Ai-Leen Lim
Ai-Leen Lim leads AWA Asia’s offices as chief executive officer and principal counsel, managing its headquarters in Hong Kong…
- Chief Executive Officer & Principal Counsel
- AWA
- China
Leaders Directory
WIPR Leaders is a one-stop guide to the leading IP practitioners in the world. The handbook lists over 1,700 lawyers across patent, trademark, and copyright practices. Stemming from a four month nomination period in which we sought views from 12,000 IP professionals, our research team vetted every nominated lawyer for suitability by exploring their work. This meant looking at practice history, industry expertise and notable cases, as well as any additional activities, such as writing and teaching responsibilities, which have allowed the lawyers to shape and influence other and future IP practitioners.
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Alicja Zalewska
Alicja Zalewska is a senior associate and heads the Warsaw trademarks and design team integrated into the CMS London office. She…
- Senior Associate
- CMS
- Poland
Anette Rasmussen
Anette Rasmussen is a partner and attorney at law. She began her career in IP law in 1998 as an examiner at the Norwegian Patent…
- Partner Attorney & Team Manager
- AWA
- Denmark
Anna Stopinska Slefarska
Anna Stopińska-Ślefarska is a Polish patent and trademark attorney, European patent attorney and professional representative…
- President of the Board / Patent & Trademark Attorney
- Polservice
- Poland
Bartosz Krakowiak
Bartosz Krakowiak joined Polservice in 2002 and from 2018, he has been on the firm’s Management Board. He is a Polish patent…
- Member of the Board / Patent and Trademark Attorney
- Polservice
- Poland
Ben Natter
Ben Natter heads Haug Partners’ global trademark practice. Ben’s practice focuses on all aspects of trademark strategy,…
- Partner
- Haug Partners LLP
- United States
Bill Lister
Bill Lister has a wide range of experience advising UK, US, European and global clients, with a substantial reputation spanning…
- Partner
- Appleyard Lees
- UK
Charmayne Ong
Charmayne is widely recognised as one of Malaysia’s top IP and TMT lawyers, and was named as one of AsiaLaw’s Leading Lawyers…
- Partner
- SKRINE
- Malaysia
Chinasa Uwanna
Chinasa Uwanna is a senior associate in the intellectual property & technology practice group of the firm with excellent experience…
- Legal Practitioner
- Banwo & Ighodalo
- Nigeria
Christian W. Appelt
Christian W. Appelt focuses on the counselling of SMEs in Germany and Europe in all aspects of intellectual property, especially…
- Partner
- Boehmert & Boehmert
- Germany
Crystal Chen
Crystal Chen is a partner at Tsai, Lee & Chen and her practice focuses on patents, trademarks, copyright, trade dress, IP enforcement,…
- Partner, attorney at law
- Tsai, Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys and Attorneys at Law
- Taiwan
Dilek Zeybel
Dilek Zeybel is managing partner and a Chartered patent & trademark attorney at Orbis Vista. His practice areas include head of…
- Partner Trademark & Patent Attorney
- Orbis Vista
- Turkey
Djura Mijatovic
Djura Mijatović is the managing partner at Živko Mijatović & Partners (ZMP). For the past 20 years, he been specializing i…
- Managing Partner
- ZMP - Zivko Mijatovic & Partners
- Serbia
Edward Carstairs
Edward Cartsairs is particularly known for his work with the food & drink industry, as well as sportswear brands and consumer…
- Partner
- Gill Jennings & Every
- UK
Egon Engin-Deniz
Egon Engin-Deniz is an attorney-at-law for IP law and a leading expert in the fields of life sciences & healthcare and technology,…
- Partner & Intellectual Property Attorney
- CMS
- Austria
Eleonora Carrillo
Eleonora joined Jacobacci & Partners in 2006 in Italy and transferred to the Madrid offices in 2011, where she manages the Spanish…
- Managing Partner
- Jacobacci & Partners
- Spain
Essenese Obhan
