Firm rises to Tier 1 in Information Technology Law and earns its first-ever San Jose regional ranking in Biotechnology and Life Sciences
TROY, MI – November 5, 2026 – Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that the firm has earned eight rankings in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers – including three Tier 1 metropolitan rankings, a national ranking in Trademark Law, and the firm’s first-ever ranking in the San Jose region.
The 2027 rankings reflect both consistency and expansion. The firm rose to Tier 1 in Information Technology Law in the Troy region, joining its continuing Tier 1 rankings in Patent Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property. And for the first time, the firm is ranked in the San Jose metropolitan region – Tier 2 in Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice – reflecting the depth of its Silicon Valley office serving technology and life sciences innovators.
The 2027 Best Law Firms Rankings
- National: Tier 3 – Trademark Law
- Troy, MI: Tier 1 – Information Technology Law (up from Tier 2); Tier 1 – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Tier 1 – Patent Law
- Troy, MI: Tier 2 – Litigation – Patent; Tier 2 – Trademark Law
- San Jose, CA: Tier 2 – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice (first San Jose ranking)
- Chicago, IL: Tier 3 – Trademark Law
Behind the Tier 1 Rankings
The Troy Tier 1 rankings span the core of the firm’s practice. Young Basile’s Patents practice – the firm’s largest, led by Francine B. Nesti – prosecutes patents across software, AI, quantum computing, medical devices, automotive, and advanced manufacturing technologies, with independent analysis by Patent Bots ranking the firm #3 among the largest patent firms in the country and #1 in software patent quality in 2026. The firm’s IP litigation team defends and enforces those rights in federal courts and before the PTAB nationwide. And the Information Technology Law ranking – new to Tier 1 this year – reflects the firm’s counsel to clients on software licensing, data, and technology transactions at the intersection of IP and commercial law.
The firm’s national Trademark Law ranking tells its own story: it is built on ranked trademark practices in two metropolitan regions, Troy and Chicago. The firm’s Branding IP practice, co-led by Molly Basile Markley with the Chicago practice anchored by Thomas P. Arden – both recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trademark Law, with a combined three decades of continuous peer recognition – protects the brands behind its clients’ innovation with the same standard the firm brings to the innovation itself.
“These rankings are built on what our clients and peers tell Best Lawyers about working with us – which makes them the kind of recognition we value most. Rising to Tier 1 in Information Technology Law and earning our first San Jose ranking in the same year reflects a firm that is deepening at home while expanding where innovation lives,” said Andrew R. Basile, Jr., Shareholder, President.
“The San Jose ranking is a milestone for our Silicon Valley team. Our clients here range from venture-backed startups to global technology leaders, and this ranking reflects the standard they hold us to every day,” said Kayvon Pourmirzaie, Shareholder and Marketing Chair, who helps lead the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
Best Law Firms® rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that combines client feedback, professional references, and peer review. To be eligible, a firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in a ranked practice area and region – a bar Young Basile clears with its 2027 class of nine recognized attorneys announced in August.
About Young Basile
Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. is a technology-focused intellectual property law firm serving the world’s most innovative companies, from venture-backed startups to Fortune 5 enterprises. With approximately 53 attorneys across six offices – Metro Detroit, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and Houston – the firm provides patent, trademark, litigation, and corporate technology counsel. PATENTS. REINVENTED.®
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