Listed in “Top 200 Lawyers in the United States,” Forbes (2024)
Listed in “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon (2024-2025)
Named to “Top Lawyers List,” Minnesota Monthly (2023-2024)
Named to the “IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders Guide,” (2023-2024)
Named a “National Practice Area Star,” Benchmark Litigation (2011-2023 Editions)
Named a “Litigation Star,” Benchmark Litigation (2011-2024 Editions)
Named “Notable Military Veteran Executive,” Twin Cities Business (2022)
Listed in “500 Leading Litigators in America,” Lawdragon (2023-2025)
Named a “Lawdragon Legend” (2021) and listed in “500 Leading Lawyers in America” (2010-2018, 2021-2024), Lawdragon
Named a “Minnesota Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property Litigation” (2003-2025), and among “Top 10 Super Lawyers” (2009, 2012-2018, 2021, 2023-2024), and “Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers” (2006-2023, 2025), Super Lawyers
Named to “Power 30: Best Business Litigators in Minnesota” by Minnesota Lawyer (2022-2023)
Ranked Band 1 in the Chambers USA Guide for Intellectual Property in Minnesota (2008-2025). According to Chambers, “Ron Schutz’s trial experience has earned him a reputation as ‘one of the most successful IP lawyers in the country.’ Schutz, chair of the firm’s IP litigation department, has won a series of huge victories running to hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Named a “Recommended Individual for Litigation in Minnesota” (2021-2025), “Recommended Individual for Litigation and Licensing in Minnesota” (2012-2020), and “Top National Plaintiff Patent Lawyer” (2012-2020) in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals
Included in The Best Lawyers in America (11th Edition-Present)
Listed in IAM Global Leaders Guide (2020-2021)
Named a “Life Sciences Star,” LMG Life Sciences (2012-2014, 2016, 2020-2022)
Named a “Patent Star,” Managing Intellectual Property (2013-2025)
Listed in the IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists (2012, 2018-2019)
Named a “Minnesota ICON,” Finance & Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer (2018)
Recipient of the Marquette University Opus College of Engineering Professional Achievement Award (2017)
Named “Minneapolis Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers (2010, 2011, and 2017 Editions)
Listed in “Who’s Who Legal: Patents,” (2017)
Named a “Top Author,” JD Supra (2016)
Named an “Intellectual Property Trailblazer & Pioneer,” The National Law Journal (2014)
Listed in the IAM 250: The World’s Leading IP Strategists (2011)
Listed in IAM250 – World Leading IP Strategists (2009)
Recipient of the “Distinguished Alumni Award,” Minnesota Law Review (2009)
Named a “Top 10 Winning Attorney,” The National Law Journal (2008)
Listed in “3000 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon (2007)
Named “Attorney of the Year,” Minnesota Lawyer (2004)
Ronald J. Schutz 