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The firm is pleased to announce that Devin McRae has been named to the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal’s list of the “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers” in California for 2026. The annual list honors “California’s top lawyers specializing in patent litigation, trademark and copyright.”

In the special issue, Devin was recognized for his recent representations of a screenwriter whose personal managers had exploited their position of trust, resulting in reduced compensation and diminished writing credit on a major film, as well as a film director asserting the right to complete a film on terms previously negotiated with the producers.

Of the former, Devin says that “the case was significant to me due to the principles involved, chief among them the fight to enforce agreements and fiduciary duties upon sharp-elbowed operators with large power advantages and weaker consciences.”

In his profile, the Daily Journal also delves into Devin’s early defense of a studio and producer against copyright infringement claims involving a reality television series, which he credits for beginning his trajectory in IP litigation.

“I dove deep into copyright law more so than any other subject I had litigated, and I had never enjoyed working on a case as much as that one,” Devin tells the Daily Journal.

To read Devin’s full profile in the Daily Journal, click Download PDF.