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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Claudia Pappas
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Head of IP Department—Trademark & Brand Protection   Thyssenkrupp  
Bianca Peachey
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Fractional IP Counsel   Lung Tin IP Partners  
Eva Persson
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Senior Patent Counsel   AB Tetra Pak  
Julia Pike
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Global Head of IP   Sandoz  
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Associate General Counsel   Amcor  
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VP Intellectual Property   A-Star-Education Discovery Camps  
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Director of IP & Product   Trustpilot  
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Head of IP Litigation   Apple  
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Senior Counsel—IP & Litigation   Empower  
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Global General Counsel & Secretary   Resmed  
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Lead Counsel IP & Marketing   Carlsberg Britvic  
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Senior IP—Brand Protection Counsel   Play'n GO  
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Director Legal Nivea & Head of Corporate Trademarks   Beiersdorf  
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Chief of IP & Content   OpenAI  
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Director & Assistant General Counsel—Intellectual Property   Capital One  
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Trademark Counsel   Puma  
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Senior Vice President   Amneal Pharmaceuticals  
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Group Legal Director, IP & Investigations   Kantar  
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Licensing Program Leader Cellular Handsets/TV/STB   Philips  
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Associate General Counsel & Chief Patent Counsel, Adjunct Professor   Columbia University