlined, creative, and focused on results and efficiency.

Our firm has a history of distinguished courtroom performance. LVM attorneys have long been known for their effectiveness in both bench and jury trials for patent, trademark and trade secret owners, and those accused of infringement or misappropriation. We have successfully litigated several industry-founding patents, including patents and patentees inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

At Leydig, Voit & Mayer, the lawyers who handle trials and have courtroom expertise also have the technical expertise needed to prosecute patents and trademarks. The wealth of litigation and technical experience of the firm’s attorneys and staff enables the firm to tailor its services to the unique litigation needs of each client and to deliver the highest quality representation to clients in a cost-effective manner. Companies faced with "bet-the-company litigation" turn to our team of seasoned litigators with confidence.

Today, the ongoing success of LVM continues to enhance its historical reputation for excellence. It is that dedication to outstanding results that keeps LVM high on the list of top firms that advise the world’s largest corporations.

Leydig, Voit & Mayer’s professionals are widely recognized as leaders in many other professional listings and directories, including:

The Best Lawyers in America
Chambers & Partners
Fortune magazine
Intellectual Property Today
Leading Lawyers
Super Lawyers in Illinois
Rising Stars in Illinois
"Top Lawyers in Illinois" - Chicago Lawyer