Arnold & Porter partners Deborah Fishman and Tom Magnani were named to Daily Journal's list of "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2026." The annual list recognizes an outstanding group of California-based attorneys whose achievements over the past year have significantly influenced the field of intellectual property.
Deborah, recognized on the list since 2022, was commended for her nearly 30 years of representing biopharmaceutical and medical device companies in high-stakes patent and commercial disputes, including cases exceeding $1 billion in value and matters reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. Daily Journal emphasized her long-standing representation of Regeneron in defending the patents protecting EYLEA, its flagship ophthalmology biologic, where Deborah and the Arnold & Porter team defended nine inter partes review and post-grant review proceedings while simultaneously managing two Federal Circuit appeals and parallel foreign matters.
Daily Journal highlighted Tom, head of the firm's Technology Transactions practice and co-chair of the firm's Technology & Media industry group and Artificial Intelligence (AI) group, for his work at the forefront of AI and intellectual property law. Tom was recognized for his representation of AI-developer Anthropic in cutting-edge copyright matters, as well as for his decades of experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder transactions, including negotiating the deal that brought classic Peanuts television specials to Apple TV+, and representing Middle-earth Enterprises in the sale of rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.