Ellen B Shankman & Associates moves up in trade mark prosecution and arguably deserves an even higher ranking as Ellen Shankman herself is one of the most highly rated individual practitioners in trade marks. "I believe she is one of the best Israeli trade mark attorneys around," says a client, adding "she has a strategic vision of our trade mark portfolio and a deep understanding of our business and branding needs and is a pleasure to work with". Another client says "Shankman knows my company, my industry and the law as well or better than just about any firm we are privileged to work with (certainly far better than any other firm we have ever used in Israel). Her professionalism, ethics and integrity are of the highest standards". Other attributes named by clients are responsiveness, knowledge and turnaround speed. "She has in the past talked to the company on the other side of an opposition and it has dropped the matter based on her persuasive arguments," says a client.