Recognized and Ranked

Crown has been vetted by some of the market’s most demanding evaluators, giving clients confidence that their most critical intellectual property and licensing matters are in the hands of a firm that consistently performs above its weight. Our recognitions reflect not only agility and technical depth, but a proven ability to deliver meaningful results for local innovators and Fortune 500 General Counsel alike.

Crown®, LLP has been named to the prestigious 2025 Chambers USA Spotlight list of California’s leading Intellectual Property law firms. This recognition has only been given to seven intellectual property law firms in San Francisco, California.

A Chambers ranking serves as an elite, independent “seal of approval” that provides clients with the objective due diligence needed to hire specialized counsel with absolute confidence. It is distinguished by a purely merit-based methodology driven by months of rigorous research and anonymous client and peer feedback, ensuring a firm’s position is a true reflection of market-leading performance.

https://chambers.com/department/crown-llp-intellectual-property-usa-spotlight-120:34:9149:1:23104989

Crown®, LLP Principals and Founding Partners Owen Seitel and Elizabeth J. Rest have been named Top Intellectual Property Lawyers for 2025 by the Daily Journal, California’s largest legal newspaper. The annual ranking recognizes 100 top-performing intellectual property attorneys in California working in trademark, copyright, and patent. Subscribers can log in to review the list here: https://www.dailyjournal.com/special_reports?report_type=Intellectual+Property

Elizabeth J. Rest has been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers list in the field of intellectual property continuously since 2013, a designation awarded to the top 5% of attorneys in California. The Super Lawyers list is compiled by Thomson Reuters®. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html.