The D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Community gathered at the Bar’s headquarters on May 14 to honor Clinic Director and Professor Victoria Phillips with its annual Champion of Intellectual Property Award for impacting IP policy, fostering innovation, and passionately advocating for intellectual property rights. Also honored with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award was Judge Pauline Newman, the longest-serving judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Prof. Phillips was introduced by Prof. Christine Farley and presented the award by Mayer Brown associate Courtney Krawice, Co-Chair of the IP Bar Community and a ’20 IP Clinic alum. Phillips accepted the award on behalf of all her colleagues and former clinic students who have helped to build a robust pro bono legal community for underrepresented creators and nonprofits.