Robert W. Zelnick is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C., office. From 2001-2010, Robert was head of the Firm's Global Trademark Practice Group, where he grew the Firm's trademark group to be a "top 10" ranked trademark litigation and trademark prosecution practice among general practice firms. Robert’s practice involves all aspects of acquisition and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Although he is also a registered patent attorney, Robert has focused his practice on trademark and unfair competition matters, where he counsels clients on complex trademark issues and serves as lead counsel for major clients in federal trial and appellate courts. He has been honored in the 2001-2007 editions of the International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers (Law Business Research) and the 2007-2012 editions of The Legal 500 United States, where he was named as a Leading Lawyer.
