Thirty-eight Gowling WLG professionals named 2021 "IP Stars" by Managing Intellectual Property

09 June 2021

Thirty-eight Gowling WLG professionals from across the firm's offices in Canada, China, France, Germany Russia, the UAE, and the UK have been distinguished as 2021 "IP Stars" by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP).

Considered one of the world's foremost intellectual property rankings, MIP's "IP Stars" identifies the leading private practice IP practitioners globally who have been highly recommended by their peers, based on an extensive research process covering 80 jurisdictions – including the key markets for IP protection, exploitation and enforcement.

The following Gowling WLG IP professionals have been named "IP Stars" in the Copyright, Design, Patents, Trademarks and Transactions categories, with 11 of the firm's partners ranked in more than one category:

Canada

Copyright

Matthew Estabrooks
Laurent Massam
Lynne Watt

Patents

Anthony Creber
Michael Crichton
Ronald Dimock
Neil Henderson
Brian Kingwell
John Norman
Marc Richard
Jane Steinberg
Patrick Stewart Smith
Grant Tisdall
Christopher Van Barr

Trademarks

Shelagh Carnegie
Anthony Creber
Ronald Dimock
Neil Henderson
Kelly Gill
Lori Hall
Jennifer Morton
Guy Régimbald
Marc Richard
Kevin Sartorio
Jane Steinberg

China

Trademarks

Elliot Papageorgiou 

Patents

Elliot Papageorgiou 

France

Trademarks

Céline Bey

Germany

Trademarks

Manuela Finger

Russia

Patents

David Aylen
Alexander Christophoroff
Vladislav Ugryumov

Trademarks

David Aylen
Alexander Christophoroff
Marina Drel

UAE

Trademarks

Jon Parker

UK

Design

John Coldham

Patents

Alexandra Brodie
Huw Evans
Gordon Harris
Paul Inman
Luke Kempton
Jamie Rowlands

Trademarks

Jonathan Ball
Alexandra Brodie
John Coldham
Jamie Rowlands
Kate Swaine

Transactions

Patrick Duxbury
Luke Kempton


Earlier this year, MIP recognized Gowling WLG as leading global firm in its 2021 edition of "IP Stars" Trademark firm rankings.

About our Intellectual Property Group
Gowling WLG is a full-service firm comprising 1,500 professionals with strength across all areas of business law and litigation. With leading IP practices in Canada, China, the UAE, the UK and Europe, Russia and Singapore, and a network of trusted agents worldwide, we help IP owners overcome complex obstacles and optimize new opportunities – wherever business takes them. Learn more about our global IP team

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