LOS ANGELES– April 2, 2025 – Ian C. Ballon and Susan L. Heller, shareholders at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, are recognized on Daily Journal’s 2025 Top IP Lawyers list. Ballon and Heller have been consistently named to the list since 2003, when it was first published.
“We applaud Ian and Susan for this well-deserved honor; they are talented intellectual property lawyers who demonstrate true dedication in their respective practices,” Viola Bensinger, Scott J. Bornstein, and Mark R. Galis, who are co-chairs of the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice along with Ballon, said in a joint statement.
Ballon, located in the Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., offices, also is a co-chair of the Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. He represents clients in copyright, DMCA, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, privacy, security, software, database and Internet- and mobile-related disputes and in the defense of data privacy, cybersecurity breach, adtech and behavioral advertising, TCPA and other internet-related class action suits.
Heller is the co-managing shareholder of the Orange County office and co-chair of the firm’s Global Trademark & Brand Management Group. She is consistently recognized by numerous publications and organizations as having one of the preeminent and most innovative international trademark practices in the country and for being a game-changer. When the stakes are high and critical brands are at risk, Fortune 500 companies, world champion athletes, high-net-worth individuals, A-list celebrities, and highly visible pre-IPO companies turn to Heller for her strategic thought leadership and counsel, honed by three decades of experience.