Day Pitney's Elizabeth A. Alquist Recognized on the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America List

Day Pitney LLP proudly announces that Intellectual Property Partner Elizabeth A. Alquist has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list. Alquist earned this distinction for her proven record of success in high-stakes litigation, recognized leadership in the profession, and steadfast commitment to guiding clients through their most important challenges.

The Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list honors the nation’s top trial lawyers whose advocacy and impact set the standard for excellence in litigation. According to Lawdragon, honorees are selected through a rigorous, journalism-driven process that combines independent research, law firm submissions, and input from editorial advisors, with an emphasis on demonstrated success in high-stakes matters, peer recognition, and leadership within the profession. For more information on the award methodology, click here.

Based in Hartford, Alquist is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who represents leading businesses in complex intellectual property and technology-related disputes. Her practice spans patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, noncompetition, and commercial matters litigated in federal and state courts, as well as before the International Trade Commission (ITC), Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). She has tried more than 20 cases to verdict and judgment in Connecticut and Massachusetts federal and state courts.

Throughout her career, Alquist has held key leadership roles at the firm, including Chair of the Litigation department, Chair of the Intellectual Property practice group, and Chair of the firmwide women’s initiative, Women Working Together (WWT®). Currently, she serves on the firm’s three-member Executive Committee, where she helps drive strategic direction, oversee firm management, and guide long-term growth initiatives.

Alquist’s professional excellence and leadership have been widely recognized. She is a recipient of the Connecticut Bar Association’s prestigious Ladder Award (click here for the Connecticut Bar Association’s methodology) and was named one of the Top 25 Women in Business by the Hartford Business Journal (click here for the Hartford Business Journal methodology). She is consistently listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law, and Patent Law (click here for Best Lawyers in America methodology), and has been recognized as an IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property (click here for Managing IP methodology) since 2022. Alquist earned her J.D. with High Honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Mount Saint Mary's College.

For the complete list of winners, click here.

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