Essenese Obhan is a managing partner at Obhan & Associates. Mr Obhan is an IP lawyer, patent agent, and has a degree in mechanical…
- Managing Partner Patent Attorney
- Obhan & Associates
- India
Fabio Giacopello
Fabio Giacopello is senior partner at HFG Law & Intellectual Property. He’s been widely recognized as one of the most valuable…
- Partner
- HFG Law Firm & IP Practice
- China
Femi Olubanwo
Femi is a partner in the Intellectual Property & Technology practice group and his practice covers all aspects of IP law (trademarks,…
- Partner & Intellectual Property Practitioner
- Banwo & Ighodalo
- Nigeria
Fernando Becerril
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer specialized in Electronics. Graduated from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – School…
- Senior Partner - Director Corporate and Business Development
- Becerril, Coca y Becerril (BC&B)
- Mexico
Helen Newman
Helen Newman has experience of acting for high profile brands in the fashion and luxury goods market. Her strategic approach to…
- Partner
- CMS
- UK
Joanna Conway
Joanna (Joey) co-leads the Women in IP committee for IP Inclusive, the pan-professional body charged with improving D&I across…
- Partner
- Deloitte Legal (UK)
- UK
Jose Luis Arnaut
José Luís Arnaut has vast experience on legal strategic advice to public and private companies. His main areas of practice include…
- Managing Partner & Lawyer
- CMS
- Portugal
Juan Carlos Amaro
Juan Carlos Amaro is an attorney-at-law with a postgraduate degree in Constitutional Law and IP law at the Universidad Panamericana.
- Senior Partner - Legal Director
- Becerril, Coca y Becerril (BC&B)
- Mexico
Katie Goulding
Katie provides recommendation-led advice based on a strong understanding of clients’ commercial risks and objectives, and with…
- Trade Mark Director
- HGF
- UK
Khoo Guan Huat
Guan Huat is a litigator with over 30 years of experience, with a focus on intellectual property litigation. He commenced his…
- Partner
- SKRINE
- Malaysia
Laura Collada
Laura Collada has more than 30 years’ experience in IP and is a managing partner at Dumont, where she has worked since 2000.…
- Managing partner
- DUMONT
- Mexico
Manish Saurastri
Manish Saurastri is a Partner with Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP. He has demonstrated credentials in all aspects of Intellectual…
- Senior Partner
- Krishna & Saurastri Associates
- India
Manisha Singh
Manisha Singh is a leading lawyer in the IP arena in India. During her career, she has played an important and crucial role in…
- Founder, Partner
- Lex Orbis
- India
Maria Zamkova
Maria Zamkova is chief executive officer at Fenix Legal. She has a Master’s in industrial design and is a patent and registered…
- Chief Executive Officer
- Fenix Legal KB
- Sweden
Martin Schwimmer
Martin Schwimmer is a partner in the trademark and copyright practice group at Leason Ellis who litigates in US federal district…
- Partner
- Leason Ellis LLP
- United States
Michal Luzzatto
Michal is a fifth-generation member of The Luzzatto Group and the managing partner of The Luzzatto Law Firm. As a photographer…
- Head of copyrights & managing partner
- The Luzzatto Group
- Israel
Naomi Pearce
Naomi Pearce is one of Australia’s leading patent litigators and was recognised as a WIPR Leader 2020. Pearce is a patent lawyer,…
- Principal
- Pearce IP
- Australia
Natalia Nikolaeva
Natalia Nikolaeva joined Gorodissky & Partners in 1999 and in 2010 was promoted to partner. She advises clients on all legal aspects…
- Partner / Regional Director
- Gorodissky & Partners
- Russia
Natalie Kirchhofer
Natalie Kirchhofer is a European and German patent attorney and an expert in the fields of (bio)chemistry, pharmaceuticals and…
- Partner & European Patent Attorney
- Cohausz & Florack
- Germany
Octavio Espejo Hinojosa
Octavio is an Electro-Mechanical Engineer and an Attorney at Law.
