Bodman Attorneys Susan M. Kornfield and Gregory DeGrazia Recognized in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars 2025
07/16/25
Bodman PLC is pleased to announce the firm has been ranked “Recommended” in Trademark Law in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars 2025.
In addition, two Bodman attorneys have received notable recognitions in the 2025 edition: Susan M. Kornfield has been selected as a “Trademark Star” and “Copyright Star” and Gregory D. DeGrazia has been selected as a “Trademark Star.”
Managing Intellectual Property compiled its 2025 rankings based on research conducted over a six-month period in more than 80 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive and widely respected IP practitioner guide in the legal profession.
Kornfield is a member and former longtime chair of Bodman’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. She is based in the firm’s Ann Arbor office and assists with high-profile, sophisticated transactions and litigation in the patent, trademark, copyright, industrial design rights, trade secret, unfair competition, and technology-related spheres. Her clients include organizations in the financial services, health care/medical, automotive, sports and entertainment, higher education, and technology industries, as well as cultural institutions and nonprofit foundations. Kornfield has been listed as a leading IP practitioner in several notable legal rankings including Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Michigan Super Lawyers, and Dbusiness Magazine Top Lawyers. Among her many other professional honors, she is a recipient of the State Bar of Michigan’s Excellence in Intellectual Property Award and was recognized in a Crain’s Detroit Business feature on Notable Women in Law.
DeGrazia is a member of Bodman’s Intellectual Property and Patent practice groups and is based in the firm’s Troy office. His practice focuses on the protection of trade secrets and intellectual property throughout the U.S., Asia, and Europe. He has extensive experience in intellectual property matters that arise in mergers and acquisitions, patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and litigation in industries that include automated and connected vehicles, automotive, manufacturing, chemical and environmental. DeGrazia has been listed in Leading Lawyers since 2014 and in DBusiness Magazine “Top Lawyers” since 2020.