Eric Ostroff Named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers
Meland Budwick, P.A. is pleased to announce that trade secrets and IP attorney Eric Ostroff has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers, an annual guide recognizing attorneys protecting innovation, defending brand integrity, and advancing the intellectual property matters central to their clients’ businesses.
Eric focuses his practice on trade secrets and noncompete litigation, representing corporate and individual clients across Florida and nationwide for more than two decades. He is the only attorney ranked by Chambers USA in both Florida commercial litigation and intellectual property law. He serves on the Steering Committee of The Sedona Conference Working Group on Trade Secrets and teaches Trade Secrets Law at the University of Miami School of Law.
This year’s guide highlights a particularly active period in IP law, spanning trademark disputes over dupes and resale platforms, patent challenges in biotech, and the growing influence of AI across the field. Honorees are selected through Lawdragon’s journalistic research process, which weighs nominations, peer feedback, and independent reporting.
View the full guide here.
About Meland Budwick
Meland Budwick, P.A. is a Miami-based law firm that provides services to a broad array of corporate, fiduciary and individual clients. The Firm was co-founded in 1993 by entrepreneurial, business-minded attorneys with a vision to create a results-focused, diverse firm that provides high-quality legal counsel along with a personalized, client-centric approach. As part of the Firm’s culture of community service, Meland Budwick, P.A. attorneys are actively involved at high levels with the local bar associations and serve on the boards of numerous community organizations. The Firm’s attorneys are recognized by Chambers and Partners and rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. For more information, visit www.melandbudwick.com.