SAN FRANCISCO (May 28, 2026)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that IP Partners Sarah Piepmeier and Michael Wise have been named to the Daily Journal’s 2026 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California list.
Issued annually, the list recognizes leading lawyers whose work shapes the IP landscape and advances the development of law.
Sarah Piepmeier is a partner in the firm's San Francisco office and a member of the Executive Committee. A preeminent first-chair trial lawyer, she guides technology companies through their most consequential IP challenges and provides strategic counsel to Fortune 100 clients across a broad range of technology matters. Sarah has been recognized as a top IP lawyer for the first time this year and has been named to the Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers list on multiple occasions.
Michael Wise, based in the firm's Los Angeles office, serves as chair of Perkins Coie's Life Sciences & Healthcare industry group. His practice focuses on patent litigation, patent portfolio management, and complex contested patent matters in the life sciences industry. He has appeared on the Daily Journal’s list numerous times.
The internationally recognized IP practice at Perkins Coie comprises more than 250 lawyers and agents who deliver innovative, collaborative counsel at every stage of IP protection and development.
