Global In-House Elite 2026

Who are the world’s best in-house counsel? WIPR’s inaugural Global In-House IP Elite 2026 celebrates the leading in-house IP professionals around the world who are equally highly respected by the law firms they work with and by their internal colleagues.

Counsel from some of the world’s biggest companies—including Google, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco and Meta—and many more, have been recognised in this list. Look out for the Comments section where market feedback has been included in the profiles.

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Todd Adler
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Senior Managing Counsel   Oracle  
Sean Alexander
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Head of IP   Umicore  
Ahmad Aljuwair
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Senior Counsel & IP Legal Team Director   Saudi Aramco  
Mette Andersen
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Senior Corporate Counsel   LEGO System  
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Director & Assistant General Counsel—Patents   Procter & Gamble  
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Group IP Counsel   iNova Pharmaceuticals  
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Head of IP   Isomorphic Labs  
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IP Leader   Northrop Grumman  
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Director, Head of Patents & Trade Secrets   Meta Platforms  
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Patent Lifecycle Management Director   Japan Tobacco International  
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SVP, Head of IP   Bicycle Therapeutics  
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Director, Head of Global Enforcement   Sony Interactive Entertainment  
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Lead Legal Counsel—Breakthrough Innovation   Diageo  
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General Counsel   Banner Engineering  
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Director, Head of IP & DNS   Meta Platforms  
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Head of IP Litigation   Dell  
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Senior Director IP Management   CureVac  
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Legal Staff—Trademark & Brand Protection Expert   OpenAI  
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IP Legal Counsel   Louis Vuitton  
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Senior Director & Associate General Counsel—Global IP & Technology   Fluke