Law firm Hogan Lovells has promoted eight lawyers to partner and counsel in the firm’s intellectual property practice.
Alexander Klicznik, Joseph Raffetto and Jane Seager have been elevated to partner.
Meryl Bernstein, Riccardo Fruscalzo, Anthonia Ghalamkarizadeh, Nga Nguyen and Matt Rozier now act as counsel at the firm.
The lawyers are based in offices in Germany, France, Italy, Vietnam and the US.
They have experience in patents, trade secrets, IP litigation, the recovery of domain names, and trademarks.
Their clients include companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, software, fashion and life sciences industries.
These are part of 29 partnership and 37 counsel promotions across the firm.
Steve Immelt, CEO of the firm, said: "It gives me great pleasure to promote from within and recognise the hard work and dedication of these individuals, who represent the quality, breadth, and depth of Hogan Lovells around the world.
“I congratulate all those who were promoted and wish them every success as they continue their career with us,” he added.