WIPR Diversity Top 100 2024
Welcome to World IP Review’s Diversity in IP listings 2024 where we recognise and celebrate those who drive positive change in the IP community
We recently ran a survey on diversity in IP, which also allowed industry professionals to nominate their candidates for this list. By combining these results with marketplace research carried out by our in-house team, we can reveal the outstanding individuals who have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to IP across four different categories (see categories below)
Congratulations to everyone who made the WIPR Diversity Top 100 list for 2024! Your dedication and commitment to driving meaningful change in the IP community is truly inspiring.
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Partner Hoyng Rokh Monegier Sabine Agé is the managing partner of the French offices at Hoyng Rokh Monegier.
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Head of IP Lindt Livia Andermatt has been head of IP at Lindt since 2022
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Founder, Baker McKenzie Machine Learning Baker McKenzie Danielle Benecke is the founder and global head of Baker McKenzie's Machine Learning practice.
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Deputy under secretary USPTO Derrick Brent is deputy under secretary of commerce for IP and deputy director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Partner A&L Goodbody Aideen Burke is a partner in A&L Goodbody’s commercial and technology group.
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Founder & partner Carlos Antonio, Neves & Vidal Sonia Carlos Antonio, the founder of Carlos Antonio, Neves & Vidal.
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Partner Basham Eduardo Castaneda has made a positive impact on promoting D&I since 2020 when he assumed a leadership position at Basham.
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Executive, deputy CEO and head of talent Pearce IP Adele Chadwick is an experienced chief executive, executive director and human resources professional.
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Associate Prathyusha Chenji has a trademark and brand management practice that includes global portfolio management, domestic and foreign trademark clearance, litigation, and global trademark enforcemen
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Counsel Axinn Rebecca Clegg’s practice focuses on complex IP litigation and counselling.
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Trademarks specialist ESPN Mary Kate Cornell is a trademark paralegal specialist at sports broadcaster, ESPN.
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Principal Rouse Hatty Cui is principal, head of the China trademark group and general manager of the Rouse China business based in Beijing.
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Partner Guntin & Gust Atanu Das spearheaded a significant push in D&I programming in an effort to accelerate learning and initiate change.
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Senior associate Marks & Clerk Robecca Davey is a chartered trademark attorney and senior associate in the trademark team at Marks & Clerk.
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Partner Hoffmann Eitle Kei Enomoto has a diverse technological background.
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Partner Pryor Cashman Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme is co-chair of the firm’s IP group.
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Partner Barnes & Thornburg Angela Freeman has used her experience gained during her first career as a molecular biologist to successfully transition and become a thriving practitioner in the area of patent law.
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Partner Allen & Overy Jill Ge covers the full spectrum of IP litigation and transactions in China.
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Co-Managing Partner CMS María González heads up the IP and digital business department at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo.
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Of Counsel Morrison Foerster LLP Thomas Hadid is an Of Counsel based in Morrison Foerster’s Los Angeles office and a member of the Intellectual Property Practice.
Thomas offers deep experience in trademark portfolio management to clients across varied industries, ranging from consumer goods to fashion to technology. Specializing in developing and implementing “soup-to-nuts” trademark strategies, he advises clients on trademark clearance, selection, and adoption; prosecution; enforcement and policing; as well as brand protection and anti-counterfeiting efforts. Where settlement isn’t possible, Thomas also represents clients in contentious matters before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board and federal courts.
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Partner Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell Sarah Hartman is a partner in JMBM’s litigation group, and represents clients in complex commercial disputes.
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Partner Skrine Teh Hong Koon is a partner in the IP registration and prosecution practice.
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General manager, governance IP Australia Jennifer Hutchinson is the general manager in the governance group and the executive gender champion at IP Australia.
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Chief trademark & copyright counsel Merck Lisa Jakob serves as the chief trademark & copyright counsel for Merck.
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Partner Marshall Gerstein Lynn Janulis is a partner in Marshall Gerstain’s patent prosecution practice and chairs the firm’s diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) committee.
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Deputy director general (patents & technology) World Intellectual Property Organization Lisa Jorgenson is responsible for the administration and practical application of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and WIPO programmes relating to patent law.
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Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Morrison Foerster Natalie Kernisant spearheads firmwide diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts to break down barriers to equal opportunity and create an ever-more inclusive workplace for MoFo employees
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CEO IPOS As chief executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Lee is leading the Singapore IP Strategy 2030 (SIPS 2030).
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Partner WBD Kevin Lyn leads Womble Bond Dickinson’s (US) mechanical patent team and is a member of the electrical, software and technology patent team within the firm’s IP group.
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IP Practices Manager D Young & Co Vicky Maynard is the IP practices manager at D Young & Co
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Partner Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP Jason Murata is a patent attorney who represents pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and other companies in contentious trials and appeals
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Partner Nordemann Anke Nordemann-Schiffel is an expert in the fields of copyright law, trademark law, press law and competition law, as well as in international law.
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Vice president and associate general counsel Amazon Dana Northcott is vice president and associate general counsel of IP at Amazon.
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Senior counsel Castrén & Snelman Hanna Paloheimo is responsible for Castrén & Snelman’s life sciences practice
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Patent and trademark attorney European Union Intellectual Property Office Anna Pasiut is an IP expert with more than 20 years of experience, and currently works in the legal department of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
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Counsel Gide Loyrette Nouel Marie-Ange Pozzo di Borgo has been a member of Gide's IP practice group since 2013.
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Partner Morrison Foerster Bita Rahebi serves as co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s global IP litigation group and cross-disciplinary IP group and is a co-leader of its semiconductor industry group
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Senior product counsel Autodesk Smita Rajmohan moved to Autodesk as senior counsel where she heads the AI/ML
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Partner Groombridge, Wu, Baughman and Stone Megan Raymond is one of the foremost practitioners at one of the most important venues for resolving patent disputes in the US
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Partner Dechert Andrea Reid is a former chemist turned patent attorney with more than three decades of experience in the life sciences industry...
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Partner Wanhuida Haiyan Ren is a partner at Wanhuida IP and a member of the firm’s management committee.
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Associate general counsel Rivian Romi Akpala has worked with Rivian’s legal team to spearhead the creation of a new legal, diversity and belonging committee aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession.
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Human resources manager Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch Malgorzata Rutkowska has spearheaded BSKB’s effort to create a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEI&A) Committee.
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Partner and patent counsel Montaury Mônica Gurvitz holds a BSc in biomedical sciences from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and a BSc in chemical engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
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Of counsel Cravath, Swaine & Moore Kathryn-Ann Stamm started her legal career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 2016 and found herself quickly drawn to IP.
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Partner Haynes Boone Vera Suarez is a registered patent attorney and partner in the Dallas office of Haynes Boone.
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Partner and regional IP director Latin Alliance Fabiola Torres Corletto leads Latin Alliance’s IP department as regional director.
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Associate Adams & Adams Nontando Tusi is an associate in the trademark litigation department and primarily assists with a broad range of litigious IP matters in South Africa and throughout Africa
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Partner NautaDutilh Florence Verhoestraete has been practising IP law since 1994, with a focus on patents, trade secrets, trademarks and unfair competition litigation.