- Senior Partner - Director of Patents and Technology
- Becerril, Coca y Becerril (BC&B)
- Mexico
Peter McAndrews
Peter McAndrews is a patent and trademark attorney, specialising in litigation and US Patent and Trademark Office proceedings.…
- Shareholder
- McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd
- United States
Peter S. Sloane
Peter Sloane co-chairs the Trademark and Copyright Practice Group at Leason Ellis, where he and his team handle all aspects of…
- Partner
- Leason Ellis LLP
- United States
Petter Rindforth
Petter Rindforth is managing partner at Fenix Legal. He achieved his master of law degree from Stockholm University. His…
- Managing Partner
- Fenix Legal KB
- Sweden
Pravin Anand
Pravin Anand is the Managing Partner and Head of Litigation at Anand and Anand. Awarded the AIPPI Award of Merit, INTA’s President’s…
- Managing Partner & Head of Litigation
- Anand & Anand
- India
Rahul Chaudhry
Mr. Chaudry is among one of the most "pre-eminent names" in Intellectual Property Laws in India and Managing partner of the leading…
- Managing Partner
- Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
- India
Raka Roy
Raka is a Partner at Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultant, where she plays a blended role of a commercial and employment lawyer…
- Partner
- Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
- UAE
Ranjan Narula
Ranjan founded the specialist IP law firm, RNA, in 2004, and is now its Managing Partner. He has twenty seven years’ post…
- Managing Partner
- RNA Technology & IP Attorneys, Board Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)
- India
Sarah Wright
Sarah leads a team of over 130 multi-disciplinary professionals ready to tackle any kind of IP matter across our offices in London,…
- Partner, Head of Intellectual Property
- CMS
- UK
Sidsel Hauge
Sidsel Hauge is a European patent attorney, chief executive officer of AWA Denmark and vice president of the AWA Group. She manages…
- European Patent Attorney
- AWA
- Denmark
Simon Miles
Simon Miles is a solicitor and chartered trademark attorney at Edwin Coe. He works with clients on contentious and transactional…
- Head of Intellectual Property
- Edwin Coe
- UK
Spring Chang
Named the World's Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer by Chambers & Partners, founding partner Spring Chang is a razor-sharp…
- Founding Partner, Attorney at Law, Trademark Agent
- Chang Tsi & Partners
- China
Stephanie Loeffler-Reading
Stephanie graduated with an Honours degree in Pharmacy. Her career in trade marks has included working in the IP team of one of…
- Partner and Trade Mark Attorney
- HGF
- UK
Sudeep Chatterjee
Sudeep Chatterjee joined Singh & Singh in 2005 as an associate. In 2012, when the firm was restructured into an LLP, he became…
- Partner
- Singh & Singh Law Firm LLP
- India
Sunil B. Krishna
Mr. Krishna's area of practice encompasses the entire spectrum of intellectual property management. He has to his credit vast…
- Senior Partner
- Krishna & Saurastri Associates
- India
Tingxi Huo
Tingxi Huo is a trademark attorney and the managing partner of Chofn IP. He passed the Trademark Attorney Bar in 1998 and joined…
- Managing Partner & Trademark Attorney
- Chofn Intellectual Property
- China
Tom Scourfield
Global co-head of the CMS IP group, Tom Scourfield manages all aspects of brand protection, from registration, counselling and…
- Partner
- CMS
- UK
Valery Medvedev
Since 1999 Valery Medvedev has been leading the largest IP practice in Russia as managing partner of Gorodissky & Partners. Medvedev…
- Managing Partner
- Gorodissky & Partners
- Russia
Vitor Palmela Fidalgo
Vítor Palmela Fidalgo is Legal Director and Trademark and Patent Attorney at Inventa. Combining the legal aspect with his vision…
- Legal Director
- Inventa
- Portugal
Vivek Singh
Vivek is a registered Patent Agent and Attorney at law with Technical, Legal and Business background. He is a Govt. of India recognized…
- IP Attorney & Head IP Prosecution Practice, Sagacious IP
- Sagacious IP
- India
Vivien Chan
Vivien Chan is the founding and senior partner of Vivien Chan & Co, a Greater China law firm with offices in Hong Kong and Beijing.…
- Senior Partner
- Vivien Chan & Co
- Hong Kong
Vladimir Marenovic
Vladimir Marenovic is an of counsel at Živko Mijatović & Partners (ZMP). He is renowned for his extensive experience in advising…
- Senior Associate
- ZMP - Zivko Mijatovic & Partners
- Serbia
Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann
Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann has worked at Boehmert & Boehmert since 1998. He has represented clients in the entertainment, computing,…
- Attorney at Law Germany
- Boehmert & Boehmert
- Germany
