Leaders Directory

WIPR Leaders is a one-stop guide to the leading IP practitioners in the world. The handbook lists over 2,500 lawyers across patent, trademark, and copyright practices. Following an extensive nomination period, our research team vetted the nominated lawyers 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

Adv. Amir Palmery

Adv. Amir Palmery

Amir is an IP attorney and head of the trademarks department and has been dealing with trademarks since he joined the firm in…

Adv. Michal Luzzatto

Adv. Michal Luzzatto

Michal is a fifth-generation member of The Luzzatto Group and the managing partner of The Luzzatto Law Firm. As a photographer…

Adv. Oren Mandler

Adv. Oren Mandler

Oren is the head of IP litigation at The Luzzatto Law Firm of The Group. Oren specializes in litigation, with specific expertise…

Ai-Leen Lim

Ai-Leen Lim

Ai-Leen Lim leads AWA Asia‚Äôs offices as chief executive officer and principal counsel, managing its headquarters in Hong…

  • Chief Executive Officer & Principal Counsel
  • AWA Asia Ltd
  • China

Alicia Kabini

Alicia Kabini

Alicia Kabini is a Partner and trademark attorney in the trademark enforcement department. She specialises in trademark litigation,…

Almar Sehver

Almar Sehver
  • Partner / Trademark Attorney & Lawyer
  • AAA Legal Services
  • Estonia

Anette Rasmussen

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 Stopinska Slefarska

Anna Stopinska Slefarska is a Polish patent and trademark attorney, European patent attorney and professional representative before…

  • President of the Board / Patent & Trademark Attorney
  • Polservice
  • Poland

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 Asia Ltd
  • China

Bartosz Krakowiak

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 and…

  • Member of the Board / Patent and Trademark Attorney
  • Polservice
  • Poland

Ben Natter

Ben Natter

Ben’s practice focuses on all aspects of global trademark strategy, procurement, management and enforcement. Ben tailors client-specific…

  • Partner
  • Haug Partners LLP
  • United States

Bilkis Daby

Bilkis Daby

Bilkis is a partner and trademark attorney in the Trademarks Department, holding an LLB degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.…

Bill Lister

Bill Lister

Bill Lister has a wide range of experience advising UK, US, European and global clients, with a substantial reputation spanning…

Candice Kwok

  • Partner
  • Squire Patton Boggs
  • Singapore

Chris Hoole

Chris Hoole

Chris is a dual-qualified solicitor and chartered trade mark attorney, experienced in contentious and non-contentious intellectual…

Chris Vindurampulle PhD

  • Executive Patent & Trade Mark Attorney
  • Pearce IP
  • Australia

Christian Bolduc

  • Prinicpal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Crystal Chen

Crystal Chen

Crystal Chen is a partner at Tsai, Lee & Chen and her practice focuses on patents, trademarks, copyright, trade dress, IP enforcement,…

Dale Healy

Dale Healy

Dale Healy is a partner and trademark attorney at Adams & Adams. He advises clients on all aspects of trade mark and copyright…

Daniel Davies

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Daniel Greif

Daniel Greif

Dan is the Director of Southeast Asia and Senior Trademark Attorney specializing in trademark law, representing major global brand…

  • Director of Southeast Asia and Senior Trademark Attorney
  • S&O IP
  • Thailand

Darren Olivier

Darren Olivier

Darren Olivier has over 20 years of experience in brand protection and intellectual property commercialisation. He is an IP adviser…

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.…

Dilek Zeybel

Dilek Zeybel

Dilek Zeybel is managing partner and a Chartered patent & trademark attorney at Starker IP. His practice areas include head of…

  • Managing Partner – Patent & Trademark Attorney
  • Starker IP
  • Turkey

Douglas Campbell

  • Clerk
  • 3 New Square Intellectual Property
  • UK

Dr. Esther Luzzatto

Dr. Esther Luzzatto

Talking to clients daily for over 30 years, Esther (Eti) has acquired a unique panoramic view of the commercial and intellectual…

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…

Eleonora Carrillo

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

Eran Soroker

Eran Soroker
  • Founding partner and Leader in Israel
  • Soroker Agmon Nordman
  • Israel

Evan Nuttall

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

François Guay

  • Prinicpal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Gérard du Plessis

Gérard du Plessis

Gérard du Plessis is a senior partner and a trademark attorney, having served as the Chairman of Adams & Adams from 2013 to 2021.…

Godfrey Budeli

Godfrey Budeli

Godfrey Budeli is a partner in the Trademark and Copyright Litigation Section, and head of the Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy…

Graham Hood

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Jean-Sébastien Dupont

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Jeffrey Liu

Jeffrey Liu

Jeffrey is an established trademark attorney whose experience includes trademark prosecution, investigations involving infringement…

Jenny Pienaar

Jenny Pienaar

Jenny is a partner and trademark attorney in the firm’s Trademark Department. Her areas of practice include all areas of trademark…

Jeremy Want

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Kareema Shaik

Kareema Shaik

Kareema is a Partner and trademark attorney in the Trademark Litigation department of Adams & Adams. Her practice areas include…

Kelly Thompson

Kelly Thompson

Kelly Thompson is a senior partner and trademark attorney in the trademark litigation group and the current chairperson of Adams…

Kohji Suzuki

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Kwan T. Loh

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Lanny Li

Lanny Li

Lanny Li is one of the founding Partners of HFG and has been practicing law for more than 20 years in China. She has extensive…

