M. Brad Lawrence, currently Partner and Co-Chair of the Electrical Engineering Practice, has been elected to serve as the firm’s next Managing Partner, effective January 1, 2026. Brad is the first Managing Partner following the long-time leadership of founders Michael Cantor and Philmore H. Colburn II, who had been Co-Managing Partners since 1999. This transition demonstrates Cantor Colburn’s enduring commitment to providing reliable counsel and outstanding client service on a forward-looking basis.

“It’s an honor to be chosen as Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn,” Mr. Lawrence said. “When I joined almost 20 years ago, I knew right away that Cantor Colburn was a great fit, with amazing leadership, exciting clients, and a really remarkable team that emphasized collaboration and trust. Today, I am grateful that I can build on Mike and Phil’s legacy. Our focus remains clear and ambitious: be the team clients trust for exceptional IP counsel and measurable results.”

An update to the USPTO fee schedule, effective January 19, 2025, introduces new Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) size fees and warrants reconsideration of IDS best practices, but ultimately does not change the duty of disclosure or the standard for determining if an item should be disclosed in an IDS. This Cantor Colburn Client Alert provides a summary of the IDS size fees, a link to the USPTO's guide, and insight on what this means to you.

Cantor Colburn is a 2024 Top 10 Most Active Law Firm and a 2024 Top 50 Best Performing Law Firm from Patexia. Daniel Lent, Daniel Drexler, Brad Lawrence, and David Fox are recognized individually for skill and productivity.

Brad Lawrence is a panelist at the IP Strategy Summit: New York City, presented by CenterForce, on November 19, 2025.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to recognize the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut’s Annual Awards Gala, held on October 1, 2025. Cantor Colburn partners Anne Maxwell and Brad Lawrence will attend in support of SABAC’s mission and the Connecticut legal community.

Brad Lawrence will speak on the panel, "Aligning Your Portfolio & IP Strategy with The Business" at the IP Strategy Summit - Palo Alto on November 12, 2024. Brad, a Partner co-chairs the Electrical Engineering Practice Group and chairs the Additive Manufacturing Practice Group.

Partner Brad Lawrence will speak on the panel, "Navigating Intellectual Property Challenges in AI-Driven Innovations," at The AI Strategy Summit: IP, Data and Compliance – NYC on June 6, 2024.  

Brad Lawrence speaks on Integrating IP into your Business Culture at the IP Leadership Executive Summit 2024 in San Jose, California, April 24-25, 2024. 

Jeffrey Waters will speak on the panel, "The 3 Pillars of your Patent Prosecution: Innovation, Insights & Strategy" at the IP Strategy Summit: New York City on November 1, 2023.  

Brad Lawrence will speak on the panel, "The 3 Pillars of your Patent Prosecution: Innovation, Insights & Strategy" at the IP Strategy Summit: Palo Alto, California, on October 25, 2023.  

Brad Lawrence will speak on a panel entitled, "The 3 Pillars of your Patent Prosecution: Innovation, Insights & Strategy" at the Center Force IP Strategy Summit: Boston on June 15, 2023. 

The Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) Finals take place Saturday, June 10, 2023 at UConn's Storrs campus. During the judging of the student inventions, parents are invited to a presentation by Cantor Colburn attorneys Michelle P. Ciotola, chair of the Trademark & Copyright Practice, and Brad Lawrence, co-chair of the Electric Engineering Practice, called, "Options & Realities - Protecting Your Kids' IP." Eric Baron, patent attorney and chair of Cantor Colburn's Artificial Intelligence Practice, chairs the CIC board of directors, and will present the Cantor Colburn award for the Most Patentable Invention to a student inventor at the ceremony after the judging. Ali Caless is a Volunteer Judge.

The Patents & IP Summit in Arlington, Virginia on December 7-8, 2022, will delve into the recent legal decisions, emerging technologies, and entrepreneurial momentum that are changing the IP and Patent landscape for in-house corporate counsel. Cantor Colburn partners Phil Colburn, Brad Lawrence, and Howard Levy will attend.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be the Diamond Sponsor the 2022 IPO Education Foundation Awards Celebration which recognizes the Inventor of the Year,  Executive of the Year, and the IP Champion.

Brad Lawrence will speak on the panel, "The Foundation of your IP Strategy: Innovation, Prosecution and Portfolio Management"at the Center Force IP Strategy Summit: East in New York City on November 15, 2022.  

