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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Abhilasha Niroola

Abhilasha Niroola

Abhilasha Niroola is an attorney-at-law in India registered with the All India Bar Association and brings an experience of nearly…

  • Attorney
  • Mehta & Mehta Associates (MehtaIP)
  • India

Ashley Zhao

Ashley Zhao

Ashley has been practicing Chinese IP law since 2005 and was admitted to the PRC Bar in 2008. She is regularly involved in both…

  • Partner
  • AWA
  • China

Ben Natter

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

Candy K Y Chen

Candy K Y Chen

Candy KY Chen is a partner of the international patent department at Tsai Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys & Attorneys at Law. She…

CF Tsai

CF Tsai
  • Managing Partner
  • Deep & Far Attorneys-at-law
  • Taiwan

Charmayne Ong

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

Darren Olivier

Darren Olivier

Darren Olivier is an experienced IP advisor with over 20 years’ experience gained in local and international law firms as well…

David Leason

David Leason

David Leason is the managing partner at Leason Ellis and has an extensive practice that focuses on patent prosecution and counseling.…

Dr. Kfir Luzzatto

Dr. Kfir Luzzatto

Kfir is the fourth generation of his family to work in IP. Kfir has vast experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications…

Edward Genocchio

Edward Genocchio

Trained originally as an engineer in the power generation and mining industries, Edward Genocchio entered the patent attorney…

  • Investor, Mentor
  • Investor, Mentor
  • Australia

Fabio Giacopello

Fabio Giacopello

Fabio Giacopello is senior partner at HFG Law & Intellectual Property. He’s been widely recognized as one of the most valuable…

Femi Olubanwo

Femi Olubanwo

Femi is a partner in the Intellectual Property & Technology practice group and his practice covers all aspects of IP law (trademarks,…

Inga-Lill Andersson

Inga-Lill Andersson

Inga-Lill Andersson is a European patent attorney and business area manager for North Sweden. Andersson has a background in chemistry…

  • Business area manager, north Sweden
  • AWA
  • Sweden

Katie Goulding

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

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

Lei Zhao

Lei Zhao

As a partner and director of the international trademark department of Unitalen Attorneys at Law, Lei (Ray) Zhao has accumulated…

  • Trademark Attorney
  • Unitalen Attorneys At Law
  • China

Manish Saurastri

Manish Saurastri

Manish Saurastri is a Partner with Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP. He has demonstrated credentials in all aspects of Intellectual…

Maria Zamkova

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…

Natalia Nikolaeva

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

Peter McAndrews

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

Pierre Balesta

Pierre Balesta
  • French & European Patent Attorney
  • Cabinet Beau de Lomenie
  • France

Rachna Bakhru

Rachna Bakhru

Rachna Bakhru is a Partner with RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys, an IP specialist law firm. She qualified as an Electronics graduate…

  • Partner
  • RNA Technology & IP Attorneys
  • India

Raka Roy

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 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

Robert Jehan

Robert Jehan

British and European Patent Attorney, Patent Attorney Advocate, Qualified Advocate for the forthcoming UPC London, England

  • Partner
  • Williams Powell
  • UK

Safir Anand

Safir Anand

Accredited as one of India’s Top IP Attorney, Safir Anand is a Senior Partner & Head of Trademarks, Commercial &…

  • Senior Partner / Head of Trademarks / Contractual & Commercial IP
  • Anand & Anand
  • India

Sidsel Hauge

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

Sunil B. Krishna

Sunil B. Krishna

Mr. Krishna's area of practice encompasses the entire spectrum of intellectual property management. He has to his credit vast…

Valery Medvedev

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

Vivien Chan

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 Biriulin

Vladimir Biriulin

Vladimir Biriulin counsels clients on Russian and foreign IP legislations, including international IP treaties, conventions, agreements…

  • Partner / Russian Patent Attorney / Head of Special Projects
  • Gorodissky & Partners
  • Russia

Adriana Barrera

Adriana Barrera
  • Partner
  • Barlaw - Barrera & Asociados
  • Peru

Afam Nwokedi

  • Principal Counsel / Group Head
  • Stillwaters Law Firm
  • Nigeria

Alasdair Poore

  • Head of Intellectual Property
  • Mills & Reeve
  • UK

Albert Hassine

Albert Hassine
  • Associate
  • Plasseraud IP
  • France

Aleksey Zalesov

  • Managing Partner
  • A Zalesov & Partners Patent & Law Firm LLC
  • Russia

Alessandro Fiammenghi

Alessandro Fiammenghi
  • Partner
  • Fiammenghi & Fiammenghi
  • Switzerland

Alex Butterman

  • Senior Counsel & Managing Trademark Attorney
  • Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig
  • United States

Alex Wilson

  • Partner
  • Powell Gilbert LLP
  • UK

Alexander Cizek

Alexander Cizek
  • Founding Partner
  • Cizek IP
  • Austria

Alexandra Bistline

Alexandra Bistline
  • Associate
  • Pirkey Barber
  • United States

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