Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

George Chen serves on the global Board of Directors for the firm, and is a nationally recognized, award-winning intellectual property lawyer who litigates high stakes IP disputes and manages and prosecutes IP portfolios. As the leader of the intellectual property practice for the firm's Phoenix office, George partners with long-term clients to develop, protect, enforce, defend, license, and commercialize intellectual property and other business assets. His practice includes litigation, licensing, counseling, and prosecution of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, Internet, cybersquatting, and other intellectual property matters.

Bottom Line:  You don’t have to worry when George Chen is on your team.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS American’s Most Honored Professionals, Top Attorney, 2011-2017 Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2013- 2014 Arizona Governor's Asian-American Advisory Council, 2005-2008 Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law - Minority Writing Program Mentor, 2006-2013 AZ Business Leaders - Intellectual Property Law Impact Player, 2013-2016, 2020-2021 AZ Top Lawyers – Intellectual Property Law, AZ Business Magazine, 2008-2016, 2019 Best Lawyers in America, Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Patent Litigation, 2012-2024 Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year" (Patent Law in Phoenix), 2018, 2020, 2023 Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year" (Copyright Law in Phoenix), 2022-2023 Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year" (Intellectual Property Litigation in Phoenix), 2019 Best Lawyers Under 40, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), 2005 The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Fellow Invitee, 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2019-2020 HIV/AIDS Law Project Team Award, Volunteer Lawyers Program, 2009 IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals, 2023 IP Stars - Arizona, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine, 2013-2023 Lawyers of Color, Power List, 2015, 2020 Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2009-2010 The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Top One Percent, 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers, 2010-2020 Southwest Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona, 2016-2018 State Bar of Arizona, Member of the Year, 2015 Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, 2009 Volunteer Lawyers Program, Community Legal Services, 2000-2013 WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, 2016-2023 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Bar Association – House of Delegates - Member, 2020-Present; Task Force on Full Firm Membership– Member, 2020-Present; Task Force on Engendering Trust and Confidence in the American Legal System – Member, 2016-2017; Standing Committee on Membership (SCoM) – Member, 2015-present; Judicial Intern Opportunity Program – Arizona Founding Mentor – Selection Committee Member, 2005-2013; Intellectual Property Section – Member. 1999-present American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA) – Member, 1999-present Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) – Advisory Board, 2014-Present, President, 2005-2006; Board of Directors, 2000-2013; Member, 1999-present; Pro Bono Legal Clinic Coordinator and Volunteer, 2006-2008 Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA) – Diversity Committee, 2009-2011; Board of Directors, 2002-2003; Member, 1999-present National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) –Nominating and Elections Committee, Chair (2017- 2019), 2017 – Present, Leadership Advisory Committee 2015 – Present, Immediate Past President, 2015-2016; President, 2014-2015; President-Elect, 2013-2014; Treasurer, 2012-2013; Vice President for Programs and Operations, 2011-2012; Southwest Regional Governor, 2009-2011; Investment Committee Founder and Chairman, 2008-2013; Finance Committee member, 2002-2008, Member, 1999-present; Law Foundation Pro Bono Volunteer, 2004-2006 State Bar of Arizona – Mentor Committee Chair, 2012-2013, member 2011-2015, Minority Bar Convention Ethics and Civil Rights Subcommittee, 2010-2011; Bar Leadership Institute Selection Committee, 2008-2018; Member, 1999-present National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) –  Advisory Committee  2017–Present, NITAvision 2018 Committee 2017–2018