Brad Lawrence will speak on the panel, "The Foundation of your IP Strategy: Innovation, Prosecution and Portfolio Management" at the Center Force IP Strategy Summit: West in Palo Alto on October 11, 2022. 

The 100th Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary will be held on March 25, 2022 in New York City.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the 7th Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner presented by and in support of The New England Legal Foundation, a non-profit public interest law firm focusing on policy and constitutional concerns related to free enterprise.  

Brad Lawrence will speak at the CenterForce virtual conference, IP 2022: New Beginnings on September 23, 2021, as part of a panel discussion of Portfolio Management & IP Strategy in the Realities of a New Business Environment along with Lucy Lubashev from Raytheon, Wei Campbell from Akebia Therapeutics, and Tao Zhang from Ansys.

Brad Lawrence will be on the Patent Prosecution Update Panel at the New York City virtual summit Risk & Uncertainty: The New Normal for IP on October 29, 2020.

Brad Lawrence will be a panelist at the virtual IP Strategy Summit, "Risk & Uncertainty: The New Normal for IP" on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Register here.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Seattle on November 13, 2019, at which Brad Lawrence will be part of a panel discussion entitled, "Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management: Inconsistency, Complexity & Budgets."

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning sponsor of the Pro Bono Partnership Gala. This is the 22nd anniversary of providing free legal services to nonprofits in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. 

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The 16th Annual Protecting Innovations for Financial Services Industry Summit on July 24-25, 2019 in New York City. Partner Brad Lawrence will moderate the panel, "Understand the Impact of FinTech Partnerships on the IP Climate." 

Cantor Colburn partners Brad Lawrence and Jeff Waters will be panelists discussing "Patent Prosecution Sourcing Models: Best Practices in Driving Quality Patents on Strategy and Budgets." This webinar is presented by Derwent and IPWatchdog and airs live on July 16, 2019 at 12 PM Eastern. 

Brad Lawrence will attend the IPBC Global conference on June 16-18, 2019 in Boston.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The 5th Annual IP Strategy Summit: Chicago on June 5, 2019, where partner Brad Lawrence will be a featured speaker. Brad will be part of a panel discussion entitled, "Prosecution and Portfolio Management: Inconsistency, Complexity & Budgets," and will lead a roundtable discussion.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Boston on April 11, 2019, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. Phil will be part of a panel discussion on patent prosecution and lead a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences of Nautilus, Highmark, Octane & ALICE for Patent Owners." Brad Lawrence, a partner at Cantor Colburn will also attend.

The Corporate IP Counsel Forum takes place in New York City on March 28-29, 2019. Partners Brad Lawrence and Howard Levy will attend.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 97th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary on March 22, 2019. The firm is a longtime sponsor of the Judges' Dinner.

Co-Managing Partner Phil Colburn and Brad Lawrence will attend the IP Strategy Summit: New York on November 13, 2018. Phil will lead a panel discussion, "Prosecution and Portfolio Management; Inconsistency, Complexity & Budgets." 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Pro Bono Partnership’s 2018 Gala which marks the organization’s 21st anniversary of providing free legal services to nonprofits in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. 

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the 15th Annual Patents for Financial Services Summit on July 25-26, 2018 in New York City. Partner Brad Lawrence will moderate a panel discussion on patent matters and AI - artificial intelligence. Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will also attend the summit.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Boston on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. Phil will be part of a panel discussion on "Prosecution and Portfolio Management: "Going Beyond Quality" and lead a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences of Nautilus, Highmark, Octane & ALICE for Patent Owners." Brad Lawrence, a partner at Cantor Colburn will also attend.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 96th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary on March 23, 2018. The firm is a longtime sponsor of the Judges' Dinner.

Howard Levy will lead a roundtable discussion, "Explore the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Accelerated Patent Examination," at the 10th Annual Corporate IP Counsel Forum in New York City on March 14, 2018.

Phil Colburn will be a part of the panel presentation and discussion, "Portfolio Management & Patent Prosecution in the Era of IPRs, ALICE & OCTANE" at the IP Strategy Summit: Boston on November 15, 2017.  Phil also led a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences: What Patent Owners Need to Know about Nautilus, Octane, Highmark and Alice." 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 94th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary on April 1, 2016. The firm is a longtime sponsor of the "Judges' Dinner" event.