  • Partner
  • HFG Law Firm & IP Practice
  • China

Lilach Luzzatto Shukrun

Lilach Luzzatto Shukrun

Lilach is a fifth-generation member of The Luzzatto Group and a partner at Luzzatto and Luzzatto. Lilach's expertise covers patent…

Lita Miti-Qamata

Lita Miti-Qamata

Lita is a partner and trademark attorney; she was admitted as an attorney in 2010. She holds an LLB degree from the University…

Madhu Rewari

Madhu Rewari

Madhu has carved a niche in the field of trademark prosecution having represented numerous leading Indian companies and multinationals,…

  • Partner- Trade Marks
  • Anand & Anand
  • India

Mahua Roy Chowdhury

Mahua Roy Chowdhury

Mahua Roy Chowdhury, is a pioneer in the field of IP and has propagated significance of IP Valuation, and monetisation at a…

  • Founder & Managing Partner
  • ROYZZ & Co
  • India

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…

Mariëtte du Plessis

Mariëtte du Plessis

Mariëtte du Plessis is an experienced top-tier ranked trademark attorney with over 30 years of experience in IP. She specialises…

Marina Smirnova

Marina Smirnova

Mark Biernacki

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Mark Evans

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Martin Schwimmer

Martin Schwimmer

Martin Schwimmer is a partner in the trademark and copyright practice group at Leason Ellis who litigates in US federal district…

Michael Shortt

Michael Shortt
  • Partner
  • Fasken
  • Canada

Naomi Pearce

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,…

  • CEO, Executive Lawyer, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney
  • Pearce IP
  • Australia

Nishan Singh

Nishan Singh

Nishan is a qualified attorney and trademark practitioner, who has been a partner of the firm since March 2012. Nishan has been…

Nishi Chetty

Nishi Chetty

Nishi Chetty is a partner and trademark attorney at Adams & Adams. In 2002 and was the first person from a ‘previously disadvantaged…

Nolo Khechane

Nolo Khechane

Nolo Khechane is a partner in the prosecution section of the trademarks department. He was admitted as an attorney in 2003. He…

Nolwazi Gcaba

Nolwazi Gcaba

Nolwazi is a partner and trade mark attorney with over twenty years post qualification experience in the field of trade mark law.…

Oscar Mago

Oscar Mago

Mr. Mago is the founding partner and CEO of the Law Firm OMC Abogados & Consultores He has more than 30 years of experience in…

  • Founding Partner and CEO
  • OMC Abogados & Consultores

Paula Flutter

Paula Flutter

Paula is a UK and European Patent Attorney and Trademark Attorney who has been practising for over 20 years. Paula has a wide…

  • Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Trademark Attorney
  • EIP
  • United Kingdom

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

Petter Rindforth

Petter Rindforth

Petter Rindforth is managing partner at Fenix Legal. He achieved his master of law degree from Stockholm University. His…

Philip Lapin

  • Principal
  • Smart & Biggar
  • Canada

Rahul Chaudhry

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…

Robert Cumming

Robert Cumming

Robert Cumming is dual-qualified as a solicitor and as a trademark attorney. Rob‚Äôs background in litigation makes him a…

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 and Head of Department
  • Anand & Anand
  • India

Sajidha Gamieldien

Sajidha Gamieldien

Sajidha is a partner and trademark attorney in Adams & Adams’s Trademark Department. She graduated with a BA(Hons) and…

Samantha Copeling

Samantha Copeling

Samantha is a consultant and trademark attorney in Adams & Adams’s Trademark Department. She graduated with an LLB from Cape…

Simon Brown

Simon Brown

Simon is a partner and trademark attorney. His practice focuses largely on clearance investigations, filing and prosecution of…

Stephanie Chong

  • Partner
  • Hoffer Adler LLP
  • Canada

Steven Yeates

Steven Yeates

Steven Yeates is a partner, trademark attorney and co-chair of the firm’s Trademark Department. He advises clients on all issues…

Tomoko Iwai

  • Executive Vice President
  • SAEGUSA & Partners
  • Japan

Tshepo Shabangu

Tshepo Shabangu
  • Partner
  • Spoor & Fisher
  • South Africa

Vaishali Mittal

Vaishali Mittal

Vaishali Mittal is a zealous IP practitioner taking head-on some of the most challenging legal battles and have turned some of…

  • Partner Litigation and Strategist
  • Anand & Anand
  • India

Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann

Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann

Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann has worked at Boehmert & Boehmert since 1998. He has represented clients in the entertainment, computing,…

Werina Griffiths

Werina Griffiths

Ms. Griffiths is a partner and trademark attorney with more than 15 years’ experience in litigation practices. Her practice…

Alban Kang

Alban Kang
  • PARTNER
  • Bird & Bird ATMD
  • Singapore

Alberto Huerta Bleck

  • Partner
  • Calderon & De La Sierra
  • Mexico

Alejandra Fabiana Aoun

Alejandra Fabiana Aoun
  • Director, is a Lawyer, Consultant in Intellectual Property and Industrial Property Agent.
  • Estudio Aoun
  • Argentina

Aleksandra Kryśka

  • Deputy Head of Trade Mark and Design Department, and Patent Attorney
  • Patpol
  • Poland

Aleksey Zalesov

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

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